Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-08
OFF FOR TIE BATTLE-GROUND
Sullivan, Kilrain and Their Followers
Leave New Orleans.
THEIR DESTINATION UNKNOWN.
Several Places Suggested 10y the
knowing gOnes-Governor Nichols
viii Hurry After Them
With Troops.
Looking for a Place to Fight.

NEW ORLEANS, July 7-[Special Telegram
TO The BEE. sullivan left the city at 1
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, Kilrain follow
ing at 80. Their destination is of course n
matter of conjecture. The train carrying
the spectators, management and press men
left the Queen & Crescent depot between 1
and 2:30 this morning. Eight hundred and
forty first class ticket holders in fourteen
coaches, each man having camp stool, de.
parted on tho first section at 1 o'clock. The
newspaper men travelled in car No 81, which
also conveyed Bud p. Renaud and number
of attaches and some of those more inti-
mately connected with the coming fight
Section two steamed out at o'clock, con-
tanning about eighteen hundred $40 cxcur-
sionsts, and NJ 2:30 the third section, of
eighteen cars, left with the same number.
No mau was allowed TO pass the barrier
without producing a ticket There was a
terrific crowd mt the depot but fairly good
order was maintained. Unless something
unforeseen occurs Honey island, sixty-two
miles northwest of New Orleans, an island
In the Pearl river, belonging to the chair
man Of the republican state central commit
tee, will be the battle ground. 1t is neutral
ground on the line of Louisiana and
Mississippi Governor Nichols called out
battery B, Louisiana artillery, who have
been under arms all day. They may stop
the fight from taking place in Louisiana.
The Western Union will take no messages
Mt any adjacent office to the scene of the fight,
wherever it comes Off Honey island has no
telegraph office, and the nearest is thirteen
miles away. Communication with the main
land is by ferry.
Sullivan has been under lock and KEY since
Friday. He is reported to be in aplendid
form, but gaining flesh every day.
M The seconds will be Cleary and Coburn for
Sullivan, Muldoon bottle holder. McSchell
and Donovan will look after Kilrain, with
Murphy, the light weight, for bottle man.
The referee and time keeper are not yet de-
cided upon.
aKilruin's condition is considered admirable.
he strips superbly. Saturday evening THE
BEE man in company with few other press
men saw the Baltimore champion in undress
lniform. He looms up amazingly and carries
his 1875 pounds so that one would never i'm
agine IT was there, but some knowing ones
say he is just shade short for work. He
drove to Morcau's hotel yesterday forenoon
ana breakfasted.
Tue troops arc still under arms and Cap.
tain Benham told The BEE man: 1--WE go
with thirty rounds in our belt. Nichols de-
clares the fight shall not come off in the
state. The governor has ordered train to
follow up the first section and will in person
direct the troops"
The press reports will be elaborate, having
ten men working.
Information has been received in New
Orleans saying Kilrain and Sullivan reached
their destination ut o'clock. This would
confirm tho rumor that Honey island is tho
battle ground Kilrain and Mitchell when
leaving the Southern club this evening made
Snort speeches, Kilrain laughingly remark
ing:
II will DO back, boys, with good news"
Mitchell declares il Sullivan does not whip
Jake in twenty minutes he never will man
6ge it,