Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22


winds, becoming variable.
PRIZE FIGHT.-Billy Nally, of Wash
ington, knocked out Billy Layton, of
Roanoke, in two-round fight at an
early hour yesterday morning at White
house landing on the Virginia side of
the Potomac, about 10 miles below
this city. The fight did not last over
four and a-half minutes, and was given
to Nally, because Layton fell over the
loose dirt in his corner just as the
round vas closing, and was prevented
from rising by people who rushed into
the ring. Ne,.her of the fighters was
hurt in the least, and they finished
their brief battle without blood having
been drawn on either side. Much dis
satisfaction was expressed over the re-
suit. The fight was attended by one OF
the toughest crowds that ever gather
ed in that neiyhborhood. Two old ca
nal boats had been transformed into
excursion barges by filing them with
benches and covering them, one with a
wooden roof, the other with an avn
ING. In the glare Of a broad lantern
Mr.. Angus McSween in boarding the
barge at Washington mistook his foot
ing. and tumbed head first into the
river He was dragged out halfchok-
ed by being drawn on board by a rope
that had. unfortunately, coiled itself
around his neck. A tug pulled the
Aarges down the river. In the half
light OF the kerosene lamps two enter
prising gentlemen and their assistants
set up sweat game and an under-and-
over-seven game, ailordinS amusement
for the crowd. as we'll as providing re-
lief to many from the cares attending
the possession oflarge amounts ofspecie
The towing was slow, and Fort Wash
incton was being passed when the first
feint streaks of the Sabbath dawn APP
peared and as the light grew stronger,
there was revealed as hard 4 looking
set of citizens as were ever gathered
into two barges. The medical proies-
sion was represented by one lone doc
tor-a young physician just starting III
business, and not yet alieniated from
his sporting proclivities, who combined
business with pleasure. He, fortunate
w. had his case Of instruments with
him. and. before the day was many
hours old. had become the most useful
and. next to the bartender, the most
industrious man in the party Shortly
after dawn the prows OF the barSes
we're showed up on the beach and the
process of landing began. 1t is safe TO
assume that ha,f those who attompto d
to cross the gang-scantling fell into the
shallow water and had to wade ashore.
Just before the scrappers were brought
out, very drunken man with gun
conceived the insane idea of shooting
into the crowd. He was disarmed be-
fore he could carry the plan into execu-
ton. With the sole idea of preventing
the man from killing somebody the gun
was fired in order to destroy the cart
ridges. The effect was disastrous. jim
Corners, who was comfortably cnsconc-
ed in the upper branches OF the tree
overlooking the ring, lost his grip and
tumbled about 80 feet to the ground,
striking log in his descent and break
ing his leg below the knee. Upon the
decision of the referee after the
end of the fight pandemonium reigned.
A dozen men jumped into the ring
and crowded around the referee. 4
fight inside the ring, of course cnsucd,
and Nally's second endeavored to
enforce the decision of the
referee with an AK, with which he dash
ed across the ring, attempting to brain
the Roanoke people. He was disarm-
ed before Layton's second, who had his
gun leveled, could drop the crazed
man with a wcll-directed bullet. The
men returned to the barges about nine
o'clock, when it was found that the
boats and the tugs had become beach
ed, and could not be gotten away before
four o'clock in the afternoon. Conse-
ouently, from nine o'clock until four,
there was fighting upon the barges, and
fully fifty men took part, hatchets,
clubs, bung starters and bottles being
freely used. The man with the broken
LEG was thrown from his rudely impro-
yised couch to the floor and trampled
upon by the mob. About twelve
o'clock, fifty or more of the more re-
spectacle element chartered a schooner
and got away from the barges and
across to Marshall Hall, arriving at
Washington on one of the excursion
steamers about three o'clock in the at
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