The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-11
Partic ulars or the Duel Between. Senator
Frederick and Jades Terri,

CiStTsss1, Oct. TO- top''
The San francisco Times Of the l4t uIt si that = &C
cordance with our ancpaons the expected nel bet~e 81
Senator Frederick and Judge Terry took place yesterda,
morning, in small valley ten miles from Mercsr Lake.
The parties went Out Of town the night previous passing
the night IN separate localities. AT quarter past six Bro
derrick and Terry arrived the ground by their
seconds and physicians, Hon. J. C. McKbbcn and Bfr.
Coulter for Frederick and Calhoun Benham and Thomas
Hays for Terry On descending from their carriages the
parties seemed to DO in the best spirits neither appeared
anxious or nervous as to tho result About half
an hour was occupied in the arrangements. Ten PAGES
we're marked of and the principals took their positions.
Tho seconds Invested them Of their outside coats white
collars and other articles which might present prominent
targets also Of their watches the coin their pockets
One Of the seconds then read aloud the code do which
occupied short time. Mr.. Coulter then addressed the
two gentlemen saying he wished to be undersood that
he should count Conceive" after the word " FIRE." ar
ter which he would say stop" shot must be fred
after that
During thu time the principals maintained their pos
tons and listened with composure to these details Judg
Terry stood with his bead thrown slightly back, looking
towards his antagonist Each held pistol bis hand
pointed to the ground Each dressed black clothes
and siouched hat Mr.. Brodcrick stood erect bat
with his head rather down. The positions Of the
somewhat different Judge Terry maintained that Of
practscd ducls presenting only the edge of his person.
keeping his left hand and shoulder well behind him.
Mr.. Broderck the contrary, though at first assum
ing position somewhat similar 10 that Of Terry,
seemed TO prefer a careless and less constrained
one, and gradually presented of his body the fire
Of his opponent He held his pistol rather awkwardly,
and seeming feel this himself, he or twice turned
the wrist Of his pistol the right with his left hand
though endeavoring to comply with prescribed
directions previously given him. From that time he did
not raise his eyes until the word given to fire. Once
his right foot got fraction beyond the line, when Mr..
McKibben replaced it, The bearing Of Terry, though he
assumed more pracsed and moionless attitude, was
not one jot that Of an ironnerved than
that OF Broderick.
AT quarter before Mr. Coulter pronounced the
words = Are you ready" Ready" responded Terry,
and ready uttered by Broderick Immediately
after, Fre-one-two, was pronounced in moderately
quick time Broderick raised his pistol and had scarcely
brought to angle Of forty five degrees from its down
ward position when, owing to the delcacy Of the hair
trigger it discharged, the ball entering thu ground
four PAGES in advance of him. Terry fred few
later, taking deliberate aim. There a perceptble
interval in the two reports. At that instant Broderick
observed to clasp his left hand to his right breast
when it was seen that he was wounded He reeed slow
y the tent and before the seconds could reach him.
fell to the ground his right leg doubled under him. still
grasping his weapon.
Terry, upon dscharging his pistol, folded his arms,
holding the pistol stnl smoking in his hand but did
from his position. Brodericks seconds to his
aid, and DR.. Lochr commenced to staunch the wound
The bullet entered just forward OF the NIPPLE and lodged
as supposed under the left He after
wards borne into town in his cdrriagc.
Previous to this, Perry and his friends left the field
driving rapidly into town. and started from the
north beach, where boat waiting and proceeded to
Oakland where they took private conveyance to BENZ
ca their arrival at Bencia they took overland
veyance 10 Sacramento.
Mr. Broderick taken TO the house of Leondas Has
ke, at Black Point, where he visited during the day
by hundreds Of his friends He able to speak during
the afternoon but owing to his wounded lungs his artcu
laion was generally ndstinct and uninteligible
The correspondent OF the Cincinnati Times says that at
fifteen minutes past nine this morning Q6th ult Mr..
Broderick breathed his last Gloom and pervade
the whole community. Flags at half mast, union
down. The stores all closing, and all the public build
ings and private houses, hung and dressed in
mourning.