New-York tribune., 1907-05-11
POLICE PARADE TO-DAY.
Curtailed. but Not abandoned. Be
cause of Strike.

! Unless the strike situation becomes more acute
the annual police parade. with five thou
sand men in line, viii be held to-day. II may
be- however, that Chief Inspector Cortrght will
have only three thousand 10 march behind
him because OF the necessity of guarding against
trouble along the waterfront. If any regiments
are withdrawn for this purpose they will prob
ably be the Brooklyn regiments OF which
would have TO guard the east shore of the river.
while the others would be placed along the Man
haitian waterfront
For years the have held dinners and other
celebrations after the parade has been dismissed.
but this year because of the strike trouble Com
missioner Bingham has ordered every to re-
port 10 his station Immediately after the parade.
The chief sufferers by this order Will be the mem
bers of the traffic squad, who had arranged for a
dinner at the Waldorf and had obtained the prom
ises Of most Of the local politicians be present
20 make speeches. Every available ticket had been
sold but from present indications the traffic squad
will be absent from its own dinner. Some of the
members hope that the Commissioner will make
exception in their favor. but few of them are
optimistic when they recall the remark made a
few days ago by the Commissioner that he did not
think expensive dinner IN keeping with
their position.
The route Of the parade Will be much cuTtaied
this year Instead of forming at the Battery as
IN years gone by. the line Will form at Astor
Place and Lafayette street. From there the line
OF march will be Broadway, TO 23d street 10
to 29th street. AS usual the parade will pass the
reviewing stand at the Worth Monument just be-
fore o'clock When the right OF the line reaches
18th street and Fifth avenue the parade Will halt
and await orders before passing in review.
Chief Inspector Cortrights stan Will consist of
the following: Inspector Dillon. 9Th District chief
Of staff; Inspector Patrick J. Harkins, 18th Dis
trict aid; Captain William Hogan, 1st Precinct
aid; Captain John Cooney. +th Precinct, aid;
Chief Surgeon John J. Qugny Chaplain John P
Cshidwick Chaplain John A. Wade, Captain James
B. Ferris 7th Precinct. and Captain William Cruise
the 18th Precinct. Dillon is the only inspector
left on the staff after the Commissioners reorgal-
zation Of the force. None of the denoted ones
will serve IN that capacity.
Following the staff will be the honor company,
consisting OF those members OF the force who nave
received the police medal and the citizens medais
tenant Frederick Stahl, nth Precinct medal man
OF 1895 will be In command. The traffic squad Will
commanding. The disposition Of the other organl-
cations Will be follows: Bicycle squad, sergeant
ed traffic squad. Troop A, Lieutenant Martin -
C,orbett commanding Troop F. Lieutenant David
Inspector John +. Flood VIII command the flIst
Brigade consisting OF the lst. 3D. Sd and 4th regl
rnents. commanded respectively by Inspector John
J. O'Brien. Inspector George r Holohan Inspector
Richard Walsh and Inspector Henry BurfeiEd
ond Brigade consisting of the 5th 9Th and 7th
regiments commanded respectively by Inspector
James e Hussey Inspector John II. Russell ana
Inspector James r. Thompson.
spector James j. Nally. 1t VIII consist OF the Sth
9Th and 10th regiments, commanded respectively by
Sweeney and Inspector Joseph Burns.
The harbor squad. recruit battalion bicycles and
cavalry will be led by Inspector sylvester BALDWIN M WIN
the traffic regiment Other bands IN Inc VII - DC
22d. 69th. 9Th, l2th sh 18TH 14th zad ana & ds
regiment bands and Younge's and Fanciulhs oahds
bands.