The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-02
A VERY FARCICAL DUEL.
BUTTONS ON FoILS PREVENT
PRINCIPALS FROM BEING HURT.

New Workers Try the Code, But
Stick to the Method Adopted by
Germans students in Their Daily
Tests of Strength and Skill with
Each Other.
From the New York Herald.
81 could kill you'll"
you dare not meet me elsewherei'
These sentences were exchanged by two
well known clubmen few nights ago in a
billiard room in Broadway.
Each man was held by friends as each
angrily Kissed out the words quoted above,
for they had ouarreled and had Just ex-
changed blows.
When next they met it was in combat,
with steel in their hands, and blood was shed.
1t was a foolish quarrel that had no real,
tangible. understandable basis, and yet the
two men proceeded to extremities, as II
some vital question was involved or some
nice point OF honor at stake.
The duel that resulted was a secret shared
by only five persons. Much was involved
In keeping the matter secret, for both were
men of high social position and they are
married and have families Up TO the
night In question they were good friends
iting terms and very intimate.
WOMAN AND POLITICS THE CAUSE.
The two gentlemen with some friends
were ont late that night discussing politics,
and before they separated on the way home
one of the party suggested a game OF bill
ards, and they dropped into a Broadway
resort. While the game proceeded politics
were stlll talked. The immediate cause OF
the quarrel was woman, OF course. The
name of prominent candidate w,s men,
toned by the clubman, c. E., in con-
nection with q woman, and the other,
G. ", resented it hotly, being a
partisan, and characterized the assertion as
a "faisehoof."
Pc rht ps it was the wine firing the head
of his opponent that promoted the net; q
blow followed aud they cinched. Wniis
they were being separated c.
said: 81 would K II you." and his wnilom
friend dared him to meet him elsewhere.
Nothing more was said. The two men
did NOT care to make a public exhibition of
themselves. and each went his way with
anger In his heart.
Both men are good boxers, good shots
and good swOrdsmen-in fact. all round
hletes. A challenge passed between them.
A mutual friend, who is one of the flest
sSordsmen in the city aud member OF the
Racquet Club, suggested, after Fl st trying
IT, arrange N ltters annie ably, that the duel
should be fought after the German univer-
sty fashion, with swords G E
and c. V had cen Ia Heidel-
berg and knew tie fashion and consented.
SWORN TO SECRECY.
The very first thing was to swear all
hands 10 secrecy. Besides the principals
there were present only the sec Jnds and the
umpire. who Is the swor lsman l have re-
ferred to. These five men met shortly after
daybreak across the Harlem river and pro-
ceeded to a secluded spot not far from a
boat club house on the sound.
The morning was raw, but this did not
deter the combatants from stripping to
their undershirts. The seconds had arran4 ed
that first blood should end the matter The
weapons used were foils, with leaden bot
tons fixed short distance from the keen
points. The two men saluted each other
courteously as the foils were placed in their
hands
THE COMBAT.
At the word thew advanced and crossed
swords. C E was trihe the
taller, and with rather longer reach, but
c. v was wiry and alert At
first they merely PLAYED with each other
and were very cautious in attack The
taller mans swift lungs were skillfully
paA AOus OuD ho ubu CONSTANTLY 10 snlIJ MS
ground. being closely pressed by his oppo-
nent They seemed pretty evenly matched
in strength as well as in science, for they
fought fully fifteen minutes without either
getting an advantage. But as they fought
they became more eager. and at last thrust
in tierce drew blood from C E.
He was struck in the right shoulder. He
went on with the combat, however, but
umpire and seconds interfsred, and it was
n ay fOrN ks.h 81, HzsI -
c E had slipped. and there was
DAGGER of fatal termination of the fight if
the terms of the duel had been disregarded
The wound was bound up, and both men
resumed their clothing, just as il nothing
had happened. Before they went their
several ways they saluted each other. On
Monday night c. E was all
right. They met at q theater and shook
hands. and they are now as fast friends as
ever, but refrain from discussing politics OF
women.