The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-25
A DUEL Al LAST


Grows Out OF the IIorrowe.Drnyton AZ.
fair-No Blood Shed, but Fox Gets n
ballot liole In HIS Coat = Satisfied
Honor.
BRussEls, April PA duel was
fought yesterday afternoon by Edward
Fox and Ilallctt Alsop Borrowc, in the
hollows Of the sand dunes on the Bels.
ian coast, nea Newport Bains, n few
miles from 0stcnd. 1t resulted Id moth.
Ing worse than Il triple pcrforation Of
Fox's new irock coat, but was as close
u call as a man often gets.
Barrowe's bullet went into tho coat
about six inches below the lowest but.
ton, SO close to Fox's abdomen that It
scraped his trousers. Had Borrowe
bettered his aim by half an inch the 70.
suit would have boon fatal beyond q
doubt.
There were seven persons present at
the encounter beside the principals.
Fox was seconded by William B. Bacon,
jr., OF Boston, and Borrowc by Harry
Van Milbank, Tho others present wero'
Edwin Cleary, the actor, OF Covington,
kentucky, a surgeon and Monsieur
Provost, proprietor OF the Hotel Pro.
vost, near which tho duel took place,
and two reporters.
Bacon arrived at tho Hotel do Europe
yesterday, Antwerp, ut $ o'clock Friday
evening, having como from London by
why Of Greensboro and Flushing. Mil.
bank landed the night before by way OF
Dover, Calais and Brussels, and Fox by
way OF Harwicll. Edwin Clcary met
Fox on the railroad platform as tho
train was leaving, and accompanied him
rs II matter OF Friendship.
Borrowe got to Brussels via Paris, and
all wcro ut the Hotel do rEuropo, in
Antwerp, before 9 o'clock. Mono OF
them went to bed. Fox and Borrowe
wrote letters all night, while Milbank
and Bacon discussed the details OF tho
coming duel, and Clcary made arrange
mcnts for tho place OF meeting with q
kind-hcartod Antwerp man who knew
Provost, the hotel man ncar Ostend.
and who was 10th that tho mon should
lose tho opportunity Of shooting Mt each
other.
Ostcnd was reached at noon, and the
parties drove out in carriages TO New
port, where luncheon was eaten in two
divisions at the Hotel Provost. As 2:30
o'clock the surgeon arrived, and then
the nine men strollcd out to the sand
dumas, Landlord Provost carrying the
surgeons case OF instruments under his
coat, and affecting to BIO showing his
guests the scenery. 1t was not ten
minutes walk to tho end of the pretty
village. and then only five mintcs' stroll
over tho little hills until 4 hollow was
found from which tho roofs OF the
houses could not be seen.
The interest was now intense, rs tho
two principals and the others watched
the seconds pace off the ground.
Both were dressed, rs the etiquette OF
dueling requires, in frock. coats and top
hats. Fox wore his on the train from
Antwerp, but Borrowe came thence in
a swagger travelling suit, wearing a
round hat and bringing u valise and
hatbox. He made tho change at tho
Hotel Provost, and changed back again
after the affair was over.
"Gentlemen," said Milbank, after
Borrowe and Fox had been placed
twelve PAGES apart, and the revolvors
handed to them, Il shall say ready,
fire, one. two, three; you may fire at
any time between the words one and
three. Are You ready?"
"Ready," said Borrowe. Fox: did not
reply.
"Ready? Ready-ire-one-"
Bang went both pistols at once, be-
fore the word "two" was spoken.
Neither of the men spoke a word, and
the seconds advanced and took way
the weapons. Both men stood in their
tracks during the trying ceremony of
reloading the revolvcrs. The only in
dication Of nervousness on Borrowers
part was his lighting q cigarette. Fox
ncver stirred.
When Milbank spoke the word "onc"
again, both men fired. As before, Bor-
rowe stood still, but Fox lifted his hat,
Borrowe returning the courtesy.
Both seconds ran up and found Fox's
coat perforated, rs related. Honor was
declared satisfied, and Milbank said:
Gentlemen, my pistols have been in
good hands,"
II WISH" said Milbank to Bacon,
that VIC could bring about 4 rcconcilia-
tion," but that was impossible.
II will take back" said Borrowe to
Miibanll, what said in my letter to
Fox about his being n contemplate
coward"
WEAK Stomach strengthened by