The record-union., 1897-08-16
FOUGHT A DUEL
WITH SWORDS.
Prince Henri and the Count Of Turin
Meet on the Field of Honor.
The Fighting Determined and Both Partici-
pants Wounded.
The Weapons Due1ing Swords,
the Prince Receiving Wounds
Which Were of Such Serious
Nature That Medical Attend
ance Was Necessary.

ance Was Necessary.
PARIS, Aug. 15.-The Count of Tu-
rim and Prince Henri of Orleans fought
a duel with swords at , o'clock 1niS
morning at the Bois Marachaux, Va
cresson. H. Lonntieff acted as umpire.
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 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 Chartres, and received med
ical attendance.
The condition of Prince Henri of
Orleans this evening is as satisfactory
as could be expected. The doctors, af-
ter consultation, have expressed the
opinion that no important organ was
touched, but absolute rest is necessary
for recovery. Owing to rumors at
Naples and elsewhere, the public had
not expected a duel to come off. 1t
was therefore quite private.
The official account furnished by the
seconds recites fully the circumstances
leading up to the encounter. The Count
of Turin, considering the letters Of
Prince Henri of Orleans to the "Figa-
ro' offensive to the Italian army, wrote
to him on July 9th demanding a re-
traction This letter could not be
answered until August 18th, the day of
the arrival of Prince Henri in France.
The Prince replied to the Counts de-
mand by telegram, maintaining the
right of a traveller to record his eX-
perienceS.
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 conditions
We're settled as follows: The weapons
to be dueling swords, each combatant
TO use that of his own country, but
the blades to be of equal length, either
oombatant to be at liberty to main
tain the ground he gains, and each to
be allowed the space of fifteen me-
tres within which to advance or re-
tire; each assault TO continue four
minutes; the combat to be resumed in
the positions occupied, and only to
terminate on the decision of the four
seconds or the advice of the drawn one
of the adversaries is manfestly in a
state of inferiority, the conduct of the
meeting to be intrusted alternately to
the two parties, lots being drawn at
commencement.
This latter feature of the arrange
ment was due to formal objection of the
seconds Of Prince Henri of Orleans to
direction of the encounter by a fifth
party At a later meeting yesterday
the seconds decided upon the rendez-
vous.
The process-verbal then proceeds to
describe the encounter. 1t 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 as
sault was stopped because the COM
batants came into 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 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
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 Hen
ri was rendered by it clearly inferior
to his antagonist. Major Leontieff and
M Mourichon proposed that the COM
bat be stopped, and this was done by
common accord. While his wound was
being dressed Prince Henri, raising
himself up on 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 We're DR.. Toupet and
DR.. Hartmann, on behalf of Prince Hen
ri and Dr. Carle. on behalf of the Count
OF Turin. The account of the fighting
was signed by the seconds.
The details of the duel show that the
encounter was very sharp and deter
mined Immediately on the crossing of
SWOTuS, f1ellIl Vigorously pressed
his adversary. The Count of Turin re-
treated to the limit of the ground, and
resuming the offensive, touched his op-
pcnent The third and fourth assaults
ended in long engagements within
guard.
The Temps" says that the wound in
the abdomen of Prince Henri is serious,
but not alarming. Had the Count of
TURNS steel gone half centimeter
deeper the intestines would have been
perforated After his wound had re-
ceived a preliminary 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
special distress from his wounds.
At the interview between the seconds
yesterday one of them became very
much excited and said it was now a
quarrel between the two countries, add
ing: I'VE wish the whole Italian army
could assist at this duel"
When the weapons were being dis
cussed the Italian stood out for the sa-
ber, and was with difficulty convinced
that the French dueling code did not
admit of the saber except in case of
cavalry officers.
All started with the utmost secrecy at
3 o'clock this morning The parties ar