, 1876-09-04
The Brutal Prize-Fight in New
Jersey.
Combat Between Two
Philadelphia Brulscrs.
Seventy.aix Rounds Fought, Ending
in tho Death Of, One Of tho
0lndiators.
ThtlHIctphin Times, Efpt. 1

tllcir youth, and tile endurance aud pluck which
the details IT their former cloaely y-contcstul
fight provcA them to be possessed oi, were suil-
clcnt for tflosG who speculate In the buicery 0f
tho prlzc-rlng; and, consequently, there was
grcat patronage Of The pools on the result.
Wccilen was trained by Clark, of Filbcrt street,
who has challenged Edwards; and Walker was
asslstci In Ills preliminary Tactics by Sam Coll
yer. The fight was arranged some time ago to
eoule oil ycstcrday, u,ld, by mutual consent OF
the combatants, the sta Of their former bati1c-
ground, near rcnntvillc, on tile Jersey shore,
WIS selected fur the pitching OF the ring.
NICE FATTY.
Several tugs left Arch, Race, md Rccd-street
wllarves at midnight yesterday for tho scene Of
the meeting; and these wcra heavily laden With
wcll.known exponcnts Of the manly art" not
only from New York and Fhi!adclplIin, hut from
some Of tho moro distant cities of The Union, .
The poaice were Rwars pf the movement; but,
Gun veye own tie M bay t ong te IN @ adysnce ;rs,.
Of the ;" moonlight excursionists," the plowlng
through the fleet of the latter by tho police
boat Stoklcy failed t9 Inconvenience the move.
mrnt In the least When the hoate bad passed
League Island the Stokuy returned TO the city;
and, soou afterwarl, Sum Collyer's yacht with
tho fighters aboard, made its appearance In the
river, and guided tho exeu1sionists to the Jersey
shore.
bIA HQHOhhb HoREA9s
at 40 a. m, the passengers, some G0O in
number, wcre safely lailled at The Pcnusyiilc
wharf, greatly to The establishment Of solitary
Jcrscyt1a'l, who stood ISar BY With wagon.
comprchcn!led what WIS about TO take place, he
mounted Ills vehicle md sped with the rapitlity
Of Il turtle IN the direction Of Salem. The crowd
moved OH In an opposite direction nlong the
hcucll, nndt after llnlf-hour's wearisomc wnl-
Ing through alternating seas Of sand and hedges
Uf buyrs, arrived In field near tho 6a!sn high
way. Iii one corner VI this tnelosure, beneath
the hha.!c ol u lirmtock.tree,. the stakes were
driven into the ground, md the sranty part
collyur was thtJarst to make an appearance, and
he was loudly e!lccrel. Hu was followed BY
Walker. Wcclcn md Clark followed soon
after. Whcu the n,cn stripped, the rare beauty
ese p Wss sss espscfa II s9eesSs
condition, aud eat smiling IN Ills corner, with
the confidence Of an easy victory. Wcclen had
resolution In tia face, utd he gazcd serutniz-
insly nt the pondcrous muscles Of Ills an'
tagonist.
IN THE RING.
Gornley was selected as referee, and Wcclon,
having won the choice OF corners, turned bis
back to the rising SILL and awaited the call Of
Wcedcn and offered to wager SD on lie result.
The amount wis quickly covered by tic latter,
and few seconds subsequently The men APP
proaehcd tho scratch and "squarcd for tho
{huL.'' lNC WGll-knlL 1TAlHEB OIL TIC puElllStA,
tic heavIng Of their broad chests, and tic FASH
Ing Of tifeir eyes as they regarded eacli the
slightest nlotion Of the other, with the deter
,nination 10 "win Or dB" /" they had both c1-
pressed before cntcring the ring, made the spec
They approached eacl other, recede.l, 1naae
fcints, md cAtnu together 80 many times bcfore
tho striking Of blow, that It was evident tl,At
each feared tho pr0Wess OF the Other. Wien
acs sst oa n ss Sas nass Waker rq it so %
Ills left and struck Weedeu a stunning blow on
the left check, but, in scektng to fol1w up Ills
luck, he WIS repaid wIthlnsefeBt OH the left eye.
Tic csl, in the resion gaosts u tat member swrlca
almost perccptiblY, and, notwithstanding tla1t
Walker succeeded subsequently In lighting
Weeden down against this ropes, his WIS tho
%or;e shars Of uns,ent: H. the net round
lllln heavily. The fight from this point was
desperate ind bloody one. Iu round after round
thu lleuyy blows from Walkers ponderous fists
fell With terrible effect upun tho head and body
Ing effect Wcrdcns frame qulvcred inore tIian
oEce. lie stood up, however, under this fearful
punishment, and seemed 10 have for bis only
object the closing Ut Walkers eyes. With ul-
errlnE aim he now and then succeeded IN plant-
ing blows Gf great force upon tho latter's forc-
head and cheeks, aud soon the head Of the
wrctclIcd puyllst began to resemble anything
but human beings:
UNCONSCIOUS.
Gradually h!s eyes were closed, and Ills t'es-
perase blows went harmless into the air. Co.n..
plctely helpless to guard agalnst. thu fearful
punslmvnt which Wtelen lleaped upon him,
Walker, was at length, In the ssyenty-sixth
round, knnckcl srnse!ess and bleeding iuto l,ls
own corner. Every etloEt TO arouse him from
Ills stupor proved futile, and Collyer was at
ltugth compelled to throw up tue sponge. Tho
cry of i" To thu boats " llspsrscd thc, crowd III
atwlnklc, aud let what was hut two hours b.
fure thu body of q handsome young fellow, but
which was then nothing moru than an incon-
gruuus snass Of bruised and bloatsd flesh, to tho
Solo protection Of lis aecoHd. Collysr employed
wagon, however, aud suceeeded in lugging Tie
s wsInr .ss 'ooA'o 0"0 u 'u' 00a's A'
FIGHTING THE s1lERigF.
When thn mob arrived a. tho main wharf,
WherO %as lastcsletl the Croednorc cutter, ulol
which tnalurity Uf the r0nghs lad found pas-
sage to tho fight, tho Sheriff 1t the county was
found to BE- in possession. Hc hal assumed q
position on tho gaagway, aud was backed aud
surrounded ty the posse-conlttatns, There was
an Instant rush made for the nnfortuAats Sher-
rtT unI In 1pAS tltllA tthn II taktH to write It.