Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-29

.~aaaY AND WEEKLY:

aeAttIe. June ~ ios''
4 u'Cev AsD wuaSrLGe.
"a puelliss vA Wressler.
zoe lS. +. Ata.l
I. has almost grown ~ b . pr0verb
....ro sDorting men, both east and west,
.Lst Clarence whistler, the wrestler,
s.si.As' and sometimes known - the
.T:nsss Demon" can whip any man 10
A.~,sea in what il known a. . rough
~. J.tnmble fight. Il Ia said that pro-
- 70 his advent on this coast 20
",SsIle With Muldoon, he met Sullivan,
~, - them in the zanith Of his fame
:" ~ Great American human pile driv-
r and animated batterlng ram: ane OF
S..sd n prove 70 him that there wae
s."xhar man In America Who was his
.hvsieal and muscular superior. The
dtf nat being accepted, It 10 SAID snat
whistler actually cried with rage ana
ehaarin. Be this a. 1t may. It II certain
tsat sullivan and Whistler are nov on
frieo1iy terms, and both claim that the
la blOed that once existed oeswesn
them vas engendered by tho Om0a0us
interferenoe of alleged friends, Who
vere endoavOrinQ TO foster = feeling 20
tween these giants OF the bioepa snas
vould lead to serious trouble In the fu-
tnss. since they have met in this city
1hsv have agreed u bury the hatcnet.
and have been on tho most amicabie
tesms.
Pele Mccoy il An sttache Of the SOL
livan Combination, apd for . man or
smali physique IL very clever and acsive
Nth his hands. UnfOrtunately no v OF
e.very oonvivial disposition. and veen
under the influence Of tho rosy" I'M
sQinss that he weighs a ton, and that he
has taken q contract TO redress sns
vrones Of every traducsd pugilist on
both hemispheres. He arrived as snie
stage Of inebristy at an early hour yes
tsrday morning, after having oeen
drinking in Whistlef's company tne on.
tire evening, and accused the latter OF
being An enemy ef Sullivan and tho en-
tire combination. Whistler treated the
charge ~ q joke, and. being IN An
amiable humOr, ordered another drink,
which only seemed 10 indame the ire OF
the savage Mccoy, and the air became
thick and blue with Oaths and aspsr
sious on the ancestry Of the house OF
whistler. Professor DAILY. the swim.
mer, Who was present at the time, and
ves aware Of Whistler's pr0diRious
strength and savage temper whom thor
ouQhly aroused. sent as once TO the
Baldwin Hotel fer Sullivan and Al.
smith. Sullivan responded within
lev minutes, and found Mccoy seiII
abusing whistler, the latter making no
sogreesive movement except TO reply:
sPete YOU are crazy drunk, and | dou's
vant any trouble with you" sullivan
attempted to establish peaca BY ordering
bottie Of wine, but It was no sooner
On the counter than Mccoy grabbed and
hurled il full at Whistler's head. For.
tpnatsly for the latter he dodRed II, and
4 vss broken into fragments against
ths opposite wall. -,
Ryenl this assault Whistler did not
sossut, but quietly ordered another
botlls. Nettled at Whistlsr's indiher-
snoe. or perhaps mistaking his self
control for cowardics, Mccoy ruehed
pasI Sullivan and planted blow full IN
- faos Of Whistler. and sending the
Md squirting in all directions. whist
~ then turned to Sullivan and said.
7 John, let me down this man ; it's tho
oaly way 70 can stop him." Sullivan,
vhs had been using every exerSion.
sshn1A physical and persuasive. since hSe
6ysival = the saloon, to paoify Mccoy:
Immediately stepped 70 one side and
leA whistler to "Ret in and break his
Aollas hone." There was q clutch,
vhia, whirl and q hang, and Mccoy
hy q tho floor n palpitating and Qutv-
eana mass Of ynsensiblo humanity.
1hoGs Who Witnessed il say that he was
Gflsd two feet above Whistler's head
I'D dashed to the ground With shook
NJ agitated every bottle behind shs
~, and lo0sened the nails IN the door.
vAlaller vas about TO supplement thiA
fsat os strength by breaking few 90
pesduous ribs for the fresh Mccoy with
- aAltpetre tendency, when Sullivan
shattered and agreed TO take him
houo.
Whistler il said 10 have acted with
eml lsuiency and forbearanoe during
- entire trouble. and Il must be eNtd
= 0ollivAn's credit that he also did all
= NJ power 10 curb tho brutal instincts
= Mccoy and unfuri the banner Of
peo0 over the field Of battle.
a Pinsr CLASS IRoN SAIL SHIP.-In
- early part Of this month there vvs
n1aoAed from the yard of 0eanrs. btr-
~ 6tsuhouse l. Co., DuMbartsu, the
- trun ship Benvenue Of the follow
II Dimensions Length, 80 fest
1sedth, u feet inches depth Of hold,
~; cross register tonnage, about
- t0aA Hhe will be three masted.
ase-siRRed, having P0laooa masts,
ASnn~ avwA \ Ia