The herald., 1897-08-16
Gets His Fingers Some
what Smashed
THE DREADFUL, DEADLY DUEL
FOUGHT BY THE LIGHT OF THE
EARLY MORN
Hale or Holly, Prince Henri Insists
Upon the Truth Of His Asser-
tions, and Declines to
Retract

PARIS, Aug. 15.-The Count Of Turin
and Prince Henri Of Orleans fought q
duel with swords at o'clock this morn
ing at the Bois de Marechaux at Van
cressen.
The seconds of Prince Henri of Orleans
were M. De Leontieff, governor-general
of the equatorial provinces of Abyssinia,
and M. Raoul Mourichon. The Count OF
TURNS were General Count Avagadro
de Quinto and the Marquis Carlo Di
Ginori. H. Lonntieff acted as umpire.
The meeting of the seconds yesterday
was long and stormy. The representa-
tives of Prince Henri stated in his behalf
that he could not withdraw his original
assertions, as he had written only the
truth about the italian officers and was
entirely willing to give satisfaction to
representative italian.
The fighting was most determined and
lasted twenty-six minutes. There were
five engagements, of which two were at
close quarters Prince Henri received
two serious wounds in the right shoulder
and in the right side of the abdomen.
The Count of Turin was wounded in the
right hand. Prince Henri was taken to
the residence of the Due de Chartress
and received medical attendance.
The condition of Prince Henri Of Or
leans this evening is as satisfactory as
could be expected The DOCTORS after
consult tation, have expressed the opin-
ion that no important organ was touched.
but absolute rest is necessary for recov-
n ba rr1y,1 ,of q 11o 80 q md
elsewhere the public had not expected
duel to come off. 1t was therefore quito
private. The official account furnished
by the seconds recited fully the circum-
stances leading up to the encounter. The
Count of Turin, considering the letters
of Prince Henri of Orleans to the Figaro
offensive to the Italian army, wrote him
on July 9Th, demanding a retraction.
This letter could not be answered until
August 11th, the day of the arrival of
Prince Henri in France. The prince re-
piled to the counts demand by telegram,
maintaining the right of traveller to
record his experiences. The official ac-
count then describes the arrangements
for the duel, gives the names of the re-
spective seconds and says that at their
first interview they agreed that the en-
counter was inevitable. By common ac-
cord the conditions were settled as fol-
lows:
The weapons to be duelling swords,
each combatant to use that of his own
country, but the blades to be of equal
length, either combatant to be at liberty
to maintain the ground he gains and
each to be allowed the space of fifteen
Emeters in which to advance or retire;
each assault to continue four minutes;
the combat to be resumed in the posi-
tions occupied and only to terminate on
the decision of the four seconds or the
advice of the doctor when one of the
Fadversar is manifestly in a state of
inferiority; the conduct of the meeting
to be intrusted alternately to the two
parties, lots being drawn a commence
ment. This latter feature of the ar
rangement was due to formal objection
of the seconds of Prince Henri of Or
leans to the direction of the encounter
by fifth party At later meeting yes
terday the seconds decided upon the
rendezvous. The process-verbal then
proceeds to describe the encounter. 1t
says that in the first assault Prince
Henri was hit in the right breast, al
though the weapon did not penetrate the
thorax On the strength of the report of
the doctors the seconds decided that the
combat must go on.
The second assault was stopped be-
cause the combatants came into close
quarters.
In the third assault the Count of Tu-
rim was hit in the back of the right
hand, but the wound was slight.
In the fourth assault the umpire. Ma
jor Leontieff, declared that the sword
of Prince Henri was bent and stopped
the engagement long enough to furnish
the prince with a new weapon.
In the fifth assault the combatants
again got into close quarters and were
Immediately stopped, Prince Henri in q
counter blow being hit in the right lower
region of the abdomen. The doctors on
both sides examined the wound and de-
clared that Prince Henri was rendered
by it clearly inferior to his antagonist
Major Leontieff and M. Mourichon pro-
posed that the combat be stopped and
this was done by common accord. While
his wound was being dressed Prince
Henri, raising himself upon the ground,
extended his hand to the Count of Turin.
saying: ALLOW me, monsigneur, to
shake hands with you.
The count extended his hand
The physicians present were DR.. Tou-
pet and DR.. Hartmann on behalf of
Prince Henri and DR.. Carle on behalf Of
the Count of Turin. This account Of the
fighting was signed by the seconds. The
details of the duel show that the en-
counter was very sharp and determined.
Immediately on the crossing Of sworde