The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-17
SAINTS WAR TURNS TO PEACE
nryOTEES or SAN ROCCO PARADE
~ BROTHERLY LOVE.


, rha henson Of San Rocco descended upon
,,,,le italy some time in the hours OF
Wednesday, night and apread q healing In
S,ence over the contest for the possession
- his various effgies. As q consequence
th,ee professions, respectively Of the papler
,,.che the plaster and the silver statue OF
,a saint. who were ready to rush into
no,rha, at Yesterdays celebration Of San
pncco's festal day, merged into one har-
,oonious body and paraded their brotherly
sTection along with the banners OF the
hsllowed one. >
Report flew fast down Roosevelt street
,ssterday morning that there had boon o
burying OF the hatchet betwecn the old
aoce,a e Fratellanza San Rocco dol Poten.
,ini a Dintoml, the possessor OF the only
and original papier mAche statue Of the
,saint. and the Nuova Confreternlta di San
Rocco, the upstart organization, which was
forced to throw together a hasty plaster
Gan Rocco when tho original and only
sfaey had been taken from the Church OF
San Gioachino in a coffin IN Wednesday.
Thee would be no rival parade. no 1ghts
Some mysterious parsonage above the
reach OF the parish priests had commanded
uuoh. Maybe it was the Archbishop. Who
tnowsp Maybe, also, the two societies had
not together and formed the trust Of
IAN Rocco, with equal privileges In tho sell
Ing Of candles and other perquisites.
Whatever might have been the influences
for peace other than that Of the benign
saint OF healing, the present olive branch
was evidenced from every balcony and shop
front in Little Italy. Across the cobbles
of Oak street hung unhiH dered this an
pouncement Of the younger and erstwhile
rival society: "Prima Granfesta Dis-Rocco;
Che Avra Luogo Nei Giorni; Soto gil Auspioi
Della Nuova Confraternita di 8. Rooo.'
The big doings were to be under the aus
pioes Of the Nuova Confraternltai hat was
certain.
Long before the time set for the beginning
OF the parade Roosevelt, Oak, James SRnd
oliver streets began to All with the out
pourings from all the double deckers. The
booths where strings Of chestnuts were sold
slabs Of rusty watermelon lying In pools Of
water where the ice had been found that he
could not keep UP with the demand Re.
Gently washed children In the primneas OF
starched dresses and ironed trousers began
little girls with a veil Of white tulle flowing
down their backs and bound at the fore
bead by paper flowers and o 6llet Of smilax.
Those who carried a yellow taper spangled
with painted wreaths and gilt crosses were
superior to their fellows and held their heads
high in the pride Of possession.
On every corner old women kept a etock
Of tapers, large and small, stacked up
against the adjacent wall like cordwood
for the winters burning. Some were the
size Of catboat masts and had scenes from
green, gold and pink. From this they
dwindled to dips as short as q finger. which
vent at two for Ave. Sometimes the dealer
tied a piece OF newspaper about q large
taper a foot or 30 from the top to catch
the drippings when II should be lit:
original San Rocco reposed under q newly
erected canopy Of gilt and gold, and many
d the faithful gathered there to burn can-
dies to his legitimacy. In the Church Of
San Gioaohino the new sen ~ h1 Si me-
and looked down In the pride OF q newly
painted face upon the large crowd OF dew
otees. His group OF admirers was greater
than that Of the only and original. Preel-
dent Diego Coluccis Of the Nuova Contra
seeming excess Of fealty that was paid to
the plaster saint over that rendered to the
papier mache personage.
you see, eet's dis-a-way. Da old societa
b maka do big graft for sella da candle
D. 5 Ga so Snas0P b. al takaP ' "a sat- "a "d d San Sa H Roc
away to now church. Da peep don like
for do dat, So we maka da new stat, very
quick from da plaster. He's just 40 good.
Bgga da peep como, make pray, all same.
President Coluocis further explained that
the Nuova Confraternita was now taking
up subscriptions TO send TO Italy and have
asi,00O silver saint made, bigger and better
than that one possessed by the old cathedral
on Mott street. He inttmated that this
silver image would put the only and original
Dan pnAnA Il thA nkalnNu
Shortly afterward three musicians in
0arabaldi uniforms, short In the arms
and frayeda as to the trousers legs, assembled
IN front Of the Church Of san Gioaohino on
Roosevelt street. The crowds from al
quarters pressed. forward expectantly. A
chain Of wicked looking paper bombs was
laid from the church door to the corner
and back again. Excitement ran high.
Just as little Lucia Salvatoria pressed
saoser to the curb to get q better View
and trailing veii-a ragged boy who was
rushing through the crowd in pursuit Of
bis NANCY dog hit little Lucia q glanctng
blow on the shoulder and knocked her
down into the mud and the banana pee!
Of the gutter. LUCAS mother happened
vailtng she cuffed the youth vioiously.
first on one EAR. then on the otnsr. then
che knocked him down and gave him two
dnal kicks in the ribs.
lUo procession from Wltul1 In6 OnuISu
came out Just then and some ono started
the train OF bombs. For five minutes
there was a succession OF splitting ex-
plosions, while the crowd huddled In close TO
the store fronts and gasped. With that
we'll over, the band coughed out q few
preliminary notes, then swung Into Q march.
ing air. ,
Behind the band trudged the presidents
Of the two erstwhile rival societies, each
wearing a blue sash over the right shpllder
and cotton gloves. Then Game two ban
mel! Of purple, with San Rocco, done In
t gold thread and water colors, displayed
upon them. In each instance b sainted
one was depicted lifting up q corner Of his
robe and pointing gracefully TO o sore spot
On bis right leg. II was this Afiiction that
Dad killed him and advanced him toward
canonization.
After the banners there aoated the flags
q Italy and America. Though there was
little wind to stir them, the men delegated
q carry them leaned way back and went
through the motions Of controlling whipping
standards. This gave an effect which wa
not lost on the crowd. Then followed two
long lines Of little girls In starohed white
ana wells, each. carrying n lighted taper
Aiter them the members OF the Contra
@rnita closed up the rear.
AZ st. James q delegation Of the old
society with q band Joined the parade and
Ater q third group from the Mott street
cathedral was picked IN, Each delonation