Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-18
SQUIRE ABINGDON Is DEAD.
IA Vas Charlie Nltchell's Friend
and BaCseF.
IFS L,srDEBAUCH WAS TOO MUCH


A.
,wngdopnihe friend ana companion
tbe English pugilisi, Charlie
,,,ebej, died hero this morning.
NV York, March lS.-Charlic
,Dcbell ami Jim Hall arrived at the
sand Central depot at lu.35 aud were
msib y Jerry Mahoney. Mitchell aud
I.U took a cab and started for the
t;adney House. Mahoney ana his
,drni took another. At the hotel
tbstp was telegram awaiting
Michel which roai IA follows:
esquire died at this morning.
Monk"
When Mitchell was asked II Squlre's
death wonld effect the fight, he 70.
Piled II would not; that Squire had
given him money to bot aud
he won he was 10
keep II. Mitchell began sendlng tele.
gfams at once about HquireA bingdon's
Death. lie appeared greatly affected
at the news. The fret telegram was
10 A. Monk, the squige's valet, at New
New Orleans. IL was: "It IN no use
ofcoming to Now Orleans now"
This referred 20 Mitchelps plan NJ
going h train three tomorrow. He
followed It up with another to Monk.
IL read. "Have Squire embalmed
aud brought TO New York right away.
We can thpn catch n boat"
A thifd dispatch to the same effect
was rent TO w. IL. Bailey, the squirrels
secretary, who ~ In New Or.eans.
Another went to "Gravatic, London"
whichit the cable addVtsof the6quire's
hwytrs. 1t read: esquire Aiding.
don Baird died at New Orleans this
morning."
Mitchell then spoke fcolingly about
his friend:
"When 1 left New Orleans, the squire
was In bed. The doctors advised me
10 leave him, ms no would ret better
more quickly. SO came to Now York.
BEFORE | lett, however, l told
them II they would get the SPUR,
into shape aud in New York In time
10 catch boat for England Wcdnes.
Day, would give them $1,000. l AN
rfeatly atlecte at my friends death.
He has been "a sufferer from bowel
troubles for some time and his constl-
tuition was run down."
The death created something of "a
pnfation here, M II had not leaked out
that he was no seriously III. When
squire came here from New York with
tho Hall and Mitchell party he was In
tho very best OF spirit and splendid
health, with n quick, elastic step and
bright, ruddy face. He came In ex-
cellent condition for long stay,
engaged the test rooms In the hotel,
began TO open wine Immediately for
all whom he took lining TO and spent
money right and left for wine aud
women. He found that New Orleans
was very fast In sporting sense and
cut out pace that all who wero
with him had TO follow, except
HAL. On the night OF the
hsht he was selected to 10
into the corner with Hall. not
because he wa, thought TO know much
about handling n man, but simply for
tie honor Of having been In corner.
He wore nothing but loose undcrshirt
as did tho other seconds. II was
rather warm during tho early part of
intervening but before the fight began
II had changed considerably
and there were many danger.
Gus draughts whizzing through the
big pine building. The squire handled
the Ice and the bottles ia the corner
aud made himself generally useful
been taken back TO his room. After
lhe defeated pugilisl had been escorted
70 the hotel the entire party went out
Tor lark and q general round OF dissi.
patton began then, In which Jim Hall
and the squire played the leading paris
ald which did not end until the squire
broke down and had TO 20 to bed. His
Illness was at first not considered ser.
loua and was regarded merely as cold
resulting from dissipation. However,
q physlclan was called In and the
slok man was given every possible
attention. He himself did not be.
heve that no WINS very bad oil and was
% confident that he would 10 up In
uay or two aud be- able to 20 east,
That ho Insisted that Mitchell should
START ON ahead Of him for New YORK,
me western trip with Bat MasteTson
having been abandoned. Mitchell lett
Win Hall and the squire expected to
meet HIM In time to sail on the Ma Jestic,
1n Wednesday. The Majestic will
carry back to England on Wednesday
we dead body Of the squire and his
hIIowlng friends. 10 was not until the
.lspatch came here from Buffalo TO
le elect that Mitchell had received
sofd that the squire was dying that
any iaith was placed Ia the rumors
satfent ON the streets yesterday even
Jug that the squire was at the
point VI death. DR.. Fitch had
Ohglnally been called in 10 attend the
puiFe but when no continued to
pow worse DIR. Miles, the distin.
sulshed surgeon and physician OF the
snatlly hospital, was summoned for
consultation. At that time the squire
Nm uoliri0us aud violent and
uAu u have with him
vOnA'anily some one to prevent him
rom doing himself violence. After
no consultation between Dr. Miles
Ghu Dr. Fitch, n telegram was sent east
,ua' Tue sick man was suffering with
pu'umonia and that his recovery,
aepite his splendid constitution, was
.etAlued Improbable. lie had dlssipated
~ uluch In the past fortnight that his
physical vigor had been impaired and
no disease made rapid inrOadH upon
nm' During all his illness his Becre.
Wy Teddy Bailey, and his valet,
m' MONK remained constantly with
~, 'ui anu ne was given every attention
~ 9st money could procure IN the matter
IA FAMED nurses aud scientific care,
pnVaitlng the night the condition OF the
panent continued TO grow worse, and
msple the unremitting attention OF
~ physicians and nurses, he was so
Gs,gone when daylight broke, that his
hon. oeohme only question OF few
Us' Death occurred at y O'Clock,
''e mad been III but q week.
s' night Charley Mitchell tele. |