The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-30
The Prize Ring.
SCENES AT tom SAVERS FUNERAL-HIs WILL AND


From the London News Nov. 1911
Soon after midday a vast crowd had assembled In
High street. Camden Town, whore the ex.champion
lived and the main road and pavement from the Mother
Redcap for several hundred yards towards Hampstead
was infested by what looked like an execution mob
respect to the memory OF Savers and partly. there
be no question: out Of Difference TO the evidently pre-
datory instincts or the crowd. Testing, swearing and
rough chad wishes that the music would come osting
and horse play were the occupations most in vogue All
the way from High street to the cemetery the same
class OF people, on foot In Carts and the roof and
inside OF over-laden cabs were to be seen steadily
making for the hero's grave At the cemetery itself
body Of policemen, who only admitted people
who either gave the number OF their tomb
or otherwise justified their claim to At two p ~
TINS crowd was easy,kcpt in order but half an hour
later successful rush was made and some hundred
sturdy vagabonds carried the gates by main force, amid
the yells and shouts OF their companions The police
succeeded in recosng the gates and again exercising
discrimination as to whom they should admit As It
the tombs and covered cypts crowded with people
who turbulently osted and laughed trampled on the
grass and deled the graves with little reverence for
the place they we're in as If 1t had been old prize ring
me succeeding two hours taken up in watching the
hand TO hand combat between the police outside and the
rapidly increasing crowd OF roughs in the arrival and
signal or struggle on the part OF those who wanted to
force their way and in securing vantage ground from
winch TO see the procession.
Soon after four H. the sound of drums and trumpets
was heard ana the hearse and mourning coaches srug
ged through the surging dsordery mob sayers' pony
ana dog cart with his magnificent dog, the solo
pant OF the latter followed Immediately after the hearse
police contved to keep back the mob
Anew moments but as soon as the coffin taken in to
the cemetery chapel and before the carriages had filed in
the crowd OF thieves and black proved strong
Tor those opposed to them the gates were AGAIN
storned The members Of the band while the act OF
playing the dead March, scattered pel -mel their
Instruments flying overhead and themselves running for
saety Hundreds OF the oules Of tho back
anu alleys OF lopdon, the creatures who only
light IN the aggregate Mt execution racecourse
an Illegal betting ground rushed in to hold saturnala
the grave side For few minutes the police were com.
peteiy overcome. They were mere handful Of men
against the enemy but they subsequently rallied and
once more succeeded In closing the cemetery gates.
Many OF the roughs trodden down la the raid and
after was over the gaspng speeches. forms stretched
o. no unirequent intervals the grass, reared by
their uckier comrades against the toRbs while neck
cloths were torn open and animation restored spoke Of
the severity Of the conflict
TOMS WILL AND HIS CHILDREN.
From the London Telegraph, Nov 1871
will read the OF the friends from High
gate Cemetery and the substance OF u.s. that Cd 900
collected for him after his fight with Hecnan, and in
vested in Northwestern Railway stock, will DO divided
between his two children, together with additional
sum which, the realization Of his estate may be
ly another thousand pounds. The sole trustee Mr.
Bennett who was also OF the trustees for the
ngement Of the money subscribed by persons OF all
classes for the benefit of tho champion To this same
Mr. Bennett and TO the Mr. Mensley In whose house
Sayers died, the poor fellow chung with almost child.
ish affection, his last words In consciousness having been
addressed TO the former Of the two.
He had literally gone to the house of Mr.. MensIey-a
boot and shoe maker who IL seems had made all Toms
fighting boots for him-to die. His two children had
been placed at school by Mr. Bennett The girl appears
TO be about fifteen sixteen aud has face for which
the face of the Puritan maiden in Mais picture Of the
Her brother Is younger by year two, and seems
frank, intelligent lad; but they both painfully
affected that judgment Of character for that time out
Of the question.