Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-09
SULLlVAN-KILRAIN.
The Great Championship Dis
pute Decided.
SULLIVAN VICTORIOUS.
Kilrain Stands Up fOI
Seventy-tive Rounds.
READY FOR THE SEvE NTY-sIXTH
He Toes the Mark Calamity
but Superior Strength
Prevails.

New ORLEANS, July S.-The big fight
is over. Kilrain has been fairly, squarely
honestly, and honorably whipped in a
contest in which the beaten man has no
cause to be ashamed of his defeat. There
is no manner of doubt that Jake Kilrain
is game man and good fighter, and
men who saw him fight today will put up
their money on him the next time he
enters the ring against any living man
except Sullivan. No account of this
much-talk d.of contest will be com
plete unless the thread of the
narrative is taken up at the time of
the departure of the first train from
New Orleans, Monday morning at IL 80
o'clock. The rush for admission to the
SIS coaches was something indescriba
BILE. Thousands of men surrounded the
depot for hours before the announced
time of departure, and madly jostled
each other for favorable position.
When the doors were fairly opened the
crush was frightful, and 200-pound men
we're lifted off their feet and suspended
in the air, by the mere force of the for.
ward and backward pressure. 1t took
nearly two hours to seat the $l5 ticket
holders, and some had to occupy camp
stools in the aisles.
DARING INTERLoPERs.
Just before the $l5 train started from
New Orleans, it was discovered that
scores of men and boys had concealed
themselves on the cross. beams connect
ing the wheels, while others hung on to
the long iron rods connecting the trucks.
A greater number, however, were
perched on the roofs of the cars, in some
eases as many as twenty five to a coach.
| The interlopers were discovered and
driven off by the police before starting,
but once the train was in motion they
swarmed back like so many flies and re-
NAMED to the end of he journey. Ninety
DER cent. of the foolhardy actors were
beardless boys, ranging from Is to 10
years of age. The most reckless deed Of
all was that of three young rascals who
concealed themselves on the inner side
of the cowcatcher and were never dis
covered.
THE RING AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.
The ring was pitched at Richburg, in
a clearing on the edge of pine forest,
near the little village. The ring was
pitched on patch of green turf, and
surrounding it on three sides were tiers
of seats ten feet high, put up by an en-
terorising local speculator, who charged
81 for the privilege of a seat. Unfortu.
nately, however, he occupied the space
set aside for the inner ring seatholders,
and those who had paid SIS for accom-
mediation there claimed the right to sit
in the improvised amphitheater without
extra charge. The local man who had
taken the risk of receiving q for the occu
psncy of his seats appealed to the crowd
to pay him, and made the point that the
gentlemen who were occupying the seats
were in honor bound to accept his terms
The crowd jeered the suggestion.
The alleged reporters stand was com.
posed of three rows of seats on a level
with the ring, and provided with rough
wooden bosrd in front of them, to be
used as reefs for writing pads. There
VAS room for twenty in each row, but
The occupants of the second row could
see nothing, their view being obstructed
by those who sat on the same level
in the first row.
Outside of the ring, the villagers sat on
wood and wagons piled with lumber,
while others enjoyed the sight from
rudely constructed platforms six
or seven feet high. The small boys, as
usual, had the best view from elevated
perches in the surrounding pine trees
An enterprising photographer had three
cameras in position on ladders, and took
views of the crowd and surroundings. |
1t was eight O'Clock when the first train |
reached Richburg, but even at that early |
hour the three upper rows of seats were
found occupied by Richburgers, who had |
sat on their elevated perches since day. |
light
WAITING FOR THE SHOW TO BEGIN.
The assembled multitude sat broiling |
under the blaze of the hot sun. Those |
who had umbrellas were allowed to open |
them, but the intimation was plain and |
general that when the fight began the |
umbrellas would have to go. After pay.
ing $15, and after coming hundred miles
to see the fight, the crowd was in no
temper to tolerate any distractions
to their view. The general aspect
of the crowd was anything but
tough. The hoodlum element was
largely out-numbered oy an eminently
respectable crowd. Professional men,
merchants, bankers, some from New Or.
leans, others from neighboring States,
we're present to prepondersting degree.
Many Of the spectators came from points
as far distant as San Francisco in the
West, and New York and Boston in the
East, but these were mostly of the sport
ing variety, book makers, gamblers and
professional pugilists.
While the holders of gilt-edged tickets,
at $l5 each, were disembarking and
sCRAMBLING FOR PLACES
Of vantage at the ring side, the $40 peo-
pie on the second train were having ex-
periences between New Orleans and the
battle ground. At 40 O'Clock the train
which was booked to leave at 2 O'Clock
started, and then those who had secured
seats settled themselves comfortably,
many going to sleep. At every station
crowds of people shouted at the train
as it rushed by, but no stop
was made. About mile beyond
East Pearl river, a company of Missis-
sippi militia, who had been sent down
TO the State line yesterday afternoon to
prevent the fight, was found. The speed
Of the train had been increased and it ran
by them at the rate of forty miles an
hour, The crowds hooting and yelling at
them In derision. y
In the last coach were a number of !
sports from the East principal
among them we're Joe Coburn, Dominick I
McCaffrey, Bird Foley and Billy Madden. 9
Il was noteworthy fact, that although '
'he passengers on train No. 2 had among I
hem some OF the toughest characters in 7
New Orleans, they were very quiet and