“ The trains of the Harlem Road were densely crowded on Tuesday afternoon, and yesterday morning, with hundreds of persons, whose curiosity was excited to such a pitch, as to prompt them to abandon their business, families, and all else, for the purpose of witnessing the brutal exhibition in the ring, between the two human beings above named. ”

“ The excitement was intense during yesterday and last night, in all parts of the City, respecting the great prize fight for a wager of $2,000, between James, or "Yankee" Sullivan and John Morrissey, that was known by certain sporting gents, to have taken place in the interior of Putnam County, New York, bordering on the States of Massachusetts and Vermont. ”

“ Others, who were favorable towards Morrissey, declared that he had won the battle, and received a decision in his favor by the Judges and Referee. It appears the pugilists met on the ground at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, amidst an assemblage of some four or five thousand persons, and nothing occurred to disturb them; the ring was formed and they were brought forth by their seconds, who were as follows: For Sulivan, Andee Sheehan, of the Fourth Ward, and William Wilson. For Morrissey, Awful Gardner and Tom O'Donnell. ”