New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
Marchers Reviewed at Ca
thedral by Mayor Mitchell
and Cardinal Farley-Big
Crowds Cheered Column
18th Regiment a; Pom
tihcal Mass-5,000 Form
Brooklyn Line.

Many Of the lrishmcp in New York
who possessed two legs and the ability
to walk thereon marched past St. Pat
rick's Cathedral yesterday afternoon,
where Cardinal Farley. Mayor Mitchell
and other officials Of Church and city
reviewed the greatest st. Patrick's Day
parade this city has ever seen.
Twas a grand sight TO see the lads
foot it past, and every one who could
lag claim to drop of Celtic blood. as
we'll as thousands who couldn't. packed
the sidewalks of Fifth Avenue from
Fcrty-second to l2Gth Street TO see
them. There was 40 neutrality IN evil
dence among these spectators. Every
one was vociferously pro-lrish, and to
whistle "The Battle of Boyne Water"
within earshot would have been an ex-
cellent preliminary for coroner's GER
tifcate Of sudden death.
Every man. woman and child was de-
termned TO see everything, and the
police expended vast stores Of reserve
patience in Turing the adventurous
down from the vantage points Of cor
nices and window ledges and in keep
ing the crowds which packed the side
walks from bllowing out into the mid
die of the street. Reserves. and then
more reserves, were called 10 keep
Fifth Avenue at Fiftieth Street clear
and to prevent the reviewing stand
from being swamped.
Irish Lass to the Front.
In spite Of the efforts Of the police.
one buXom daughter Of Erin managed
TO break through into ;he cleared space
in front of the reviewers with three
small bows. one in each hand and one,
the smallest, beneath her arm
Sure. | wanted to give EN- all
GOOD look at the CARDINAL she ex-
planned. when asked to move.
All of the organizations except the
Goth Regiment were in line at 2:5O
o'clock. when the parade was scheduled
TO start. II was left 20 the national
Guard TO furnish the only hitch in the
day's proceedings. When the time
came to start the Gallant 69th' was
absent. and though the marshals sent
aids or motorcycles and horse IN all
directions to search for the missing
regiment. it could not be found: Al
length, tired of waiting, 1t was deter
mined 10 break precedent and march
without the usual national guard es-
Cort The parade started. but II had
proceeded only a few blocks when the
tdrdV soldiers move III SISHA' idNVN
about and led the procession up the
avenue.
All Of Ireland's true Irish were rep
resented in the $4,000 who strode past
the reviewing stand to "Garryowen'
"By Killarney's Lakes" and "The Harp
That Once Through Tara's Halls
Ireland Well Represented.
There were lads from Kilkenny, ker-
~. Cavan. Longford, Cork, Leitrlm
Sligo. Galway. Kildare, Roscommon. Ty-
rome and other counties, each countys
representation in company by itself,
and all brave in green sashes. Ihey
marched in splendid order. under the
harp and flag and the tSars and Stripes.
While the majority Of the marchers
wore civilian attire. there were uni
forms of all types and shades. from the
sober brown of the guardsmen TO the
costumes of the Second Avenue Rail
way Employees Band. which were OF the
bIuest blue ever conceived by mortal
man. ,n,.;o,,,
ING stand saluted with military precl-
sion. Here. however, one dlsconcertng
incident took place. As the Eccentric
F;rcmen's band drew near the stand II
bnrst merrily into "Tipperary,' tune
,bich had been specially barred by the
committee of arrangements. AS the mu-
s;c;ans drew abreast of the reviewers
Thomas y. O'Gara, secretary oil '"c