The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-06
DEATH AFTER A KNOCKOUT.
Dan DONOVAN sUCCU rs TO A TERRI
BILE BLOW EHIHD 7HE EAR.

Syracuse Greatly Excited Over the Hattie,
In which . Nuunber OF frouninert Cltisess
Were Observation-Disclosures. the wfrner, and
Referee Peter j. Donohue Arrested.
SYRACUSE. April h-Daniel Donovan OF Cleve-
land. In the seventh round Of q prize eight
which occurred last night at Maple Bay. q
summer resort on the sbofes OF Oneida Lake.
ak miles from this city. was knocked down by
q powerful blow In the raw delivered by Joseph
Dunfco Of this city. From the moment OF his
fall Donovan mover regained consciousness,
and at 1850 o'clock this afternoon he died.
and. ms the physicians describe IL, from con-
cussion OF the brain.
The city is In a state OF considerable excite
ment over the affair, chiefly because the fight
had been arranged by prominent officials. and
was patronized by leading club men and mer-
chants. Dunfee is the nephew OF ex-Flre Cons
missioner John Dunfee. n politician OF much
influence in Syracuse. The absence Of Sheriff
John A. Hoxie from the scene ofthe battle has
created a great deal OF talk. and 1t Is generally
admitted that no will DO compelled to give an
explanation to Governor Flower.
Although the fight was scheduled to take
place In Cayagua county. almost everybody
knew that the ring had been built at Maple
Bay. a resort owned BY W. 3. Barnum. brother
OF the late Gen. Henry A.. Barnum. The
tickets were openly sold at the saloon Of
Alderman Frank Matty.
The fight was without doubt fairly contested.
and the mon evenly matched. In the FIRST two
rounds Duniee went at his man like . whirl-
wind. Near the close OF the second round he
upper-cut Donovan and nearly had him OUT.
In the third and fourth rounds. however. the
two men laughed and joked with each other.
In the fifth and sixth rounds Donovan
forced the fighting. and Dunfee only es-
capped defeat By catching Donovan In .
half Nelson grip In the seventh round.
after q few, minutes Of careful sparring. Dun
Donoyan's seconds did not think so. Donovan
ly helpless. Then Dunfee lot out his right
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and fell face downward q linn and siskenine
p pans 81 m hSa% %p.h snth Tss STO ovar { y: rIs,o for
Nobody thought but that Donovan would re-
Stten 81 Sns se b nmd 9 phsra his y. seconds on. m paid nr ANY
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fee. Smith msds his way to bonovsn. put his
hand Gver rs heart. and then showing, the
s ssSS snS s'i carried Ss D Sin to DG 9Rs .Set sp l' fsr :
few Of the spectators. realized tho extent
S Of the .,t injury rh. until IT, fifteen e twenty min:
md an attendant were using every Known
ssh ~" " wore uUkuCCeSS. |
FIJI. Duntee was dressed. and stood Just out
Side the door. waiting anxiously for tidinRs Of
Donoyan's recovery; When It was announced
s wM D r condition was serious Dunfee
The referee Of The fight was F. J. Donohus
OF New York city. Donohue seemed 10 think
cams to q different oofnclasioo1 when a at day day.
light the man had not recovered sensibllity.
shortly after 10 o'clock this morning Doctors
physicians Of the city. went to Maple Bay. |
Donoyan was still unconscious and breathing
h n . wy They discovered no serious bruises
was at the base Of the brain or at the summit
Of the spinal column The action oithe bands
i Tss r. q @ sfsts OF F partia .h enf snslin't bon wSss
was unable to swallow anything.
In the mean time there, were exciting times
arrest Duniee, and the warrant sworn out BY
ter ~, the first degree. was served in person by
s"S sn death he M" sep Rn fiRe q c iSh5nea aT Fl p0 WAS
WY should suffer Will; such an afiicttio anT
roHna. for then 1t would have ended moro hap
Isteres Donehue; after Dqntee's arrest, sur.
his security: Donohue said:
to " : sG only h tsip ssd I s soms ist DGnSv waa d
The blow that knocke ed him out was wSsN Moth.
r Ing put h. a stu sfod punc B and an ordinary man
years ago He has always taken a deep inter-
est In athletic contests. and. after moving to
tralner Of the club b.NPf Previous T to tbs sYsn ,r %s he
had engaged in several sparring matches in
was regarded as o cool, careful sparrer. and
usually displayed considerable science. He
fun months mo at (lavala nd md n ooo,II