The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-16
ITALIANS MUCH EXCITED
AND SHOWERING CONGRATULATIONS
ON THE ROYAL FAMILY.
Extra Guards Mounted at the French
Embassy and Consulate in Rome
"Details of the Duel.

acted umpire. The lighting was most
determined and lasted twenty-six minutes
There were five engagements, of which two
We're at close quarters. Prince Henri re-
ceived 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 re-
ceived medical attention. His condition is
as satisfactory this evening as could be ex-
pected. The doctors, after consultation,
have expressed the opinion that no impor-
tant organ was touched, but absolute rest
is necessary for recovery.
The seconds of Prince Henri of Orleans
were M. de Leontiff, governor general of
the equatorial provinces of Abyssinia and
Nj. Raoul Mourichon. The Count of TURNS
were General Count Avagadro de Quinto
and the Marquis Carlo di Ginori
Owing to rumors at Naples and else
where, the public had not expected the duel
to come off, 1t was, therefore quite pri-
vate. 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 10 the Figaro offensive to the Italian
army, wrote to him on July demanding a
retraction This letter could not be an
swered until Aug. II, the day of the arrival
OF Prince Henri in France. The prince re-
piled to the counts demand by telegram
maintaining the right of a traveller to re-
cord 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 inevitable. BY common ac-
cord the conditions were settled as follows:
The weapon to be the dueling sword; 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 meters within which to
advance or retire; each assault to continue
| four minutes; the combat to be resumed in
| the positions occupied and on4s~ss~4AAssAssb ~
nate on the decision of the four seconds or
! the advice Of the doctor, when one of the
| adversaries is manifestly in a state of in
| ferierity; the conduct of the meeting to be
| intrusted alternately to the two parties,
| lots being drawn at 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 fifth party At a later
meeting yesterday the seconds decided upon
the rendezvous
FIVE ENCOUNTERS
The process-verba1 then proceeds to de-
scribe 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 de-
cided that the combat must go on. The
| second assault stopped because the
combatants 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 the counterbloW
being hit in the right lower region of the
abdomen. The doctors both sides cx-
amined the wound and declared that Prince
Henri was rendered by it clearly inferior
TO his antagonist. Major Leontieff and M.
Mourichon proposed that the combat be
stopped and this was done by common ac-
cord.
While his wound was being dressed
Prince Henri, raising himself upon the
ground extended his right hand to the
Count of Turin, saying: "Allow me, mon
seignor, to shake hands with you" The
count extended his hand.
| The physicians present We're Dr. Toupet
and DR.. Hartmann, on behalf of Prince
Henri and DIR. Carle, on behalf of the
Count of Turin. This account of the fight
ing was signed by the seconds.
The details of the duel show that the on,
| counter was very sharp and determined.
Immediately on the crossing of swords
Prince Henri vigorously pressed his adver-
sary. The Count of Turin retreated to the
limit of the ground, and then resuming the
offensive, touched his opponent. The third
and fourth assaults ended in long engage
| ments within guard. The Temps saws
that the wound in the abdomen of the
prince is serious but not alarming. Had the
Count of TURNS steel gone half a cent?
| meter deeper the intestines would have
been perforated. After his wound had p
preliminary dressing Prince Henri walked
to his carriage unaided.
The Count of Turin, accompanied by his
seconds. left Paris for Italy this afternoon
He was not experiencing any special dis
tress from his wound.
STORMY MEETING OF SECONDS.
The meeting between the seconds yester-
day was long and stormy. The representa-
that he could not withdraw his original as
sertions as he had written only the truth
| about the Italian officers and was entirely
| willing to give satisfaction to representa-
| tive Italian. The seconds made absolute
| privacy a condition, and said that if q
| soul were present except the principals
! seconds and doctors, the fight should be
| stopped and the Court OF Turin should re-
| turn Immediately to Italy and be followed
| by Prince Henri, to night it out there For
| this reason various places of meeting were
| mentioned to misead the inquisitive, and
| the seconds on both sides changed sleeping
| quarters during the night in order to throw
| the newspaper correspondents OF the scent
one OF the seconds became very much ex-
| cited and said ii was now quarrel be-
tween the two countries. adding: we
wish the whole Italian army could assist
at this duel" When weapons were being
discussed the Italians stood out for the
sabre and We're With the greatest difficulty
convinced that the French dueng code did
not admit OF the sabre except in the case
of cavalry officers.
All started with the utmost secrecy an