The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-20
THREE VERY QUEER DUELS
WHERE DRAINS WERE USEFUL on
THE EIELD or HONOR.
The Code Incon,,nen,lv Knocked higher than

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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUNNI: iiaVlhg
l....,,o, IN vour ooiumus tho most dramatic
eescriDeu I'D your oo'u'h"s ''o "i0'' VI
aud terfinO uusl on re ora III '"o u'N"'7."'"
eentury-the Fizgorald-Martin combat-alow
-. A.. aatn..,a t,o nthar. of n leas II. oic re-.
"o w 'o""'" - ...i,
sul', In which amusement anu insVructioh VIII
1,a o,cn,r., u.hor an rr,sh co,,,om,,
i"e o"o'n", n'"o" ~, ''',u No" .-'''
blood relative OF Marshal McMahOn' WAS mem
her Of Parliament for Ennis Ireland, and de-
-, No.. ~ ,,a..,,', nh, ~, u.,or,,
soc"ueu' INV wv ""'s"" D""' VI -""so y
from one OF the ancient Kings OF Hihernia.
The O'(;orman Mahon lived I'm Paris with his
60. .,.,','. .as,,on. ", ,ha ,o,,ns -, Kin,
FANNY uutihR PORTIONS OF ,ho 'e'x"s VI NUE.
Louis Philippe and the Emperor Napoleon
ILL., was my esteemed friend during
=, - 10. A.. t,...... and ,ro,,, Min,
both my visits TO FRANCE ana rom nun
received the details OF MS Triple uue''
fought on the same morning near Dublin Upon
,,o da.,, or his fa,he, a., tnbarited adiu,inished
". 49, w.. ~ ~ 49, - -, 49,, -, 10
estate but wealthy name' as oeinR oi .no
ancient royal blood. Those who possess that
family honor in Ireland have a prescrlptiye ticht
'' " " y, -, go,
TO the distinction OF the grammhtlcii uenhto
g. ,h,tro,,,s "a Tor ar,,,,ic " rhe o,Cnnnnr
" .".'' "''.,'' U.s. W ,,-,, 'r,
Dom, another member OF Parliament. Inc
father and grandfather OF orc orman declined
60 ma ,h,, d,.,,,c,Io, d,,I,, tho rshoilion bu,
w "So s"'' ''e.'".'''" u"'''S wv
upon the death Of his parent, he resolved pub
liciy TO employ and proclaim his xht, ana nght
those who denied or refused to acknowledge bis
title. lie was not the first gentleman who has
had 10 defend his title OF merituriOus hunor.
The historic example OF George washington
surely ID suhcient Tor all lesser personages 10
follow. For nearly month. when written 10
by Lord Howe for exchange OF trisoneIs. tho
addressed 10 him sinitly as George Nashingtpn,
Esq" hui returned them to the writer. ne was
then Gen. Washington. Cpmmander,in-thlef
OF the Contlnental ARMY, duly elected ny Con
ere.s and he would receive no letters g docu-
ments unless duly suuetscribed with bis true
title. In what follows. the oGorman Mahon,
who was iervent friend OF me United states,
cited the above Tact : one 81 MS authorize. Tor
his decision. and api lluded my own resolution,
under similar circumstance, TO defen and
maintain my own rights, as have successfully;
hhhkcspeares Ohcuo. also, DEFENDS himself
when idyO advices conceament.
must be found
My paris my TIT :. and my perfect soul
saall manifest me truly.
Upon the foregone conclusions. my friend had
,,rt,',eJ mon ia v, ain, car,ls rhe pcnrn,,n
& " and la III ,be ss setrp cas unon
letters Of coincidence upon the death OF his
srsate.t nnpositInn ~ lis lille. he rnnsa1 III
new catds 10 be placed in tho letter boxes or
eacn member Of the CLUB to which he belon ed.
per time n nd many M. mi srs rose an ool hands
and ,luted him respectfully hy his name 81
rank some of them however. laughed nj the
card OF grammatical reg distinction.
O'Gorman like Fitzgerald, was splendid
pistoi shot hut A geutiemtn Of unit trntshrd
honor IIoyins seleesed tbr"e OF "' the m"st
prominent members of the CLUB, who had re-
fused to recognize MS new distinction, he slight
" struck his glove across their f.css. OF course
they forthwith challenged him and he as ulirk-
iy accepted. O'Gormnn. insisted by his second
ins. one AFTER lie ofner tie lrst Al o q, lex.
another at 10 O'clock, and the third al II o'clock
The nsid Of nonar .elsrte, - M The .nd nf n
ops lane IN ory leanr TO 'I an V o'cS ~
dell some distnnce from Inc fnrmhrus.
o'tiormnn was a hr,vs and hu,n"rous MN. aui
resolved, as he s,il. no; 10 Nil but siinnly 10
"winp' his men like 80 many Dirds and IA was
,ure TO do it, and ire first, With his hAr trigger
IL was deemed least dangerous To stand "f,ll
front" to your Toe, that the bullet might pass
through the body r.ther thun TO lodr. I'M IL by
,tandinr SIDEWAYS. his fact il stated by ST.
Lucnis - IiiJJ,r in Shcriuun. Iiivals." lie had
arranged with his secon, aud surgeon to hire al ii
10 have three butial n.Ars-s ana horses on the
ground. win cnCius and funeral pail as for
dead men, and to I'e in ri &c before the pnr, les
arrived on the Held. Al were u walk down H. -
long lane, leaving their clr. res some dist nee
from the HELD. The three p.rties were to follow
each other. a. t. the hOur-neitAer before nor
after. of course O'Curman was to continue on
the field to fight the tfplets as they consecu-
lively arrived
The O'Clock duel duly took place. ana O'Gor-
mnharmed IHeremnon IN. y, nunded man bav,rs
been attended to by The surgeon, was placed Ia
the coffin aud lifted up into the hearse, the
death !. IL over him. aud driven down the Lane.
the 10 O'clock uarty They all p,u Ell and
pIousiy rlissd their hats ia respect TO the CONN.
ed body before them.
Driver, whose corrsn IA that, with no
mourning coaches foliowing." they inquired
''Oa, II. lAtIlrA. th1 driver rcIlie u. IL IL
the parry n. l. whom The O'Gorman has sent
TO MS long nome. Maybe YOU are party No. !.
Cod luck 1, you! but yOu'l and your he Is /,
n-wuitiug for YOU"
On went the second party sorrowfullv TO the
neii; they fought, he was winged, ~ had been
No. l. ana IN ike manner he was conined and
bearsed ~ the former duelll-t nai been. Whea
nearly out Of the lane, o. 3. the IL o'clock. " no
had already met No. / io.rse. now met No. =,
with tn" sc nd supposed dead body.
"Whu. O,iurman success ,ful in hoth duels p
"Nes.' re pended the driver. "aud. If YOU do
not admit hIIn to be IN, O'Gormau upon the
field, you viii rcnearse the same tragedy at IL
o'clock. ~ the Others did al and 10 A. N. Your
Learse i warning for YOU
TINS second dialogue caused this last party to
reflect before they reached the field. aud es-
peciilly when they came in sight Of the third
bearse, the colin ON the ground, and the black
pail wing IN the wind.
The seconds cuuyeTsel ; apology was proffar-
ed. "lo whom does my adyersary apol Jgize =
inquired the kiugy descendant. himself IN
stature u monarch. II apologize to The OGor-
man Mahyn.' was the rp-ponse Of the opposing
princi pal Il am SAIL -led.'' he replied, "and
here u.y haud In Amiiy. / was always attached
to correct eIAmmar when at college, and will
maintain TIE deluite aitisle The throughout
my ME-
Ihoy returned to the club. before which the
hearses had been purposely driven and DELAYED.
The members not desiring 10 he similar brds Il
passage n9cked around the victor, and with
open hand saluted him as 81 The O'GOrman
M.hun!'