Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-30

The LiyeIicst Street Fight of the
seaso a-Tombstone officials De-
moustrate That They Are Made
OF Good stun.
The ~liyeliest street battle that ever &C.
Cured In Tombstone took place last Thurs
day, resulting in the death Of three persons
and the wounding OF two others, one prob
ably fatally. For some time past several
| COWBOYS have been in town, and the fight
was between City Marshal Virgil carp, his
| two brothers, Morgan and Wyatt carp,
| and Doc. Holiday on one side, and Ike
| and Billy Clanton and Frank and Tom Nc
| Lowery on the other. The Clanton and
McLowery brothers are known as cowboys,
| and Ike has been in town for the past week
| drinking pretty freely, and was arrested
| this morning for carrying concealed weap-
| ons, he having appeared on the street with
a Winchester rifle and q six-shooter on.
| After paving his fine he is reported to have
made threats againstM Marshal carp and his
| brothers, and it is known that bad blood
| has existed between them for some time.
| About $50 o'clock the Marshal requested
| his brothers, Morgan and Wyatt, and Doc.
Holiday to accompany him to aid in
disarming the cowboys, as trouble was
feared in the evening. They started down
towards the O. K. Corral on Fremont street,
and a few doors below the Nugget office saw
the two Clanton and McLowery brothers
talking to Sheriff Behan, who had request
ed them to disarm. The Marshal called
out, "Boys, throw up your hands; l want
you to give up your shooters"
THIRTY SHOTS IN A MINUTE.
At this Frank McLowery attempted to
draw his pistol, when Wyatt carp immedi-
ately shot him, the ball entering just
about the waist. Doc. Holiday then let
go at Tom McLowery with a shotgun, fill
ing him full OF buckshot under the right
arm. Billy Clanton then blazed away at
Marshal carp, and Ike Clanton, who it is
claimed was unarmed, started and ran of
through the corral to Allen street. The
firing then became general, and some 30
shots were fired, all in such rapid success
sion that the fight was over in less than a
minute. When the smoke bad cleared
away it was found that Frank McLowery
had been killed outright, with n bal
through the intestines, one in the left
breast and one in the right temple, the lat
ter two wounds beng received at the same
instant. Tom McLowery lay dead around
the corner of Third street, q few feet from
Fremont, the load Of buckshot fred by
Holiday killing him almost instantly
Billy Clanton lay on the street with one
shot in the wrist and another in the RICH
side, near the waist, and the third in the
left nipple. He was taken into a house
!. and lived about half an hour in great agony
o OF H
Morgan carp was shot through boil
shoulders, the ball grazing the skin. Mar
shall carp was shot through the fieshy par
OF the right leg. Wyatt carp and Docl
Holiday escaped unhurt. The shooting
created great excitement, and the stree
was Immediately filed with people. Tx
Clanton was captured and taken to Jail
where he now remains. The Jail is guard
ed by a number Of citizens to proven
lynching, Of which there ia no apparen
danger. The three dead bodies were re
moved to the Morgue, where they now lie
1t is reported that several thousand dol
lars were found on the bodies. The feel
ing Of the better class of citizens is tina
the Marshal and his posse acted solely i
} the right in attempting to disarm the COW
boys, inc that it was lease of kill or &c
killed. C~lanton's father was killed wit
, four others a few months ago'in New Mex
leo by the Mexicans while driving q ban
OF cattle up to this market. The town
) quiet and the authorities are fully able
3 maintain order.
!, THE acme OF p~oliteness was reached b