New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
THOUSANDS PARADE IN
HONOR OF ST. PATRICK
Mayor and Cardinal Farley Re-
view Great Procession in
Fifth Avenue.
CHIMES FOR NAMES BURIAL
Throngs Press Line of March
and Police Are Kept Busy
Holding Enthusiastic
Ones in Check.

Fifth avenue 1uttered for four miles yes.
terday with green banners to welcome the
st. Patrick Day paraders. From 4oth to
120th street the faithful marched fifteen
thousand strong through Manhattan's
heart. while pressing the police lines at
the curb thousands upon thousands Of every
nationality under the sun paid tribute to
the patron saint Of the Emerald Isle. In
front of St Patrick's Cathedral, at 50th
street. Cardinal Farley and Mayor Gaynor
side by side in the little wooden stand
erected for the occasion, reviewed the
marchers. military and civilian.
But the parade did not start until after
the cathedral chimes had ceased tolling out
De Profundis in honor Of the burial Of the
Maine. Drawn up and ready al o'clock
the guardsmen stood at attention and the
civilians barred their heads as the low. slow
notes Of the chimes sounded down the ave-
nue. and the coors dipped. Then. AT sig
nal from Frank j. IIartin, grand marshal.
the bands began crashing forth their mar
tial music and the column moved on.
1t was not until after the cathedral
chimes had bid farewell 10 the hulk OF the
historic battleship. sent to the bottom OF the
sea thousand miles away, that the Car
dnal and the Mayor emerged from the
Cardinals house in Madison avenue. and
walked slowly around the 50th street side
Of the cathedral to the reviewing stand In
front. Monsignor Lewis and Roderick j.
Kennedy. vice-president OF the Ancient
Order of IIbernians and chairman of the
COMMITTEES Of arrangements, headed the
little procession.
Mayor and Cardinal Como Next.
Then came the Cardinal, with the fam
ing biretta of his rank crowning his white
hairs, and the Mayor in silk tile and frock
coat, looking vigorous and happy. Mon
signors Lavelle Edwards. Mooney and Nc
Quade followed two abreast.
They had not been long in their seats
before the seth Regiment headed by its
band, hove in sight in khaki overcoats. at
the head of the marching column. The Of
ficers on horseback Saluted. the Mayor doncd
his hat and the Cardinal clapped as the
troops obeyed the command: Eyes right -
and filed past TO the strains of Garry
owen" Colonel Duffy. former commander
Of the seth. and Borough President Maurice
Connolly OF Queens also had seats In the
reviewing stand.
rive HunOreO pOlCeIltU' uIu'l ''iiihh'N
OF Inspector Hayes. were having the time
OF their lives in the mean time restraining
the restless onlookers. Bulging lines at
street corners burst every now and then to
let out some sweetheart or wife or sister
of a marcher determined on seeing the
show The problem OF preserving order
was particularly acute In the neighborhood
OF the cathedral, the women especially IN
sisting upon overrunning the cathedral
lawn, whose elevation above the sidewalk
promised full view OF the parade.
The gentleness and tact with which the
officers OF the Law restrained the over
exuberant showed plainly where their sym
pathies lay. And about the cathedral they
had the added incentive OF the Mayors
presence to deal gently with offenders, 10
"Gaynorlze" to the limit.
Band Causes laugh on Cardinal.
After the 69th Regiment came the lrlsh
Volunteers, then the grand marshal and
his aids. and then four carriages OF CITY
officials. among them Commissioners
Waldo and Johnson. seated I'm the same
vehicle. As the first instalment Of paro-
chial school cadets drew abreast OF the
Cardinal in the reviewing stand. the boys
hand quite unconsclously burst forth into
where Did You Get That Hat?' The
Cardinal saw the joke Immediately, and no
ono In the vast tnrong round about laughed
more heartily than he. But the Mayor,
whether comprehending or not sat glum
and dour by his side.
The parade occupied an hour in passing
the cathedral, continued on up to l2oth
street, In Fifth avenue. thence to Madison
avenue, up Madison avenue to 18th street
and through 125th street to Second avenue
the days celebration ending with big
reception. picnic and ball at the Harlem
River Casino.