The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-09
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TaB FIGHT,

The RuSh to Reach the Battle Fisld-Th
Men Forbidden to Fight ON Louisiana Soil
Tho Ring and the Crowds,
RlcHBuRe, Miss, JulyS,-The frsttraiE
arrived at $50, After worrying arount
for hall the night and specializing on tht
chances for a fight, people at the New
Orleans hotels, the clubs and on The
street moved with common impulse
toward the depot, AT 1880 O'Clock
people trusted not to street cars, bul
took cabs and carriages and every iehu
in the city did a land Office business
Down at the depot there was an inde'
scribable crush, It seemed as though
everybody in the city was going to the
aght, and 1t happened that everybody
waited to get aboard at the same time,
Through careless management holders OF
inner ring tickets whoSpald dearly for
their trip were forced TO 70 through q
narrow passage way well guarded with
policemen 10 reach the cars, AT this
small opening several hundred people
congregated and' jostled, pushed and
fought TO secure admission, Clothes
were torn and hats crushed and nervous
people shocked, but the crowd finally
got through and the seven cars Of the
select train were quickly filled.
In the throng were many Of the most
prominent people In the city OF busl-
ness, financial, social and political char
aCter. 1t included bankers, merchants,
lawyers, editors and reporters, and was,
perhaps, as cosmopolitan a gathering as
has ever come together on any occasion,
During the crush pickpockets tried to
get in their work, The greatest difficulty
OF the management was keeping people
without tickets off the traiH, and a force
OF detectives was provided in each car.
Some yenturesOme people who had no
money to pay their way risked their
lives on the roofs Of the cars, and II 70.
quired the stIictest watching TO discover
all who hung on the trucks and other
dangerous portions Of the coaches.
Just before the train was finally made
up, Attorney General Rogers came
aboard with Adjutant General Ferris,
and Col, Glen Walker, Of the Cover.
nor's staff, and stated that the lght must
positively not take place on Louisiana
soil. At first no answer was made, but
the officials were finally told that the
men wouldn't Gght in this State. II was
expected that the troops would appear
at the depot, but OF the two companies
in the city one could muster but forty
men and the other only q bakers dozen.
In reply to requisition made on them
by the Governor for train accommoda.
tions for troops, the railroad people
replied that the State could not be ac-
commodated, since lltheir rolling stock
had been chartered. The Governor was,
however, offered transportation with his
men on the regular train. Donovan
and Bottle.holder Johnny Murphy were,
on the train when Kilrain left the city
yesterday. All his baggage, stronia
water, ETC., was left behind, and Kilrain
had to use other water, which 1t was
feared might hurt his condition.
AT 1:20 the first train with twelve
coaches pulled out and the conductor
and engineer were given religious In
structions togo straight through to the
battle ground without a stop. Aboard
the train the information was furnished
officially that both Sullivan and Kilrain
had reached the battle ground at $3.50.
There was scarcely any betting at all on
the train. Passengers simply talked
over the merits Of the two men and