New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-19


vtable death II is but jus, to .ay that Lilly
twice or thrice called out that ne Dug ut to be taken
away. aid one of his seconds did the same; but
at the 10Th round Chaniroid, one of Mccoy
hackers, replied to remonsirance, Ne a Hfaag
licked get" And this when there was not pro-
baby fifteen minutes life in him if ne had then
been taken away
How shall we speak of the geiters UP and en-
couragers of this fght?-the gamblers, the brothel-
masters, and keepers of fash grosgeries, who were
ever the chief patrons Of the ring, and who
were the choce spirits of this festival of hends .
They were in raptures as the well-aimed, deadly
blows descended heavily upon the face and neck OF
the doomed victim, transfer ming the image OF God
into livid and loathsonae ruin; thy yeled with
delight as the combatants went down-otten on
their heads-with force that made the earth
ucmble around them-as the blood spirited in ril5
from the fated sacrifice, or as his conqueror came
down heavily upon him and lay .here 10 beat the
breath out Of him, eatl taken of BY the seconds :
Tier calivened the shocking scene, as McCoy's
eyes closed beneath the blows of his antagonist,
with Shutters up There's a death in the IA
mily!' "Finish him, Chris :" Knock out his
eye!" SC. and still as The work of death went o.
rang out at intervals the internal chorus, -. to
on Lilly" 100 cven on Mccoy
Blu, why Hnger on the dreadful scene At
the one Hundred and terentieM round, Mccoy
stood up as erect as ever but with his eyes closed
in funeral black, his nose destroyed, his face gone
and clots Of blood choking the throat which had
no longer power to eject them. He could barely
walk, but still spared with some spirit, though
unable to get in blow his still vigorous aniago
mist. though the latter was evidently suffering
severely from blows in his body. The fight had now
lasted t.ro hoarS and torty-three minutes Mccoy
had received net less than one hundred square
blows, and had been thrown or been knocked down
cigMy-oas times, his opponent falling heavily as
possible upon him. For the last time was this
repeated; and, when Lilly was lifted OF, Mccoy
was found lifcless, and sank inanimate as lead IN
his seconds arms. Time was called, but for
him Time was no more Lilly was declared VIC
tor, and appearing little hurt and less dishgurod,
jumped up with a cry Of exutation and sprang out
of the ring Mccoy still gasped for breath, suck
ing bis remnants oflps far back into his mouth by
the violence of the effort. a moment more, and
his struggles ceased-,hc widows darling child
had been inundated on the altar of port I-he
was dead And even in that moment Of freezing
horror-when it would seem that tie blood OF the
hardest ruiiian must have curdIed with conscious
guilt and remorse, and a shadow darkencd the most
indurated brow-evcn then in reference to the
fact that another 6ght had been arranged 10 come
of on this occasion, ore voice was raised in the
crowd, cxclaimng, Come, carry eff your dead,
and produce your ncrt man "-Thus closed
the fight at Hastings and the life Of Thomas
Mccoy!
Our narrative Of the facts in this case, of
which we propose to make some Improvement,
has been unavoidably extended Sc far that we are
obliged 70 postpone our comments till tomorrow.
70 Among the passengers arrived in our city
by the Great Western are DR.. SAMUEL Il. CHlLDs
and lady, w WRIGHT HAWKES., Esq. THOMAS
L. CHESTER, Esq, EDWARD GRAVES, Esq. and
E. \. CROSBY, Esq, of this city, Hon. W. A.
MosELEY. of Buffalo, late State Senator from the
Eighth District, FRANCIS ]. GRUND, late U. S.
Consul at Bremen. Mad. CELESTE (alias Elliott
&c 9, aan,;an .o,ahr;,x s;r w y s7rv,Rr. and
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FRANCIS J. GRUxD, Esq our late Consul
at Bremen, (reiected by the U. S. Senate,) came
back in the Great Western. We understand that
he cones breathing out threatenngs and slaughter
against the Wings and intends to establish a Ger
man paper in Pennsylvania which shall cxtermi-
nate Whiggey, root and branch. Hear and
trcalble!