The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

fort on the same steamer the day before
the duel. Mutual friends. fearing that
Duke was recklessly endangering his life,
endeavored to conciliate him, but their
| oyertures were spurned. The boat
steamed away. leaving large congrega-
liens on shore. Where the encounter was
to take place only the principals, seconds
and surgeons knew. Reaching the town
OF Carrollton, at the mouth of the Ken
lucky, the two parties went ashore to
| await the coming of the following day.
Early Thursday morning Duke arose,
wrote brief note to Caroline Hickman,
| and in short time word came that the
Hanson party was ready for the journey.
Just at daylight they rowed across the
ONO, and at sunrise were ready for the
word. The ground was stepped off and
the pistols handed to the principals. Two
prominent gentlemen in the party, in a
spirit of mutual friendship, approached
Hanson and asked him to apologize. He
| refused. and Dunlap gave the word to pre-
pare and fire.
The pistols cracked simultaneously,
Hanson firing too low, Duke too high.
There was an interval of ten minutes,
| Jackson won the second toss. At the Sec
ond firing Hanson's ball went near Dukes
head and perceptibly startled him, but
| Dukes went wide of the mark. There was
| another interval of five minutes, and at
| the next shot blood was shed. Hanson s
clothing was pierced under the left arm
| and Dukes right hand was squirting blood.
This time the principals did not change
| their positions while the pistols were be-
| ing reloaded. Dunlap asked:
Gentlemen, are you satisfied2'
| NO" came promptly from both.
| Richard Hanson. a brother of Roger,
here left the field, and stood near the river
| bank until the duel was declared at an
| end. The fourth round Dunlap won the
word and gave it more rapidly than be-
| fore. Both fired at once. Duke stood un-
moved and untouched. Hanson was seen
to throw his pistol into the air, leap for
! ward and fall headlong to the earth. The
large bali had crashed through the right
thigh bone, making a horrible wound, and
breaking also the left thigh.
The tumuIt of moment before subsidized
and, Mortified at the spectacle, friends and
foes stood dazed in significant silence.
Duke and his friends recrossed the river
leaving Hanson horribly mangled and in
great agony, in care of the surgeon
Hanson was taken to Ma ior Buffers house
and there remained in care of DR.. Blantor
until moved to Lexington. He was q
member of the Kentucky Legislature al
the time. Duke, accompanied by few
friends, went to Louisville, and then to his
home. Eleven days later he married the
sngularly beautiful Caroline Hickman
who became the mother of five handsome
daughters and two sons.
The pistols used by Hanson in this his
toric duel belonged to Andrew Jackson
and were used by him in several encoun
ters. Dukes were Henry Clay's, and were
presented to him by French nobleman
1t was the same pistol with which Clay haC
fought John Randolph of Roanoke. Hum
phrey Marshall and James Jackson haC
also used the weapons. The pistols were
similar, very long, single -barreled and car
ried very large balls.
| Hanson recovered but was lamed fol
life, the right leg being somewhat shorter
than its fellow and slightly deformed
Lexington being the home of Hanson and
Duke living near, they were frequently in
company, but their former friendly rela
tionS were not then restored. Duke was
engaged in farming in Scott County, and
Hanson entered actively into the practice
OF law and soon reached distinction, be-
coming Commonwealth's Attorney.
When the Civil War began Hanson and
Duke espoused the Southern cause, Duke
going with Morgan and Hanson on the
staff of John c. Breckenridge. AT Knox
vile Hanson was created brigadier-gen.
eral, and gave promise of record on the
field as brilliant as he had made in the
forum. When he was promoted a sub
scription was started 10 present him with
horse, and Duke contributed to the fund
Hanson gracefully recognized this magma
nimity, and cordial relations were once
more resumed. Hanson fell in the famou
disastrous charge, led by Breckenridge, q
Stone River.
For many years after the war Duk
lived upon a fine 500-acre bluegrass farm
near Danville, and during the past few
years had resided in this city. When hi
first wife died he met and married Mis-
Ella Duerson, a beautiful and gifte,
woman of Louisville, and she preceded
him to the grave several years, leaving III
children. Colonel Duke always spok
kindly of General Hanson, and neve
talked of the duel except with great re
luctance.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
Ex-Governor Campbell of Ohio is sal,
to have struck it rich in California golt
mines. He is in partnership with maj
who owns, a cattle ranch on the Sal
joaquin, who has discovered great place
deposit of unusual richness.