The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-19
DUEL WAS F|tRCE[Y FOUGHT
MaINCE HENRI OF ORLEANS AND
THE COUNT or TURIN CROSS
SWORDS.
PRINCE HENRI SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
Dangerous Wound In Abdomen ana
"A Brenst Thrust Put Him Out of
the Gnme-The Count Slight
" Wounded.

" wounded.
Paris. Aug. 15.-1he Count Of Turin
and Prince Henri Of Orleans fought Il
duel with swords ut > o'clock this morn
ing IN the Bois de MarechauX at Van
ericsson. Mr.. Leontien acted as umpire.
The lighting was determined and last
ed 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
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 Charles and re-
ceived medical attendance.
The condition of Prince Henri of Or
leans is as satisfactory this evening as
could be expected. The doctors, after
consultation, have expressed the opinion
that no Important organ was touched but
absolute rest is necessary for recovery.
Owing TO rumors at Naples and else
where, the public had not expected the
duel TO come off. 1t was, therefore, quite
r,riyate.
The official account furnished by the
seconds reitcrates fully the circumstances
leading up to the encounter.
The Count of Turin, considering the let
,ers Of Prince Henri of Orleans to the
Figaro offensive to the Italian army, wrote
to him on July q demanding a retractiOn.
This letter was answered August ii, the
day of the arrival of Prince Henri in
France. The prince replied to the counts
demand by telegram, maintaining the right
of 4 traveller to record his experiences.
The official announcement then describes
the arrangement for the duel, giving The,
names of the respective seconds, and says
shat ut their first interview they agreed
that the encounter was inevitable. by
common accord the conditions were set
tied as follows:
1.-The weapon 10 he the ducing sword,
each combatant to use that of his own
country but the blades to be of equal
length. Either combatant to be at lib
.erty to maintain the ground he gained,
and each TO be allowed the space of fifteen
metres within which to advance or retire;
each assault to continue four minutes; the
combat to be resumed in the positions oc-
cupied and only to terminate on the de-
cisiOn of the four seconds or the advice
Of the doctor, when one of the adversarles
is manifestly in state of inferiOrity: the
conduct of the meeting to be intrusted al
ternately to the two parties, lots being
drawn ut the commencement
This latter feature of the arrangement
was due to the formal objection of the
seconds of Prince Henri of Orleans to the
direction of the encounter by 4 fifth party.
At later meeting yesterday the seconds
decided on the rendezvous. The process
verbal then proceeds to describe the en-
counter 1t SAYS that in the first assault
Prince Henri was hit in the right breast,
thought the weapon did not penetrate the
thorax. On the strength of the report OF
the doctors the seconds decided that the
combat must 20 on. The second assault
uyas stopped because the cOmbatants came
apio close quarters. In the third assault
the Count of Turin was hit in the back of
the right hand, but the wound was slight.
In the fourth assault the umpire Major
Ieontieff. declared that the sword OF
Prince Henri was bent, and stopped the
engagement long enough to furnish the
Iprince new weapon.
In the fifth assault the contestants again |
got into close quarters ana were linmedl- |
ately stopped. Prince Henri in a counter
blow being hit in the right lower region |
IF the abdomen. The doctors on both sides
examined the wound and decided that |
Prince Henri was rendered by it clearly
inferior to his antagonist. Major Leon |
tieif and NJ. Mourichon proposed that the |
combat be stopped and this was done by |
common accord. Il
While his would was being dressed |
Prince Henri. raising himself upon the
ground, extended his hand to the Count OF |
Turin. saying:
"Allow me, monsigncur, TO shake hands |
with YOU"
The count extended his hand.
The physicians were DR.. Toupel ana Dr
Hartmann. on behalf of Prince Henri, and |
Or. earle, 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 swords
Prince Henri vigorously pressed his adj
yersary. The Count of Turin retreated to
The limit of the ground and then resuming
the offensive touched his opponent. The
third and fourth assaults endcd III long
engagements within guard
The Temps says the wound in the abdo-
men of Prince Henri is serious, but not
alarming. Had the Count of Turin steel
gone half centimetre deeper the mites
times would have been perforated,
After his wound had received Il prellml-
nary dressing Prince Henri walked to his
carriage unaided >.
The Count of Turin, accompanied by his
seconds, left Paris for Italy, this after
noon. He was not experiencing any Spe-
cial distress from his wound.
The seconds of Prince Henri of Orleans
were NJ. Delontieff governor general of
the equatorial provinces of AbySSinia, and
NJ Raoul Mourichon. The Count of
Turin'S seconds We're Gen. Count Ava
grado de Quinto and the Marquis Carlo di
Ginori.
The meeting between the seconds yes
terday was long and stormy. The rep
resentatives of Prince Henri stated on his
.ioehalf that he could not withdraw his or