St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-16

neatly furnished parlOT lies all that is
mortal Of Andy Bowen, the best Light
weight the South has ever produced, and
one of the pluCkIest fighters who ever
entered a ring. The cottage is removed
from the street, with pretty flower
garden in front, and the interior is
quietly, but neatly furnished. The dead
pugilist had been married for several
years. and, despite his calling. was do
nestle in his life and habits, and
had surrounded himself with all
the creature comforts of life. His
wife was waiting for him to return from
the fight, hopeful that he would come to
her the victor in the battle, and some
idea may be formed of the shock to her
when he was borne into the house ali
but dead. But she bore up bravely
under the strain. and with the devotion
that had always marked her conduct
towards him, she helped the physicians
and the friends who came from all sides
to make the sOrely wounded pugilist as
comfortable as possible under the tragic
circumstances.
The physicians who had been called
into BOwen'S room at the club. accom-
panied him home and, reinforced by the
e family physician, remained with HIM to
the end.
The COroner,s Jury
declare the cause of death to be concus-
sion of the brain, but failed to deter
mine whether it was produced by La.
Vigne's blow or by Bowen's head strik-
Ing the floor Of the ring. The legal pro-
ceedings in connection with the fatal
fight have hardly terminated yet. The
grand jury, it is thought, will take the
matter up Monday. and the states at
tOrney for its part will press to q con-
clusion against the Olympic club, In
which legitimacy of these glove con-
tests is involved. Andy Bowen died at
7:l5 o'clock a. M, while Father De-
laney was praying over him. He re-
manned unconscious from the time he
received the final blow. and was con-
veyed from his dressing room at the
club to his home. The scene at the
house was a most pathetic one. The
mother OF the pugiist, when he was car
Tied into the house, predicted that he
would never recover. while his young
wife grew hysterical in her agony.
They sat by the side Of the uncon-
sciOus man, wept and prayed as only
women can, but it was of no avail. His
eyes had looked on them for the last
time. and he never opened his lips.
Between and o'clock this morning
faithful watchers stood by the diving
pugilists side, hoping that his ewes
would give some sign of intelligence.
Medical science racked its brain in
search Of remedy, however violent,
that would quicken the pulse and set
the brain TO working.
AT O'Clock DIR. Finney thought that
Bowen had improved, and at that hour
he did not think that the fight would
have fatal termination In reply to a
request from the chief of police, DR..
Finney sent certificate saying that
Bowen was better. 1t was message of
relief to Lavigne and Duffy and the
seconds Of Lavigne, who had been ar
rested until 'Bowen's condition became
known, and who were waiting anxious
ly to hear the unconscious pugilist had
come back to life. The doctor remained
with Bowen to the end, and with his
wife also standing by his bedside. Just
as the hands of the clock were creeping
around to o'clock Mrs. Bowen leaned
over the bed and said:
'Oh, Andy, Say Something to Mes
and her ears were strained to catch the
word. Andy shivered and groaned. his
frame shook, and then, without having
come back to consciousness after the
blow was landed. bTeathed his last, and
the record of tragedy was writ.
As soon as Bowen had died a hand
kerchief was tied gently about his face
and message was sent to the police
station over the nearest telephone noti-
flying that Office Of the death of the
pugilst. The police station in turn
quickly sent word to the coroner.
\ reporter was at the Bowen resi-.
dence shortly after Andy breathed his
last. The news OF his death spread with