Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-27

vords In the heat of debate
toward him such 80 could uos De
tolerated By The code of honor Con-
way resorted In q torrent of oatter In
vective and personal deuuneisfion-
Crittenden briefly and calmly rsioined
Your language, General Conway, ad-
mits Of only one answer aud that, VOC |
may BE- sure. will make right speedily
A hostile message was ssnt the seme
day, nd the meeting arranged for the
foliovin9 morning. A vast thruna bad
collected 60 witness the duel. for there
had been no attempts made to conceal u.
Hen Desha, = son of Governor Desha OF
KENTUCKY, was Crsttenden's seeond. sisd
Colonel Wharton Rector was the second
% Coavay. Ihers vas some delay tn
set,ling the prelininArie~. At which
General Conway kecame impatient aud
excited. while Crittendsn remained Per
fectlv coal. str-tched quietly on .
blankst. With bis ewes closed "a thoagh
he were slespine. FINALLY the princi-
pals ~ere called 10 their po-itiaus-
The spectators. says an sye- vita~s~. a
giancs eonsr ss,ed their aspect and rear
ina. Crittendsn Inherited the nobless
Of human forms. With fair hair. blus
eyes. aud q loftv eountrnance. frank
aud open IN its sxpre-sion. and wearing
the seal 81 DEATH -defyinR bravery. he
stood cool. collected and uneoncern~d.
1.-The rttismsn about % FIRE ~ . mark.
Bu' Couvay had n stern face, ewes dark
40 night. and hts look Of indabitable
courage vas perceptihly tineed With
revenge. Az length Deshs gave the
word an vice thas rang ever the hills
like the peal of q trumpet-Fire, One
-Two-fhree! Al the sound Fire
Conway raised his weapon aud drex the
trigger. His bullet eraxed Crittenden 9
hreas, and cut y button OF ms cnst,
without more injury. But Cr,ttenden
waited until the last echo Of the word
fvo, and then bis pistol exploded.
General Conway dropped 10 the earth
like lead. The ball had pigrad his
heart. Cri,tenden died Of fever few
years after these events"
a FAMOUS DUH oF FIFTY yKARs koo.
Ga the 3Tth ef August 1871. Mr.. Ed.
ward Dohyus. of Fulton MAJ, ad.
dressed the editor Of the So. Louis
tiiob~ Dsmecrai the following interest.
ina communication
last fitty years aeo today, August ~.
1881. at thsee o'clock y. m. Major Bud.
die. Of che United Staies Army. and she
Hon. Spencer Pet,s. only member of
Congress from Missouri, met on Bloody
island, Opposite 81. Iou,s, 90 settle an
affair II honor. They took position a;
i've feet apart and exchanged shots.
Roth fell noEtally wounded. and were
borne across The river by their respect.
i've friends to their homes. 10 VAS nav
privilege % stand by the bedside oi the
dying statesman throaeh q night of
pain and seony. Never can forget
the look ~ the DYING young statesman.
tie turned hts head, and looking me in
the faoe. said ''Oa. II | can only sur.
v,ve this," wrll knew the meaning of
these waris Mar eau forget the ma.
lest,c form aud noble hearing If the
late Hen. James II. feck. then judge f
The United States District Coart for the
District of Missouri, who passed that
uetnorial night st che bedside af
Mr. fetsis, cheering aud encearas-
INK him IN his last hours ~ Ia
thss showinc hts gratitude for kind. |
nesses Mr. fettls had shown him when
he iJadee Peck had been inp~Ached |
aud tried before the SENATE Of the |
United states for alleged Oh rses af |
eperessisa ~ distinguished lawyer at |
81 lsuis, Calonel Lake 4, Lswlsss,
Ihoeeh an avowed gsAlitieNl enemy a. |
the party ~ which Mr., fe.tis he,oags<i. |
] tels there was beauty and moral |
ersndesr SURROUNDING the scene, aud |
there vas, Gratitude IN one af the |
nolslcss Instincts ef man, Just as
death was aprroaehins. Mr.. nett.s save
deep mean. Judge heck Sud; "Mr.
fettis. ven have shown yeagself a brave |
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reg1s~d "Nea. sir.~ | hNlsevs these |
we're bis last words. ua TIE Narnins |
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