The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-18
ST. PATRICK'S PARADERS
BREAST 4 so MILE GALE
$500 of Healy's Faction Turn Out-Smallest Procession
in Many Years-Rival Hibernians Use Comp
tometers to Check Up the Men in Line.

The smallest 81. Patrick's Day parade
OF recent years marched up Firth ave-
nue. yesterday. Few they were IN num-
Der. but those who marched were heroes
C~nrecognized by the Church through
Cardinal Farley's refusal to appear,
abandoned by the military through the
withdrawal of the sixty ninth II handi-
capped by n fifty mile gale that swept
along the avenue. the marchcrs trudged
stoically onwa ri and not a man dropped
out until they ~disbanded at the Harlem
River Casino.
Tho parade was a small one beyond
question. but exactly how small was still
n matter Of dispute long after the ban
ners had been furled. The celebration
committee following the review at the
Hotel Savoy gave out an official state
ment that there were 10000 men in line.
The opposition faction. preparing for
such IA claim. had an official count made
hy the Audit Company of New York.
This firm had some eight or nine men
scattered through the crowd along the
line with comptometers and the result
Of the count showed a total of 1.1g2 in
ss' e's'' VII fc'As 80
mounted. 10 In carriages and automo-
biles. II policemen and i6j hired bands
men.
Allowing for some slight miscoun;s
on both sides. "A fair estimate OF the
paraders would be about $500. There
were no whitewashed negroes ia the
line. az the opposing faction promised.
but the Boy Scouts OF Greenwich village
and kingsbridge. the -. paul's Cadets
--I A. 50 IL -..AI 49,
swell the AMI OF their elders.
10000 Watch paradrrs.
The crowd that gathered along the
route was a huge one in spite Of the
weather. Probably 100000 turned out
Ia see the parade. some OF them perhaps
with the expectation of seeing trouble
along the line between the two factions.
| No such thing happened. however. II
the regulars" came 10 jcer, while they
did not remain to praise. they AT leas;
, made no demonstration. In fact AT
Seventy-second street the narcliers "i-
countercd l'rcsidsnt Roderick Kennedy.
Nice-I'rcsiieut Patrick Gilroy. Peter ~
Murphy and Michael j Brown OF the
regular" organization. and these mem
bers OF the opposition passed the com
plirner.s of the day with every sembl-
ance OF good feeling.
II was half an our after schedule
time that the parade started. coroner
Healy WAS Il trin. late, by reason. II
was reported unot,icidlly, IL his h"iit
unable to mount his stecl until aid came
from III" riding academy. When he ala
appear II tDok a " many minutes
| more before he had been s~napshn'ted
and "movi.d' ~ the head Of the column,
and then the Catholic Prot.ctury Band
: started W "Of All the Towns In Ireland
Kilkenny for Me- and they were of.
AS tho lin" passed -. Patrick's Cattle
dral. bare OF the customary reviewing
stand holding Cardinal Farley and IA.
guests OF the day. the men barred 'hci!
heads. The balcony " III. Hotel savoy
AZ %Frity-ninth stree, had been selected
FOR the stand instead. and there Mayor
Mitchell awaited them. With him we!.
Borough President Marcus Marks. Judge
Uosal.ky. Commissioner iIartighn. TA.o.
dore Rousseau, Lieut.. Rill Kennel. John
J. O'Connell. the lawyer for tho Ii.alI
faction. and a number of officials vi t..
county ORGANIZATIONS with their families
"GOOd Parade says Mayor.
at was a good parade" said Nj
Mitchell aftcrward. The bad weather
kept many out Of II. | suppose. but thos.
vino were in II caniAt IT, given suoug;
credit for tn" for,itudc they showed
Mr.. O'Conncll. however. was NOR cat.
spoken.
we nave had the opposition Of IN,
Church" lie said. for ! am convinced
that II the 'ruinp' organization had wui
gu, the parade vould have been r..
viewed 10y Cardinal Farley. We had tn.
opposition "f Col. Conl.y, hut not o'