The herald., 1894-12-16
BOWEN Is DEAD.
The Saginaw Kid Closed Lit
tie Andy's Earthly
Career.
PUT TO SLEEP FOREVER.
The Affair at New Orleans
Friday Night Proves
Fatal.
PARTICIPANTS ARRESTED.
LavIgne Charged With Murdsr--Ths Eis.
tts World 6hrouded in Gioom-Ths
Ryan-Dempssy Mill De.
clRred Off.
PARTICIPANTS ARRESTED.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec 15.-On the gate
post of q modest little cottage on Thalia
street hangs q streamer of crepe an
nouncing to the passerssby that some
one had been called by the angel Of
death. Beyond the portal in q prettily
urnished psrlor lies oil that 10 mortal
OF Andy Bowen, the best lightweight
the south has ever produced, and one
OF the pluckiest fighters who ever en-
tered ring. The cottage 10 removed
from the street by "a pretty flower gar.
den in front. and the interior is quietly
but neatly furnished. The dead pugil-
at had been mari cd for several years.
and, despite his calling. was domestic
in his life and habits. and had SUR
rounded himself with all the comforts of
life.
His wife was waiting for him to return
from the fight, hopeful that he would
come to her victorious, and some idea
may be formed of the shock to her
nerves when he was borne into the
house all but dead. But she bore up
bravely under the strain. and with the
devotion that had always marked her
conduct toward him, she helped the
physicians and the friends who came
from all sides, to make the sorely
wounded pugiliss az comfortable aa pos
sible under tho circumstances. The
physicians who had been called into
Bowen's room at the club, accom- panied
him home and, reinforced by the family
physician, remained with him till tht
end.
The coroner's ury declared the cause
Of death due to cDncussion Of the brain
but failed to determine whether it was
produced by Lavigne'a blow or by Bow.
ems head striking the floor OF the ring.
The legal proceedings in connection
with the fatal fight have hardly termi-
mated yet. The jury, it is thought, will
take the matter up on Monday, and the
states attorneys, for ther part, will press
TO a conclusion the suit against the
Olympic club, against which the legality
of these glove contests is involved.
TIE FATAL KNOCKOUT.
Andy Bowen died this morning at
7:15 O'Clock while Father Delaney was
praying over him. He remained uncon.
scious from the time LIE received tho
blow and was conveyed from his
dressing room at the club to his home
on Tnalia street, near Magazine.
When the men faced each other for
the eighteenth round it was apparent
that the end of the fight was near.
Bowen had received 80 many right
handlers over the heart that he was
weakened and groggy when he left his
corner. He was game, however, and
walked mechanically toward his strong
adversary.
Lavigne opened with left iab on tho
neck, and though the blow was not q
particularly hard one it brought look
OF anguish to the face of the thoroughly
beaten little man. His mouth was par.
italy open while his eyes wore wild,
frightened look. His cneeks were
bruised and swollen and his lips were
puffed out. The cut over the left eye
was the only color in Lis pallid face, and
his breath was coming in short gasps.
With wonderful gameness he would not
finch from the shower of blows rained
upon him, and, although his strength
was going, he tried bravely to fight back
every time the visitor was close enough.
Lavigne knew that he could dodge tho
blows thus attempted. or let them land
harmlessly on him. He was landing on
the local man at will. Bowen was stag
gering to the ropes in helpless condi-
tion and trying to olinch. Laviens
planted his left over the heart and,
crossing with his right. landed a
blow on the angle of the jaw. Bowen
fell back like felled tree and his head
struck the "A oor heavily. Lavigno
walked to his corner, while Duffy
counted the 10 seconds.
The beaten man was picked up limp
and go all appearances liieless. by his
handlers and carried to his dressing
room.
THE FLOOR WAS NOT PADDED.
Concerning Bowsn's injuries the
Times Democrat says:
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