The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-10-20


rom its downward position, and in bee line
with his opponent, when, owing to the delicacy
ot the hair trigger, it was discharged, the ball
entering the ground about four PAGES in advance
Of him. Judge Terry fred few instants later,
taking deliberate aim. There was perceptibe
interval in the two reports. At that instant
MIR. Broderick wac observed to clasp his left
hand to the right side of his breast, when it was
seen that he was wounded. He reeled slowly
to the left, and before his seconds could reach
him, he fell to the ground with his right leg doub-
led under him, and still grasping his weapon.--
Judge Terry, upon dscharging his pistol, i'm
mediately folded his arms, holding the pistol
still smoking in his hand, but did not move
from his position. The seconds of Mr.. Broder-
ick Immediately ran TO his aid, aud DR.. Lochr
commenced to staunch the wound with lint
The bullet bad entered just forward of the nip.
pie, and had lodged, as it was supposed, under
the left arm.
After the duel and previous to this, Judge
Terry, with his friends left the field, driving rap
idly into town, and started at once for North
Beach, where boat was in waiting and pro-
ceeded to Oakand where he took private con-
veyance to Martinez. A telegraph despatch re-
ceived late last night from that point, says that
Judge Terry, on his arrival at Martinez, found
some difficulty in getting ferried across to Beni
cis. On his arrivalat Benicia Judge Terry took
overland conveyance to Sacramento.
Mr. Broderick was taken to the house of his
friend, Leonidas Haskell Esq, at Black Point,
nearly two miles from the plaza and was seat
ed in bed with his face toward the bay, and
propped up with pillows Here Drs. Lochr, Saw
yer and Rowell attended him during the day,
aud hundreds of the friends of The Senator hur-
ried out to learn the worst. There appeared lit
tie likelihood of his recovering. He was able to
speak during the afternoon, hut owing to the
wounding OF his lungs, the articulation was gen
orally indiStinct and unntelligible
The circumstance of Mr.. Brolericks losing
his shot is accounted for in the fact that the
choice of weapons fell to Judge Terry, who Sc
ected his own dueling pistols. These have the
hair trigger so sensiively set that n sudden jerk
of the weapon would serve to cause its discharge.
Mr.. Droderick had never used or seen these
weapons, and by the slightest touch ofhis finger
produced the discharge. a similar cause pro-
duced the accident which occurred to Henry
Clay in his famous duel with John Randolph.
MR.. BRoDERlcKs CONDITION LAST EVENING.
From the time of Mr.. Brodericks arrival ot
Mr. Haskell's until o'clock p, NJ, he suffered
intense pain, but was finally got asleep Tor q
while under the influence OF chloroform. At 6
o'clock the ball was found close under the skin
of the left shoulder, and extracted by Drs Saw.
yer and Loehr and when shown to Mr.. Brod-
erick, with the encouraging remark, "You're
not so badly hurt, Mr.. Broderick, as they think
for" he smiled and saiG, ~ hope not" The
fact that he did not bleed at the nose or mouth
was considered favorable and at ten e'clock h
p. NJ. his physicians admitted that if the palien,
lived through the night there was some possibil
ity Of a recovery. The ball was found to haze
gone outwardly from whence it entered the
right brest, crushing the sernum, and thence
hot tha la(t IN, itc tC
the shoulder as above stated. 1t was a large
half ounce ball, and inflicted fearful wound.
THE DYING SENATOR.
(From the Times, Sept. l5)
All day yesterday the sandy road b1tween the
city and the residence of Mr.. Haskell where the
wounded man lay groaning in his pain, was
passed over BY hurrying wheels and patient pod
ding feet. In quick succession the message
came into town, and anxious crowds scanned
the repeated and ever changing bulletins, and
many cart beat with alternate emotions of hope
and fear as the opinions of reliable physicians
passed from mouth to mouth Rarely, il ever
has San Francisco been so constantly on the tip.
Zoe ofexpectation and suspense, and never but
once has the like interest been experienced in
the fate Of any one man. All other subjects
seemed to be overshadowed in this all absorb
ing topic. What's the news now" as uttered
by thousands who met each other, could be in.
terpreted in only one way--as applying to the
condition of Mr.. Broderck.
The scene in the room of the wounded man
was less exciting, but OF narrowing, heart
rendng nature, such as no pen can venture to
describe. There in his bed, from which he was
never to be taken alive, lay the object of general
tlicitation--reclined in the supporting pillows
in which the careful hands of friends had placed
him. his life. blood staining his clothing, his fee
H. H.. "a
who surrounded him. The attentive physicians
(ah how agopizingly and with what socitude
were their motions watched, those active but
silent ministers, exercised every attention that
skill and science could suggest They knew
that each opinion, however guardedly expressed
by them, would fly on the wings of the wind
and circulate with electrical speed through the
city. There were the best, and the truest, and
the noblest in the land, hanging upon every mo.
ton ofthe patient, and listening with silent fore
bodlng to the ominous rattling which attended
the respiration.
What thoughts were passing with those watch
erS who listened lovingly all day about the bed
side and still clung to the spot as the shade of
night gathered over the landscape and shut out
the broad bay We will not pretend to analyse
their reflections. The scene was one of the most
eXtrdor inary we have ever witnessed. On or
dlnary occasions in the sick room, the soothing
hand Of woman is there to smooth the suffer ngS
OF the patient. Here only men--but they the
hearted and noble mindsd-stood grouped
abou, the sufferer, and assisted to minister to his
wants. No person, save one young girl dis
tant connection--hves who could call him rela-
tive. He was the last of his race, and stood
alone in the world with no ambition on earth
save to carve his own name and fame and stand
for the right.
Every groan brought to the minds of those
watchers the career of this remarkable man
since his arrival, ten years ago, in California;
How We're those aspirations brought low =? How
useless had proved all those wonderful combi-
nations, which none but his wizard mind could
coAceive? ? How would the news OF this catas-
trophe be received in Washington and through.
out the United States--with what different emo
tions by friends and foes?
As those strong men stepped on tp-toe from
the room, or covered their faces with their hands
and yielded to uncomfortable emotions of grief
th.al l.k, Il A .