The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-16
HONOR OF |TALrS ARMY
Defended in Duel by the Count
of Turin.
PRINCE HENRY WOUNDED
Receives a Sword Thrust in the Abb
domen-A Serious Wound But Not
Necessarily Fatal The Fighting
Was Most Determined.

Paris. Aug. 15.-The Count of Turin
and Prince Henri OF Orleans fought a
duel with swords at o'clock this morn
ing at the Bois de Marchaeux at Vacres-
son. II. Loontief acted as umpire. The
lighting was most determined and last
ed IS minutes. There was five engage
ments, OF which two were at close quar-
ters. Prince Henri received two seri-
Gus 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 Chartress
and received medical attendance. The
condition of Prince Henri this evening
Is as satisfactory as could be expected.
The doctors, after a consultation, ex-
pressed the opinion that no important
organ was touched, but absolute rest is
necessary for recovery. Owing To ru-
mors at Naples and elsewhere the pub
lie had not expected the duel To come
off. II was therefore quite private.
The official account furnished by the
seconds reiterates fully the circum-
stances leading up To the encounter.
The Count of Turin. considering the let
ters of Prince Henri of Orleans to the
Figaro offensive to the Italian army,
wrote to him on July 8 demanding re-
traction. This letter could not be an
swered until Aug. IL. the day of the ar
rival of Prince Henri in France. The
prince replied To the counts demand
by telegram. maintaining W right OF
a travelor to record his experiences.
The official account then describes the
arrangements for the duel. gives the
names OF the respective seconds and
says that at their first interview they
agreed that the encounter was inevit-
able. by common accord the condi-
tions were settled as follows: The
weapon to he dueling swords: each
combatant To use that OF his own coun-
try, but the blades to be of equal
length. either combatant To be at lib
erty 10 maintain the ground he gained,
and each Ia be allowed the space Of Ii
metres within which tn advance or re-
tire. each assault To continue four min
utes: the combat to he resumed i'm the
positions occupied and only TO deter
mine on the decision of the four Sec
onds or the advice OF the doctors that
one OF the adversaries is manlfestly In
a state of inferiority; the conduct of
the meeting to he instructed alternately
I 10 tne Two BaTtfcS. lbtS DttUE uTdNn dt
commencement. This latter feature of
the arrangement was due TO formal oh
lection TO the seconds of Prince Henri
OF Orleans to the direction of the en-
counter by a fifth party.
AT later meeting yesterday the Sec
onds decided upon the rendezvous. The
process-verbal then proceeds To de-
scribe the encounter. IL says that in
/ the first assault Prince Henri was hit
In the right breast, 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 because the combatants came
into close quarters. In the third as
sault the Count Of Turin was hit I'm the
back Of the right hand, but the wound
was slight. In the fourth assault the
umpire, Major Loontief 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 quar-
ters and We're Immediately stopped
| Prince Henri in a counter blow being
hit in the right lower region OF the
abdomen. The doctors on both sides
examined the wound and declared that
Prince Henri was rendered by II clearly
! inferior to his antagonist. Major Loon
tief and Maurichon proposed that thf
| combat be stopped. and this was don,
| by the common accord
While this wound was being dressed
Prince Henri, raising himself upon III,
ground, extended his hand to the Count
of Turin, saying: Allow me. mon.
signeur, To shake hands with you The
count extended his hand. The physic.
ians present were DR.. Toupet and DIR
Hartmann. on behalf II Prince Henri
| and DR.. Carle. ON behalf of the Coun,
| of Turin. This account of the fighting
was signed by the seconds.
| The details of the duel show that ths
encounter was very sharp and deter.
mined. Immediately on the crossing OF
the swords Prince Henri vigorousl,
| pressed his adversary. The Count o
Turin retreated to the limit of tn,
ground. and resuming the offensive
touched his opponent. The third ant
fourth assaults ended in long engage.
ments within guard.
The Temps says that the wound In
the abdomen Of Prince Henri IL serl.
/ ous. but not alarming. Had the Coun
| OF TURNS steel gone half a centimetei
deeper the intestines would have beer
| perforated. After his wound had re
ceived preliminary dressing, Prime,
Henri walked to his carriage unaided
The Count Of Turin, accompanied b,
his seconds, left Paris for Italy thii
| afternoon. He was not experiencin.
| any special distress from his wounds