Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-08
THE CODE.
Particulars OF the Duel Between
General Fardelii and Colonel L.
Canzt, ON Long Island - General
Fardellf Seriously Wounded.


Fardellf Seriously Wounded.
The quarrel between General Fardeli
and Colonel Canzi, of the committee of
arrangements of the late Italian festival
at New York, had highly sensational
Termination on Friday. The gentlemen
met in a duel, the ground selected being
the property of Sig. Benella, on Long
Island, just back of Williamsburg. Sa-
bres we're the weapons used. Signors
G. Norton and G. T. Manzoni were the
seconds of Colonel Canzi, and Signor
Manara, the Guatemalian consul, and
the Count de Lssalle performed like
Office for General Fardelli. The New
York Sun, of Saturday, gives the follow
ing particulars Of the fight:
Arriving on the ground, the seconds
measured the distance (ffteen feet at
which the gentlemen were to fight 1t
was then agreed that the drawing of
blood should not stop the fight, unless
the loss of it incapacitated either one of
the combatants. The preliminaries gone
through with, Signor Manara advanced
and placed a glittering blade in the
hands of Colonel Canzi. The dark eyes
flashed little brighter as the thin white
fingers closed over the hilt, but no other
sign of feeling was visible Signor Nor
ton then placed the heavy cutlass in the
hand of the old veteran Of the Potomac.
The seconds bowed to their respective
principals. The principals bowed to
each other.
" Messieurs, a votre guarde," shouted
the polished Manara, and the glistening
blades crossed like a flash of lightning.
In that position they stood for several
seconds, when General Fardelli made an
effort to force the fighting.
The surgeons opened their surgical
cases and brought out bandages and
while the seconds stood by
with anxious faces and beating hearts.
For time the conflict was pretty nearly
equal, neither gaining any perceptible
General Fardelli welded
his huge sabre with great power, but
with little precision. His adversary was
decidedly the cooler of the two, andit
was not long before this began to tell.
Their swords flashed in the air like
streams of sunlight upon a polished
mirror. Both gentlemen strove to make
cuts and thrusts, but the guards were
TWO well covered. But Fardelli was too
violent. At last he made desperate
effort to cut Colonel Canzi's leg. he
swung his sabre with peculiar flourish,
md as he made feint at Canzi's head,
N order to cover the latter's leg
guard, he nnluckily left his own arm
exposed. The black eye of his
adversary glittered with a.. peculiar
light, and as the faintest glimmer OF
, smile played around the handsome
mouth, the saber took quick sweep
md went crushing through the generals |
lrm 1t cut clean from the shoulder to |
he wrist, and laid it open to the bone.
de staggered back and fell Blood
lowed in streams from the wounded
mans sleeve, and the doctor declared
that he could not allow
he fight to 20 on. General Fardelli
would not listen to this. He must have
hat mans blood, he cried, and the
arm would not prevent him.
lie staggered up again, while Colonel
,anzi, with an indescribable look of
abstraction, took up his saber again.
three and four times he renewed the
ttack 1t was too much for the wounded
nan. He had to give way and own that
e was vanquished The victor, accord
ng to the code d 'hOnneur,in in all countries,
ught now to have extended his hand to
he vanquished enemy; but he hurried
way quickly without even looking at
Zen. Fardelli The seconds, Signor
Iorton and Signor Manzoni, said: I'VE
re very sorry for your misfortune" at
vhich expression of sympathy Fardelli
miled family. He was then carried
lto the house, and the party broke up
a a minute afterward. Every one
eemed to be afraid of the police, and
wo minutes after the duel had termi-
ated the grounds we're deserted. The
uel lasted fifteen minutes. ~
Some time elapsed before Gen. Far
ELI could be removed, but in the after
oon his arm was tightly bandaged, and
9 was driven home. Colonel Canzi and
is friends returned to the city in the
forming, and were closeted together all j
ay. They were delighted at the termi- /
alton of the affair, and expressed much ,
.tisfaction.