The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-10-26
The Duel Between Senator Broderiek and Judge
Terry-Death and Funeral Of Senator Broderick.

in separate convey ances before Judge Coon.
After two hours discussion, the complainants
we're dismissed, and the defendants discharged,
and Immediately left town and passed the
night in separate localities, preparing for the
Inevitable event of the morrow.
9 a. r,ss.- -..E THE DUEL.
! Meantime, the city was greatly excited, and
at an early hour on the morning of the 18th,
hundreds were on the qui UiUe, anxious to wit
ness the rencontre. Since the days of the Wig
lance Committee. nothing equslliug this in the
effect upon all minds, has transpired in San
Francisco. The ground where the hostile
meeting would take place was not generally
known, as several changes had already been
made; but that instinct which draws: the yul-
ture to the feast, led each and all to the place,
which was small valley some ter miles from
Merced Lake. The principals, with seconds
and physicians, were on the ground, at quar-.
ter past six o'clock, both apparently in the
best of spirits, neither at all anxious or nerv.
Gus as to the result. Half an hour was occ9-
pied in the preliminary arrangements during
this time tie principals maintained their posi-.
tions, and listened with much composure to
the details. Judge terry stood with his head
thrown slightly back, looking toward his an
tagonist; maintaining the position of prac-
ticed duelist, presenting only the edge OF his
person and keeping his left hand and shoulder
well behind him. Mr. B; oderick, on the con.
trary, though at first assuming position
somewhat similar seemed to prefer. more
CARELESS and less constrained one and gradually
presented more of his body to the fire of his
opponent. He stood erect but with his head
rather down. Once his foot got & fraction
over the line, when Mr.. McKibben stepped
forward and replaced it. He took one good
look at his antagonist, ran his eye rapidly over
the intervening ground as if drawing bee-
line, and did not again raise his eye until the
word was given to fire, which was at aquarter
past seven. Mr.. Broderick raised his pistol,
and had slowly broughtit to an angle of forty
five degrees, when. owing to the deicacy OF
the hair trigger, it was discharged, the ball
Eentering the ground about four PAGES from
him. Judge Terry fred a few seconds later,
taking deliberate aim; at that instant Mr..
Broderick clapped his hand to his right breast.
reeled slowly to the left, and before hisseconds
could reach him, fell to the ground. still hold
ing his pistol Judge Terry folded his arms.
but did not move from his position. The sec
onds of Mr.. Broderick, Immediately ran to his
aid, and found that the bullet bad entered
just forward of the right nipple, and had lodg.
ed, as was supposed, under the left arm.
Judge Terry and bis friends upon leaving
the field, drove rapidly into the city, and took
boat for Oakland, and thence by private
conveyance to Sacramento via Martinez. At
the latter place he experienced some difficulty
in getting ferried across to Benecia. The flags
| in both places were then suspended at half
mast, caused by the false report of Mr.. Brod-
erick's death. He was able to speak during
the forenoon but owing to the wounding OF
the lungs, the articulation was generally unin-
telligible. The internal bleeding caused in
tense pain and q suffocating sensation. No
hopes we're entertained of his recovery, and
at nine o'clock on the morning OF the 10th, he
expired. III ao1 n 'asf sf.g t5.i a5e4ss
a9is- DEATH OF SENATOR BRoDERIcK.
The mind of the wounded man was wan
dering after the inflicton of the fatal shot, and
at times he was not himself The effect of the
chorofor m given to him deadened the excruci-
. ating agony by affecting his nervous system,
which lad been strung to the greatest tension
4 by the three days of harrassing anxiety pre-
ceding the duel. Before the fight he express.
ed his firm determination not to shoot at Ter.
ry above the hips, as he did not consider he
\ had any quarrel with him, and after he was
shot his wandering mind called that up, as
i also the impression of the conviction that he
was to be hunted by the hungry crew who
thirsted for his Office until he should be killed.
j He talked of the defeat in this State, of the
great principles for which he had done battle;
that be had been deserted by the people he
/ had taken the field for, and now the peculiar
class of politicians who had joined against
4 him would be encouraged to hunt after him to
put him out of the way. He felt he was to
be sienced, and he is now silenced forever.
baa bia hf DYING IMPRESSIONS.
I From the friends who attended the bedside
of Mr.. Broderick, from the time he was woun-
ded until his decease, we cannot learn that he
was at any time sufficiently conscious to per-
NIT of his speaking decidedly of his situation.
or the circumstances which brought it about.
For the greater portion of the seventy-four
hours during which he lived after receiving
1.-THE fatal shot, he has been under the Influence
of applications administered for his relief, and
which prevented the full exercise OF his mental
lpowers. -s gasr.
u He would occasionally give utterance to
|incoherent expressions, and depreeate the in
reference caused by the police on the day of
the first meeting. His mind was evidently
harrassed with the idea that he had prema.
lturely fallen victim to unreenting political
animosities, and that standing in the path of
his adversaries, he had been doomed to de.
struction. Without believing that there was
any formal conspiracy among his enemies to
!, xiii him, no man could have SO provoked them
as he had done in the late canvass without
Isubjecting himself to their most deadly hostil-
Itity. 1t appeared to be common belief among
those who recognize the code, that he lad to
fight them all. Perhaps not in DETAIL per-
haps not one after another. but when he pre-
sented his breast to the pistol of Terry, it
] would seem that he braved the whole concen.
'1trated hate of those who felt aggrieved by his
attacks. Few doubted that if he had esoap.
ed that issue, he would have been unmolested
4 by others. Such appear to have been bis dy-
ing convictions, and although he was conscious
of the feeling of his adversaries, he seems to
have succumbed under the belief ct last that
in his own person, either by Terry or some
one else, he was to be made q sacrifice Of
THE APPEARANCES OF THE CITY.
There was no concentrated signal of grief.
no set phrase or form of sorrow but gloom
rested like a pail upon the whole city it was
fen rather than uttered. There was no pa.
rade of mourning no proud ostentation of
i hollow hearted grief. Men asked not what
their neighbors did, nor cared if they mourned
or not, but moved only by the fullness Of
their own grief. they suspended business, drap.
ed their doors in mourning, and betook them
selves to sorrowful thoughts The flags from
the various engine houses were displayed at
half mast in honor of him who had ever been
friend to the Department; who had served
for many years as an active fireman. both in
this city aud New York, and who was the
founder and first foreman Of Empire Engine
Company No. l. OF this city, elected on the 4th
of June, 1850. The city flag, one the dome
of the City Hall, and the national banner,
from the liberty pole on the plsza, were droop-
ed in token of mourning. The shipping IN
our harbor displayed the same sad emblems.
From the ueak of many store and newspaper