Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1843-05-04
DIsGRACEFUL PRIZE FIGHT.

I'm SATURDAY last, one OF the most DIS
graceful fights that has ever occurred took
place at the Fox Chase near Goosetown,
Montgomery county. 1t was between an
Englishman named Freeman. and an lndi-
vidual named Rusk, belonging to Spring
Garden. 1t is stated that for "two hours
and ten minutes these two men stood up,
front to front, and, in the presence of large
number of spectators, battered each other
in the most shocking manner. They fought
one hundred and sixty nine rounds the
last nine of which Rusk was perfectly blind,
in spite of constant leeching, dealing his
blows only by the direction from whence he
felt those of his antagonist. At the last round
he became desperate, grasped hold OF free
man, and dealt him a tremendous blow on
the left side, in the region of the heart
This decided the contest: Freeman was
felled to the earth, and all the efforts OF the
hackers and bottle-holders to restore ami
nation were unavailing. He lay gasping
for breath, and to all appearance dying, his
face all cut to pieces, and his body bruised
to jelly. His recovery, at first, was con-
sidered extremely doubtful, The condition
of, the victor was scarcely less deplorable.
He was covered with blood, blind, and all
traces of his countenance were completely
obliterated." Both combatants were blind,
at the conclusion of the fight, from the
blows which they had inflicted upon each
other; and it is said Freeman was delirious
during several of the last rounds OF the
blood thirsty scene. He has been brought
to the city, q mangled and horrid spectacle.
1t is even stated that, bruised and battered
as he was, at the hundred and fiftieth round,
he waved his hands to his friends to continue
their bets upon him, as he was still conf
dent he should vanquish his opponent. It is
likewise said that Freeman was the challen-
ger to this outrageous and brutal sport, and
that Rusk and his companions held back for
long time. The whole seems to have been
planned with SO much secrecy, that the po-
lice knew nothing of it, till it was over.
We cannot find language in which to ex-
press our horror that such an event should
have taken place in our neighborhood.-
Since the blood-thirsty fight at Hastings. N.
Y, which sent the widows son into an un-
timely grave, nothing of the kind has taken
place in this country, and we had hoped
that that scene of murder would prove the
last prize fight with which these shores
would be stained. But we have been disap-
pointed. The beautiful county Of Montgo-
merry has been desecrateds For two hours,
individuals, calling themselves human be-
ings, stand up in the face of spectators, and
beat each other until both are blind, with
their faces and persons pounded almost to
jelly!s And this is sport! Sport for this
enlightened day, of the nineteenth century
We call upon the officers Of justice to do
their duty. Let every one engaged in this
atrocious scene of brutality be arrested
Take up every plotter, bottle-hOlder, and
companion, and letthe law deal upon them
its severest judgment. 1t must be So There
is no other way to put stop to the blood
thirsty contests which are getting to be in.
troduced amongst us from the brutal sport
ings of the old world, a, d which must re-
ceiye the united execration of all the advo-
Gates of law, morals, and humanity.
Philadelphia Saturday Courier.
DEATH rxve.E r1.rnnanunnrA
The. New York Bulletin gives the partic-
ulars of a distressing case of hydrophobia,
which occurred at Nyack, Rockland county,
in that state, last week. The victim was
Miss Sanford, daughter of Mr.. Sanford,
formerly grocer in Hudson street, in New
York city. The young lady was bitten in
October last, by a favorite little dog, which
had been for years pet of the family. The
dog was killed on the same day in conse-
quence of fears being entertained that he
was in rabid state. As time passed away
and the wound healed, the circumstance
was almost forgotten, until last Sunday,
when Miss 8. experienced peculiar sensa-
ton in the thumb which had been bitten,
and discovered a red discoloration along the
hand and arm to the arm-pi The Sensa-
ton soon spread along the line of discolora-
ton, and increased until it became painful
ly intense; and on Sunday evening, when
attemptingt to drink some water from q tum-
bier. she was attacked with an agitation
which in few minutes terminated in spas
modic affections, which continued 10 in
crease in intensity, accompanied by foam
ing at the mouth, until her friends found it
necessary to confine her. She continued in
one uninterrupted, agonizing CONFUSION Nm
til Monday afternoon, when death termina-
ted at once her sufferings and her life, in the
very bud of womanhood, surrounded by
every thing calculated to make life desira.
bile, and just two weeks prior to the day ON
which she was to have been married
LATE FROM GUApALoAPE-The brigiRapid
arrived on Saturday last from Point Petre,
having left on the SOth ult. We learn that
Point Petre was recovering very slowly
from the late calamitous earthquake and
but moderate progress in rebuilding the
city thus far, had been made. The inhabit-
ants were principally employed in digging
among the ruins in search of their embed.
ded property and the remains of their
friends and relatives. From five to ten bo
dies were daily recovered. 1t is estimated
that upwards Of six thousand persons lost
their lives, besides the large number who
were crippled. The evening before Capt.
M. left, another shock of an earth quake was
experienced at Point Petre. The inhabi.
tants were so much alarmed that they ran
into the streets. Fortunately there was no
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