The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-14
The California nneI.

In the death of fSenator Broderick There were
ionr hundred spectators on the ground. who.
at the request of the seconds, moved short dis
lance OF, to neighboriug hillock. The
seconds then felt beneath the vests of the com
oatants, to ascertain that there was no protec
tion worn to repel the bullets. Their watches
and money were taken from them--Judye
Terry emptying his money out aud tossing Il
on the ground. The San Francisco Bulletin
says:
As the seconds stepped back and Mr.. Coul
ton gave the word, the principals raised their
p.sols wnien they had held pointed to the
gIouhi On the rise, Mr.. Broderick,s weapon
went on. the ball striking the ground a few
iees snort OF his opponent. The next instant
anase Terry, who had fully raised his weapon,
msenafgea nn, n, and exclaimed, "That shot is
no, mortal have struck two inches to the
.'ent" Mr.. Frederick suddenly turned few
ihcnes and braced himself for moment; then
gradnaiiy lowered himself down to a reclin-
ing position on the ground, and then fell over
az fuIl length. He did not speak a word during
tnis time. While Mr. Broderick thus fell, still
eiaspihg ms pistol, Judge Terry stood with
rs arms folded till his seconds advanced and
Win them he left the field unharned.
The surgeons, who were present Drs Loehr,
Hammond and Aylett together with Mr.
Broderick's seconds, advanced Immediately
upon his fall, and tearing open his coat, exam
| ined the wound which was found to be in the
breast. The ball had entered near the right
nipple, passed across the front par of the body
and lodged in the left side. 1t seems TO have
| entered The cavity of the chest, or III. least
scored and cut the breast bones
| A mattress litter was brought to the place,
| and the wounded man placed upon it. He was
placed in q wagon and carried arc a nd the hills
| until the main San Jose road was reached
and soon afterwards he was transferred to an
| express wagon, which had gone out at his re-
quest. In this he was brought into the city,
and conveyed to the residence of Leonidas
| Haskell, at Black Point. While coming in he
| sat up portion OF the way; but, nevertheless.
| suffered much pain
| Upon reaching Mr.. Haskells residence he
| was carried into the house and placed on bed,
| where he was propped up with holsters and
| pillows. He was fully conscious, and COM
| planned of the great weight-one thousand
pounds, as he expressed it-weighing upon his
breast. This feeling was caused by the inter-
nal hemorrhage, which had become very great,
| and dissolutionwas expected TO take placeeyery
| few moments. Drs. Loehr, Sawyer and Ro-
well were present, and afforded all the aid in
| their power; but Mr.. Broderick continued TO
| sink and momentarily became weaker, until
| death released him from his sufferiGgs.
The circums tance of Mr.. Broderieks losing
| his shot is accounted for in the fact that the
| choice of weapons fell to Judge Terry, who
| selected his own dnel1ing pistols. These have
the hair trigger SO sensitively set that sudden
| jerk of the weapon would serve to cause its
discharge. Mr.. Broderick had never used
seen these weapons, and by the slightest touch
| of his finger produced the discharge. A simi-
| lar cause produced the accident which occurred
| TO Henry Clay III his famous duel with John
Randolph.
The New York Post, speaking of the affair,
says:
| The fatal end of Mr.. Brodercks last duel
| brings 10 mind his remarkable escape from a
duel which he fought on the 18th of March,
| 1882, at Contra Costa, California. His antag
| onist Judge J. Caleb Smith, son of Extra Billy
| Smith, OF Virginia, was uninjured, but Brode
rick received bullet az one OF The side pockets
l in his WdiStcp1f. where for the jirSt and Ouly
| tine in his life he carried his watch. He
started to the field with new waistcoat, and
| on the way stopped ats the jewelers. for his
watch, which had been undergoing repairs
lie then discovered for the first time, that he
| had no watch pocket, and therefore placed his
time piece in the side pocket where, in break
ing the force of Smiths bullet, it saved the
owners life.
The Bulletin gives the following account of
| The slying in state'' of the body of Senator
| Broderick:
| On Saturday, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, the lower
| part of the Union Hotel was thrown open TO
| The public, and all day the multitude thronged
| in TO see the body of Senator Broderick as 1t
Law in state. The corpse placed in a me-
| taiic coffin, in the inner apartment, the ap-
| preach to which was hung with American
| flags. The outside of the Union was draped
with the habiliments of woe, and every lace
wore that unmistakable expression which de-
notes that some public calamity has fallen
upon the community. The collin was so placed
| that the moving throng could file past and
around it. and out through another door. The
| hands of living friends had wrought wreaths
| and bouquets of flowers, with which the coffin
| was loaded-and so numerous at last did these
| become. that room being found for them,
| they were placed on the floor about the bier
| The corpse was dressed in a suit of black,
| with collar and neckcloth, the hands lying
| along the sides, crossed upon the body The
face was somewhat shrunken, probably from
| the intense pain which the sufferer had under
| gone during the previous three days. 1t wore,
| however, the same expression as in life, and
| the Senator might almost have been supposed
| to be in a deep sleep, so calm and natural was
| the appearances Of the face.
| TEE CAMELs.-The newly-imported camels,
! for the use of the army in Texas seem to have
| subsidized from novelties into regular pack
horses. Speaking of their superiority over
mules, Mr.. Beale, who has charge of them, in
a report to the Government, says:
| 81 have lately tried efIectually the compara-
| tive value of mules and camels as pack ami
| mails. The experiment leaves the palm with
| the cames. Both trains receiving the order
| to start at the same time in the morning, the
| carnes invariably arrive at camp, distance
| of twenty five miles, an hour, and sometimes
| an hour and twenty minutes, ahead of the
| mule train-the mules carrying burden of
| two hundred pounds, the camels packed with
/ four hundred, besides a rider, armed with his
| rifle, revolver, and ammunition, and his bed
| ding laid over the pack to sit on.
| "The young are great pets in camp, but very
| mischieyous-poking their noses into every
bag, pot, and pan about the camp fires. Their
| great aim i'll life at present seems to be to ape
| the manners and habits of their sires-kneel-
| ing down and growing and com planning pre-
| cisely as the old ones do whenever the train is
| packed. We have entirely discontinued The
| cumbersome oren tai apparatus used as a sad
die. and have in its place one Of light, useful,
and simple construction"