The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-17
The Recent Brutal Prize Fight Near
-. Washington City.

The Recent Brutal Prize Fight Near
,.s Washington City.
From Warrington Correspondence Of Tribune.
Probably in no match witnessed in
this country has there been better dis
plav of both "science" and endurance.
For this fight Aaron has been training
for long time in the vicinity of Balti-
Both men reached this city last even
ing, and as soon as possible went on
board of the steamer Livingston at the
Seventh street wharf. This boat had
been chartered by persons backing the
pugilists, and To get on it,required the
payment Of S5, which entitled the bearer
to a moonlight excursion and seat at
the side show. Although the regular
mail boat for Acquia Greek, which
leaves here at 6H o'clock, and a small
steamer called the Virginia carried
large numbers OF persons to the Creek;
the Livingston's passengers numbered
fully 1000, among whom were pugi-
Department clerks, Government Off
GERS, attaches of Foreign Legations,
newspaper men, and respectable ciH-
gems who were anxious to gradfy a
mere curiosity. From early evening
until midnight crowds OF these persons
files of Metropolitan policemen, who as
sisted the parties to embark with the
greatest alacrity. A few minutes after
IL O'Clock the boat started, and 1t can
be said without fear of contradiction
that such a mass of devfLs of all Kinds
reuer before sailed. upon the Poto-
mac River. The forward part OF
ladies' cabin "a smoking apart
ment, sand the staterooms were like SO
many residences which the thieves
could plunder at their will. Those who
secured staterooms in the morning
found the doors broken open and the
beds occupied when they visited them
| In the evening, while those fortunate
enough 10 keep possession Of their
rooms were awakened every few min
utes by thieves "going through" them.
This kind of amusement was not
lenouRh, however, so a. settled prize
/ fight between Bush OF New York, and
Dave McCarty Of Washington, was got
up, in which each pummelled the other
until they were withdrawn by their
friends. Riley, however, was declared
| lthewiuner, but he carried black eye
\ for twelve hours afterward. A little
later another fight was arranged, but It
did not amount to much. The elank1ng
OF the machinery, the blazing light OF
the fire. e-places and the cursing and 1eer-
inRs of those on board made the boat
seem like'the Internal regions. In fact,
| to quote the words of a rough, .t1f this
boat should sink she would carry a
| larger mass Of sin down with her than
anV wrecked boat ever did" 1t was
| nearly z O'Clock before the boat reached
| liAcdufa Creek, and here were found two
steamers which had scome from Balti-
| more, one from Philadelphia, and one
from Washington. The Livingston
could not go up the creek, so those
on board had to be transferred in row.
boats to the fighting grounds. These
were in the rear Of a stone mansion, on
the east bank of AcQuta Creek. On
what was formerly the garden OF the
mansion. the ordinary "a feet square
ring was pitched before staging capa-
ble Of holding $500 people. In very
little while the inmates of the boats had
taken possession of these seats, and
here they became more boisterous than
ever.
HRss The sixty-sixt xth round show
ed that both men were getting worn
out, yet Collyer was evidently the
stronger. Every time Aaron attempts
ed to fall he would fall on him. In
the sixty eighth round he did this, and
IL was claimed that while both were
down Aaron gouged Collyers right
eye. Either the force of the fall or sucn
conduct on the part Of Aaron as Is
charged, stunned Collyer, and ne was
carried insensible to the corner py mis-
seconds. Time was Called ana aaron
walked up to the mark, assisted py MS
seconds. but Collyer could not move,
and his seconds threw up the sponge.