The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-17

ras Brutal Lavigus Crasiiy Beat His
scatm 4 fer hs ~ rs Helpless.

sSfset hangs q S1Te1fileI q eIegvs Az
n.aue.ag 10 the passersoy that some one
g.. besn called ~ Gae angel of death.
g~4eaa tie portal, Ia a pretsily furnish
u nsflcr, lies al that Is mortal Of Andy
gsse1. the best lightweight the south
sssr .,eotnesQ, and one or the plucklesI
eea1ess sao ever entered a ring. 1ae
] s.,s.tge Is removed from the street, vita
peetsy dover garden ia front. and the
snl.eaor Is quietly but neatly furnish
"a zoe dead pagIIist aad been mar
f4s-s Tor several years. and. despite MS
.s..8ag x4s domestic IN his life and
hat,ss and haa surrounded himself with
I'll IA. comforts OF lie. Ills vile WAS
w4itlHg f9f nln - return from the ilgHt.
hsgsng that ne woula come - ner VIC
tarioas. and some idea may be formed OF
ne shock 10 her nerves when ne Was
horne into the house all but dead. But
she b6ra up praNely under the strain,
Ard, with tae devotion that had always
aarked ner conduct toward MIN, she
he,pt-l the physicians and the friends
w4ao came from ali sides 90 make the
wounded pugiiist as comfortable as pos
s.ble under TIE tragic circumstances.
The physicians who had been called into
Bo9en's room AT the club accompanied
hin nome, and. reinforced by the family
pnysicIan, remained win him all night
q he end.
Andy Bowen died Saturday morning
at s.l5 O'Clock, while Father Delaney
| xas praying over hIm. lie remained uII-
conscious from the tine he received the
blow. ana was conveyed from his dress
lax room at the club 10 has home. Be-
| 4fssa
stood by the dying pugihst's side. hop
fng that bis eyes would give some sign
III consciousness. Medical science rack
ei It's brain In search OF remesiy how
efer violent. that would quicken the
pulse and set the brain 70 working. At
| so'cAck Dr. Finney eonght Bowen had
Improved. and at that hour he did not
shsak the fight would have a fatal ter
msnation. In reply 70 request from
The chief Of police. pr. FNnney sent
certificate. saying that Bowen Was bet
her IL was message of relief II
lavlgne. Duffy and the seconds, who
had been arrested and who We're pray
eifudy wal ing 10 hear that the un-
conscious pngihst had come back 10
| he The doctors remained with Bowen
q the end
just as the hands Of the clock wese
creeping around 20 Z. Mrs. Bowen leaned
ever the bed and said: Andy. say some
thing 20 me. I" and her ears were strain
Ell 70 catch the words. Andy shiycred
ard groaneti. his frame shook. and then
without having come back TO CONSCIOUS
ness after Lavlgne landed. ne breathed
his last and the record OF a tragedy
vas written.
Nh@' the men faced each o.ser for
| the eighteenth round, il was apparent
! that the end of the fight was near. Bow
| en- had received 50 many right-hand-
ers over the heart that he was weaken
"a and gfoggv when he left his corner.
lie VAS gains. however. and walked me-
eAanioally toward his strong adversary.
IaKlret opened with - l.ft Jab
On TIE neck. and that blow was not
| Particularly hard one. but IL brought
ssk ~ Anguish To the face 81 the thor
eaghly beaten little man. His mouth
MAS partially open. while his eyes had a
via. frightened look. His cheeks were
bruised and swollen. and his lirs were
taIei ont, The cut over the left eve
nAS The only color 81 his pallid face. His
sFeath was coming IN short gasps. and
after breathing for a moment he would
eafcA his breath With wonderful game
ahess be would not finch from the show
q blows rLned upon him. and
toaga all his strength was gong, he
sfaa bravesv- 20 kgTlt Tack every time
2e victor was close enough. L.ayigne
ksew thar he could dodge fhe blows
Sss attempted. OF let them land harm
49, on hinL He was landing on the
go nan a. viii Bowen staggered %
e fUpfs Ia q helpless condition and
wa g clinch. IaTigne plssIted his left
WI the heart, and. crossing savagely
VII his riEht landed n terrible blow
9 Tie angle Of the Jaw. Bowen fell
9sk Ike a fallen ss afG his head
s91ee ne floor heavily. I2vigne walk
g IS CORNER. while Duffy counted
e L. seconds. The beaten man was
ket uq nmp. ard 70 al Appearances
seess. oy his handlers. and carried "a
&ress ~ roofn.
Sc blow which sent Bowen down was
ere ~ extraordinary force but Il
@s efavcyca az very short range. lie
- - weak as q De able 10 make 10
sFssiaace. ana. filling directly over
ssNwart. the hack 81 his head struck
&c erps03ei Goor ~ tire stage upon
e<a they Bad been nghfing with such
- ii0ous eerce that * sounded as u
hoor hsd been heavily hit with the
- an HN~ Whea Han aud FNtz-
heas f79Sht in the same roon the
- was ,hlck.y padded. over which =
81 canvass h8A been lightly darwin
n'sht 90 some unexplained reason.
- '+i7s hsd been e ,n1ved. and the
haa brea stretched over the bare
~ fhe stage had The stage
49, ~ th4s condition when FTtaSim-
Aho-he3 Iau out. there appears
a'i'" eerht JHat HaN would have
fatally -f9red. ana vith sach a
sts1-e fresh "a the memory It
s@@rs ain9e-t understandable that fhe
asSers ~ ths club should have taken
ss-.eas risk as that % be incur
- sf r-----5iaE r1en 10 fght On an
~7oA8eci naor.
Nas'aer FugsitsF nsax~roa.is Heart.
Il y lcg's nec IS Daiv. sSe 81 Louis
eAr pust.st. IS lying dsngcr-
.S III st 1he city hospital from the
ss = "a hrokcn sax. received in rs