The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
SAMPSON STIRS UP A SANCTUM
THREE NEWsIIAPTsR MEN PUT HiIE
STRONG MAN TO FLIGHT.

lie Precipitated HostIIitIes by Call
ing the city Editor of the Atlanta
journal a Liar-The Trouble the
Outsrowth of the Papers Conn
mcnts On Ball Given Under Samp-
sons management.
Atlanta, Ca. Feb. IA sensational fight
in which G.. A. Sampson, who claims TO
be the strongest man In the world. and
In fact has an International reputation
for his wonderful fcats Of strength, was
badly beaten up and kicked down flight
OF stairs, occurred In the journal office
this afternoon. SIMPSONS antagonist
was Walter II. Howard. city editor OF the
Journal, assisted by Assistant City Editor
Pennington and Harry Gnham, a repor-
ter
The fight grew out OF the French mas
querade bail given at the Trocadero
theater last Wednesday night by Samp-
son, the lessee of the house.
In describing the affair the Journal was
more realistic than pleased the strong
man Sampson. and this afternoon after
the appearance of the paper, he. in ac-
company with an attache of the Troca-
dero named Mann, went to the Journal
office looking for a fight. Mann carried
a big stick, and Sampson. who breaks
chains tested to hold 10000 pounds. with
tho bare muscles of his arms had his
muscles along with him. The two went
to the private Office of the city editor,
where they found Mr.. Howard. The
strong man, after a few words with Mr..
Howard. whom he doubtless thought to
blum, called him a liar. In an instant.
Mr.. Howard reached out and landed
stiff blow upon SIMPSONS jaw, after
which they clinched. At this juncture,
Reporter Gllham grabbed chair and
struck Sampson over the head, and PEN
nington, the assistant city editor, also
seized similar article OF furniture 10
take hand In the scrap, expecting Samp-
sons friend Mann, to come 10 his as
sistance. Mann, however, fled from the Of
nce without attempting to use his big stick
and as soon as Sampson could release HIM
self from City Editor Howard, he made a
bee-line for the door. When he reached
the threshold, Howard was close behind
him, and giving him a shove, started him
down the bottom. City Editor Howard
followed Sampson to the foot Of the stairs,
ana when he could not get TO him on ac-
count OF tho chairs that had been thrown
after sampson, he jumped over the rail-
ing 10 follow up the fight As he did so
he lost his balance a little. and before he
could recover himself, Sampson had land
ed stunning blow on the side OF hts
head. The racket drew out Burton Smith,
the younger brother OF the Secretary of
the Interior, who, like the secretary, Is
man Of immense physique. He imme-
diately rushed in the thickcst of the fight
and separated the combatants, dragging
Sampson into his Office, which Is close by.
and keeping him there until matters were
quieted down. The strong man was COM
pletely knocked out by the newspaper
man. He was so completely done up that
ne refused to leave the Office OF Mr.. Smith
while the belligerent newspaper men were
in the building, until Mr.. Smith offered TO
see him safely on the sidewalk. Although
the strong man can Kill an OK with a sin
gle blow Of his fist. he could not handle
a city editor worth a cent, and after the
tracas declared that the next time he un-
dertakes 10 clean out a newspaper office,
he VIII carry Gatling gun with him.