Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-04-20

Report 1T she Great International Combat
TIE AMERICAN FLAG ONCE MORE TRIUMPHANT
THE BRITISH LION DRAGs his TAIL IN TIN
DusT-4IIEENAS TRIUMPHANT AND THE CouN
TRY SAFE,
!. By means Of the kamscatka and Beering'.
Straits overland express, we are able TO Oh
tain, in advance of all other papers, a full ant
( complete account of the great prize fight il
England. And we hasten to lay before ON
leaders full particulars, by which they viii
perceive that Freedoms Champion has as
serted Freedoms rights, and the British Lion
tainted and dared, with Freedoms hand
4 twisted in his mane has s,iccumbed upon
his own Tyrant Stained Sod, and the Star
Spangled Banner waves in Triumph over
Victoria's Bloody Throne.
ii,pOur feelings almost overpower us as we
chronicle this national triumph. Let the
bells be tolled and the guns fired, for our
country is once more proudly pre- eminent
among nations.
This remarkable combat took place within
the enclosure Of Westminster Abbey, near
the mouth of the Thames. Our readers arc
aware that every steamer that has departed
for Europe for the last few months has been
{. crowded with the dignitaries of the land, on
the way to this International Combat.
Delegations from all parts of the world also
flocked in crowds to the spot, and on the
morning of the fight, at least three millions
Of people assembled around the ring, which
was formed by stretching rope from the
. tomb of Lord Byron around the monuments
of Nelson and George the Fourth to a stake
driven over the vault Of the Duke of Wei
lington.
Ft. precisely ten o'clock, the combatants and
their suites entered the ring, and went
through the ceremony Of shaking hands.
Tom Savers is fine healthy looking man.
standing about eleven feet three in his stock
ings, and weighing somewhere about 500
1 pounds. He was dressed in pair of flesh
colored tights, ornamented with lions, and
had the British flag wound around his waist
He was attended by Prince Albert, Lord
Brougham and Sir Robert Peel as bottle
holders, D'Tsraeli and Golden standing ready
to rake up the sawdust.
John D. Heenan l. small man, about four
feet high, weighing about So pernds He
{ was dressed in blue silk tights, spangled with
stars, wore the American flag about his waist,
and had the American eagle painted on his
breast His bottle holders were John Minor
Bolts, Senator Toombs, and Franklin Pierce.
Henry a. Wise and Senator Douglas, from
their propensitios to scratch gravel" Were
selected as sawdust rakers.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Hon.
Geo. NJ. Dallas, and the Duchess of Souther-
land, officiated as umpircs
First Round-After some careful sparring,
: Heenan sprang forward, fastened his teeth in
Saycrs's leg and Savers, after some inefect-
ual attempts to remove them, gave a tremen-
idous kick, which brought them all out by
the roots, leaving the teeth sticking in hi,
leg. While Hecnan was thrown BY the re-
bound into Henry A. Wisc's lap, and Wise's
back bone not being in good condition, he
leaned over, and his head striking Mr.. Doug
las between wind and water, so effectualy
6 disabled him, that it is feared he win not re-
cover in time for the Charleston Convention.
Second Round -Heenan came up bleeding
slightly at the mouth, and Savers with one
lame leg. Saycrs kicked out handsomely with
his right leg, but Keenan, cleyerly lodging,
he studded his toe against a tombstone,
which hurt him so he began to swear, when
Hecnan ran in, butting Savers in the stomach
and completely upsetting him.
Third Round-Sayers attempts to grab
Hconan by the hair, but the hair being short
and well creased, he was unable to do so.---
When the immortal Heenan, throwing a
doublc-action, back handed somersault, Ian
died on Savers neck, and commenced goug-
ing out his eyes, When the great English
pugilist begged for mercy, and Heenan was
declared winner of the day.
We learn that in view of this great triumph
OF American genius, the delegates to the
! Charleston Convention have decided to nom
mate John G. Heenan as the next regular
Democratic candidate for the Presidency
Exchange.