The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-26
4 HISTORICAL DUEL.
TWELVE 5WORDsaEN SLAIN IN oMG
RAN BEFORE an ARMY.

4 Scene More g~.rait.n. T'ian tnS Battle
En the Anr.!s vi ist.tIsrn Eiisi":5-f"F
Great ..ru,:r. II, U.,iinc.>es of tie Terri.
bic work ~ ONE s"HrI.
To eve IN idea of wiiat I; brave rltl.
can 10 If l. know, { aci-g tAHI"H% TN
and hit herfs cool and collected III dfl-
ger. we VIII relate Il historical dl"i. ="
extraordinary is this combat that Il
would be held u romance had Ii NOT Ike
Witnessed BY q whole army, The hero
il Joan Louis. one 81 the s,raaf masters
/ OF the ~he'rinnin- Of this cellturN. anl
the duel happened in Madrid III 1918.
He was the rla.'af-at-arns Of the Thir-
tv-secund regiment vi frcurt. ll. itr.. /,
The First regiment. composed entirely
of I~,alians. formed part of the same bfi
.sade.
Regimentai esprit Il. corps ana rival
ries of nationality cause! constant quar-
rels. when swords w1Te ".ten whlpp.h
ont or bullets exchange. After IL s,lan
battle had occurred III the streets OF
Madrid. in which ".er POO French and
Italian soldiers had :aknn part. the Off.
GERS Of the two Regiments. in a council
.,f war assembled. decided 10 give such
breaches Of order 3; great blow and tore
cstabli,' discipline. They aecr"cl that
tn. ,aas;Sr-at-arms ut The two regiments
shorid take up tho u.asrcl and fight 1t
out.
Imagine Il whole army in battle array
, on one Of The large plains that surround
Madrid. In tine center 4 large ! Is
l.cs o,"l. for the contestants. This spot
is raised above the plain SO that hot one
~ th. spectators Of this tragic scen"--
c.-iy ..it .sal officers, soldiers iii line.
: S,,lisr.s. excited as never a bull figh.
aS..itea tl:am-will miss one phase of the
ro,.est. !: is before 10000 men TIA! the
- srD.or of an army is about To be av"ngeo
in the blood OF 30 brave men.
~ I:,e drum is heard. Two men. naked
:, 70 the waist, step in the ring. The first
~ i tall and strong. His hlaci; eyes roll
:. ii-la,nfully upon the gaping crowd; ne
- /. Giacoino Ferrari. the celebrated lthl
~ ian. The second. tail. also handsome,
gu and with MUSCLES like steel, stands mod
= es,iy awaiting the word Of command;
-. his name is jean Louis. The second
take ;!.eic places OH either side O iiiti'
:, m,nc!ules, A deathlise silence cnslcS
80. Nu Suali.
The two masters cross swords. Cha
-" -: -. a.a..aJ1r -, loo,
Lo,is, hnt in vain. His every thrust
met by a parry. He makes mp his min
to h:.e his chance and cafesses an
,, tc:..es his opponents blade. Jean Loui-
49, calm and watchful. lends himself to tn
plav, when. quicker than lightning. tn
..a' italian Jumps aside with Il loud yell an,
-. makes a terrible lunSc at Jean Louis
Floren.ine trick, often successful.
with extraordinary rapidity Jean Lo ii
~ has parrie1 and risposts quickly IN tn
shoulder.
-. III is nothing" cries Giacomo, :
Ia mere scratch" and they again fall 0
guard Almost directly he is hit i'll I,
~" breast. This time the sword Of Jea
:. Louis. who is now attacking, penetrate
leeply. Giacomo's face becomes livi'
~. his sword drops from his hand. and
falls heavily on the turf. He is dead.
a., Jean Louis is already i'll position. H
wipes his reeking blade: then. with tn
point OF his sword N the ground. /
calmly awaits the next man.
y The best fencer Of the First regimen
has Just been carried away IA corpse. bl
the day is not yet OYER. Fourteen adse
saries are there, impatient to measul
, 90 swords with the %conqueror, burning
2 ayenye the master they had deemed i
yincible.
,,.,. Jean Louis hardly had two minute
rest. He is ready. \ new adversal
stands before him. A sinister click
~ :" swords is heard. a lunge. a parry. a ri
H.. post and then a cry. IA sigh, and all is Owe
~. 4 second body is before Jean Louis.
A third adversary advances. Tn
-. want Jean Louis to rest. Il am n
tired" he with n smile.
The signal is given. The Italian is
.S"a tall as the one who lies there a corr
4 :. covered by a military cloak. He b
: =" closely watched Jean Louis' play al
thinks he has guessed the secret OF !
victories. He multiplies his feints Al
tricks: then. all at once, bounding like
tiger on his prey, he gives his oppone
-. u terrible thrust in the lower line. b
..har Jean Louis sword has parried and is M
800 deep within his opponents breast.
!. - What need we to relate any mo-
-. Ten new adyersaries followed him, .
,tery 'ne ,." IN III 80 - ON ar,nr
COW. -. n,,ht
Lady ,esiL'ens . III .s.a- ~,
1rav pressing consented to stop the comb
is u anu ne enoon
rank s'vois' appia"ueu g. -. Io.,..
able, from .na, uay 'sn
that ,rn." - i.a.."a 80 a:n.,, .,o,,,
Inns wonoe,i"l anu sis""'. ~,
might be held u fable were not all
facts above stated still found in
archives of the ministry OF war;
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