The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19
The BrOderick.Terry Duel.
FULL PART1cnLARA

cisco Times, OF the l4th, saws ain accor.
dance with the anticipstions, the expected
duel between Messrs. Broderick and Terry
took place yesterday morning, in q small
valley, ten miles from Merced Lake. The
parties went out Of town the night previous.
and passed the night in sepsrste locslstlea.
At quarter past six o'clock BFoderick and
Terry arrived on The ground, attended by
their seconds and physicians. Hon. J. C.
McKibben and Mr. Coulter acting for Sen.
ator Broderick. and Messrs. Calhoun Ben.
ham and'Thomss Hays for Judge Terry.
Ondescending from their csrriages. the
parties seemed to be in the best of spirits,
neither appearing anxious or nervous as to
the result.
About half an hour was occupied in the
preliminary arrangements. Ten PAGES were
marked off and the principals took their po.
sitons. The seconds divested them of their
outside coats, white collars, and other aFli.
cles which might present prominent targets
also OF their watches and the coin in their
pockets.
Ooe Of the seconds then read aloud the
code daelto, which occupied short time. Mr..
Coulter then addressed the two gentlemen,
saying that be wished it to be understood
that be should count one, too, after the word
fire after which he would say stop no shot
TO bn fred after that
During thistime, the principals maintain.
ed their positions, and listened with compo.
sure to these details. Judge Terry stood
with his head thrown slightly back. looking
toward lis antagonist. Each held bis pistol
in his hand, pointed to the ground, and each
was dressed in black cloths, and wore a
slouched hat. Senator Brodrick stood erect
but with his head rather down. The posi-.
tions ot the two were somewhat different.-
Judge Terry maintained that of a practised
duelcls, presenting only the edge Of his::per.
son, aud keeping his left hand and shoulder
well behind him.
Brodrlsk, on the contrrry, (though at fist
assuming position somewhat similar TO
that OF Judge Terry, seemed to prefer a
careless and less constrained one, and grad.
uaI'y pFeseoted more Of his body to the fire
Of bis opponent. He held his pistol rather
awkward!y, and, seeming to feel this him.
sell, he once or twice turned the wrist of his
pIStol-Orm to the right, with his left hand, as
though endeavoring to comply with some
prescribed directions previously given him,
, From lha: time he did not raise his ewes un.
! ii! the word wns given to fire. His right
foot getting fraction beyond the line, Mr..
McKibbn replaced it.
The bearing of Judge Terry, though he
assumed more practical and motiunless
attitude was not one jot more that Of an
iron 'nerved man than was that Of Mr.. Brode.
rick.
AT quarter before seven Mr.. Coulter
pronounced the words "Are you ready o.
Ready responded Mr.. Terry and ready
was uttered by Mr.. Droderick.
Immediately as'er, the words fre-oue,
t~o' were pronounced, in moderately quick
time. Dir. Broderick raised his pistol, and
had scarcely brought it to an angel OF forty.
hve oegrees from its downward position,
'"hen' owing to the deIicacy Of the hair
ulPger' II was discharged, the ball entering
the ground four PAGES in advance of him.
Ierfy hred few seconds later, takeinp
desperate aim. There wss a percep,ible
interval in the two reports. At that in.
sthnt Broderick was observed to clap his left
hand to his right brest, when it was seen
th4' ne was wounded. He reeIed slowly TO
the Ie't, ana before his seconds could reach
HIM ne tell to the ground, bis right leg doub.
ling under him, and his hand still grasping
his weapon.
Terry upon dischargng his pistol, folded
his arms holding his weapon. which was still
smok ing. in his hand. but did not move from
bis position. Broderick's seconds run TO his
aid, sud Dr. Locke commenced to stanch
his wound with lint.
The ballet entered just forward ofthe nip.
pie, and lodged, a. is supposed, under the
left arm. The wounded man was soon af.
| ter borne into town in his carriage.
Previous 10 this, Terry and his friends
left he field, drove rapidly into town, started
ut once from North Besch, (where boat
WIS in waiing,) and proceeded to Oakland.
Al th"t place they took private Conveyance
TO Rcriria, and from thence an overland
convey nee to Sacramento.
Mr.. Broherick WAS taken to the house OF
Mr. Leondas Haskell at Black Point, where
he was "isi'ed during the day by hundreds of
his fri lds. He was sble to speak during
Inc afternoon, but owing to tho wound in his
lnng+, his urticuations were indi,tinct and
fT@ greatly uDintelIig'bIe.
a correspondent OF the Cincinnati, Times
aHya:
At fifteen minutes past nine o'clock this
morning Ohe 16th) Mr.. Brodrick breathed
his last. Gloom and sorrow pervade the
whole community. FIags are displayed at
holt mast with the "Uuon" down. Places
OF business ere closed, and all The public
buildings ard even private houses are dress.
ed in morning.