Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-27
The Great Prize Fight between morissey
and Heenans

The Great Prize Fight setween mOri.sel
| and Heenan.
This disgusting eAhi on { brut Ii'y came q
IS annOuaoel BY telee' afh, at Lon Point, Causfa
on Wednesday, tie 10Th inst. TIE prize 6ght be
tween two humaa brltes Sc, ms 70 furnish to Ams1i
.ns the ssu li,d anu emrnt that he bul f ID
does to the Spagiards, sud We, erefors reproduc,
4 bief cunt Of tbs combat for he chan pion
ship Of Amer ca" taken from the Buffalo R-pr5ls-
/ Of the 2lsl inst
The spot selected for the ring was a. least two
nj Is tIOm he place Ntere the stesu "a ded
aud the whole pat, wee Iiea'e ed 10 Tramp OF that
distance through heavy 'apd before they arrived
] me sPol a. a vas ne decidtd the greet quss
zion # suprriO hsta, en- Two neu. WaU We {,
siand up sLd nal teste ea other. tor iis b. g.
p4Fe-l Of indIViiu Is uhO had not e! I shIest
-ywpa hy, tey Ond tLeir pockets, VITA snher Of rne
c0mbarAms
AT hall "a three rbe 6 sht eoBmsuesd
Fest R.uad -Noii- ey c INN need e stark BY
ende~vourg tn gei in oEs iieeu MS ace. Nhteb
'Est-.tIy drfra FL ~ The =, rfeer inner "a
sHicu Heensu hHHdrd u f. UOi FL N Ia is
let NE he att eked Nurissvy sud TOT a ,rs a..
meas son o. the srul hioW- wp'e given
sod e. ised ev h ohicled, Nor s-ey getting The
EorsI Of tie 90 HJEing N en- trOm biz
uo-e ard fps. 20 IusItg him D. side'a i
N Ii-sry etmned 20 the iOpr-, lie nan close ST
er i'm and y o. near The 70 e, Herman truck s
fra'fol btw VITA bic l-II han q, Bhreh NJ y
I,dge like li1itIirg. ueeusn'. est "a suE Morris
-ry cad % dangerous proE mi 5, and rues post
Oh tucn fJrce a. 70 mos sh-t hat hand
D ute i sevFrsl OF n mall ,nes. Tupy
clue e re- Morrsry ben hrowu, Hrentn tall
NJ heavily. h's fL.l length upon HIN lhIs ended
the FIRST rou,d
Second houHd -Hsenan commenced tie attack.
anu Heenan sock " n up cons ds'aby- There
vas some pilel sparrug Tor sOm~ time Heen.n
"eOuuterit e. on MpTi Us h a 3 a lace. Morris
sey d. alTg bis bloWs- ui.h Iemsud0us feet upln
the b, dy OF HeenHn- which b. g,u t0rell, add
the Effects OF the sesi leat heeuan's left Ia "a
AT eT a zach MOrIssey was brown, Heenaa falling
I'm heavily.
Thr4 Round B tn Of them oked very tired,
but DO wary Amer e. minutes they
came 10 quarters, A,Fss Euu'shRz Hr' aus t0is
Wuh liz sleite hau m T Diuss AM HrsutH r,turn-
iug them with interest tul on Noriss Us face Gu
as fact coming iude.erhabls through t. Old
an sHrlliogs. A ter ol nen Heensn Wss JhrOED,
Al d they Q iTed 20 their cures.
Fourth hound -Wheu M,rI-sey came up in this
uud. be was reserved Ei'h iou snd long cheering
ilIs appearance was much Ia his favor, aud h,s
friend, we're more and mors c If lent Of his tuc
cs s. he looked ssu1h e her n u when be Came
up in The P-eCehug sou. ., ana vastly re Co, f
IN. Tn ituR 10 III Trund Eas very e ".
a, en- deliv ring hi- u W. the. he d d b dy
( Murs,-y, 10 MOriss-y confined lis TX 20
Hrenau's b,dy slon q ~Ppea ed lame (it
has cume on siaes Ibr fight mat h - ring
from fev'F sor } Ait,r gre u NJ p EeTfu.
1loEs, tEey Ii ieh, i, nd Tie turOun Vi r.
s-ey bros NJ bi-w oil git Anna re { II
Futh houHd Aft many hard OWs, Civ a d
received llreI an move NJ r ISIS tue rOp-
u W. h ole irene deus low ii ti- ii lhi 4 liv
red Oh be CHI K, knocked Murri y of h,s fit |
f ito he e our d. Il ena, It ca RS a. he end T
-, HI
friends.
o,rh ROuHd-Both pa ii S arp ar d verv WI
Hser an apl arenrly the more at e I'd lie came Up
br4vely, however, and sitter same spar IHg "a ny
three smC sbiag blows fu N MIrri S IA =, eaus-
irg he blood to hOE in Irenis Morri,sey Al
hough close to he rope, made Pl a. am, climb
hrs adversary an cone 10 me gIou d. Morris On
top, f Ing he vily.
S,U,nfh hOnsd Many blows we're eIchlr ged.
Nor'l ssJ's o, his sdvsrsa Us oily, a.. q rna
max ng ire reud us blow sinh h e ., u i srd his
N o., a TEL Ia o. bis ttce IN The ground
The sish h, iiaIh ~ Hnts roU DIS ser. az Of q
kird Hs, nan sbuEing cd fl,rs "A 6ghr n ugl
evid rty eEtaus ei alie VI ri sey k,pt lie ing
bi- fearful O. VS. ful the bod aui r.hs Of lie
uan They re 'verpOa,r, g Ia their ne
Il enan bad rec ved enough nt them 70 hi an :,
bu still stord ~ hravely. E,eh Of hes r,uBd
concluded " tn chuch, in witch lie, a. vas
tbr wa, VI IT sssy flung upon him ii b a III,
y
ma > blows about Fhe face and head, eye leina
'lo>e hi nose spit. lip cut a d his + c. ard
- OK and Chef pres, ntIng very rs and ts' T e
ape ranoe 10 tie
Eleventh TO thpve vas sone vfry hetvy +
ing Morrssey sri rec pg ~ out tnv ia o., head
ant ears and deal NJ hack up ne chest and bs
# his ads ersary Aft some m spent trs
way Mnrr,sseY managed t set 70 re ri5l- no
WITH bisl.f t On he .id- f Ii eusr'S usck VI ich
fele him 70 " e groun ,, tBocsi him ar sense
le-s. W. co lime called b. could not ONE up 20
tho scraIch. sni Aaron JONI. who aW h m'tte'-
aro7d threw up h cap and a knowlrdg the d.
fea' Of Heen
Tsirep writing thp f,rseoinr we are 81 fOrmeiihat
VI rris py's tll@ on Htsn,hs v = Dot h e'd
o h fight After SIS clineh N winch
Heouau was ilresn h,av1y Wh U me . a. calico
Heeasn rye up pat al} fo" u 'e % nis Z &C.
b a. tell hack sgsin AID ~ n ell e 'sirelv Assy
Bus tWenty.nire inuies we're occupied in III
eleven rouuds and the hr tuccul yns ses' miuu Is,
the remaining ten r,u. d. Wtre GO t 'o"sh with IN
- euty-,uo m tu,ps 80 r-sey's w.r- KY ant
'Dub'sn Ti-k.," while HeehsH WAS sprOndei ~
Aaron Jones and Ma Eey. u e tight IS consider d
one Of the most teiTi6 on record
ThrIe was frsmeutors chseTi' on NJ TT IS y
ID. hen The decis n IT the hat wasm Eposn
iIesn, r. was conve. ID 0 a shaO'y.R .Fb5 Ala'ge
c., vi 9Th ret in an sron'6 the rucuTP. de
riv1nV TIeentn Of ar, AID IN spite Cf MackFy's
exp, siularious thy fi'e he hnts- oo'rH wing
Nacktv hrrkP his tttk owes me heFds OF many 81
III crowd. snd 6ndi"g th~' th did o move t7sm
sou red of AZ them and oft T 3 n eli aruDb'F Of
N m down the house wa 'ls rel IL enau VS.
conveyed We are infcrned, verih' sud 20 the -
in E.gon He ii ue liy r.vive, We uBder
stard Il Ill be ct 10 the u
The States The takes n 'his fVht amounted 70
FIVE thous n q d srs--tVe uty 6Ve Fundr q a 81 e
which amount ha- been delivered up 10 No ri-sey'r
frr,uls At / at four Ia dr d thousand dOli-rs
hss b on be- 70 Ibis STATE 10 the result o. ihi-
6Qht and we couWrsed vi Pbla 10 phia a a"
ri. morning who had Won i've thousand dollars on
NJ rrissfy
Whafkndof People usnffo ssPfh' FghE-PhAade'-
phia Wss We ~ reprsseu I'd 3D. r beng bat n
hundred individuals pie-.n ON h Q1ak.r city
an rg them two aldermen, vho We Eould b
Will. z TO affirm belonged IN he ciety If Friei d
lie ", ed A. in ell ctusl Bos''n nj out iArE
re respiration a'sO, Wh'is Mes loTk poured forth
H. entire troop o. '.f.n y N" app red gen
erals 20 have lots Of moo ey. a9d auy amount Of
c n6de' &c
The remainder Of The Company vas male up #
everybody who could buy, Use or steal iekst
with ubich to accompany tie zap d ton. A Bio.
SCI they we're, truly. T PraJ ers OF the mao5 in