The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-17
ORLEANS mas TIE WORST OF IT
Duel Between Him and the Count of Turin
Sunday

Paris, Aug. 16.-The Count Of Turin
and Prince Henri Of Orleans fought a
duel with swords at o'clock yesterday
morning at the Boies de Marechaux a.
Vancresson. II. Leontieff acted as UNI
pire. The fighting was most determined
and .aSted twenty-siX minutes. There
were five engagements Of which two
were al close quarters. Prince Henri re-
ceived two serious wounds in the right
shoulder and the right side of the alb
domen. The Count of Turin was wound
ed in the right hand. Prince Henri was
taken 10 the residence of the Dus de
Chartross and received medical attend
ance.
The condition Of Prince Henri of Or
leans was as satisfactory last evening as
could be expected. The doctors, after
consultation, expressed the opinion that
no important organ was touched. but alb
solute rest was necessary for recovery.
Owing 10 rumors al Naples and else
where, the public had no; expected a duel
to come off. II was, therefore, quite pri-
vate.
The official count furnished by he sec
onds reciteS fully the circumstances lead
ing up 10 the encounter. The Count Of
TCrin, considering the letters OF Prince
Henri Of Orleans 10 the Figaro offensive
10 the Italian army, wrote 70 him on July
demanding a retraction. This letter
could not be answered until August Il.
the day Of the arrival Of Prince Henri
in France. The prince replied 10 the
counts demand by telegram. maintin-
ing the right of a traveller to record his
experience.
The official account them describes the
arrangements for the duel, gives the
names of the respective seconds. and
says that at their first interview they
agreed that their encounter was inevi-
table.
BY common accord the conditions We're
settled as follows: The weapon 10 he The
dueling sword. each combatant 20 use thar
az his own country. but the blades - be
q equal length; either comba-ant 10 be
az liberty to maintain the ground he
gains. and each 20 be allowed the space
Of fifteen meters within which 70 ad-
vance or retire; each assault 10 continue
four minutes; the combat 20 be resumed
III the positions occupied and only 20
terminate on the decision OF the four sec
oniS or The advice Of the doctor. when
one of the aiversaries ia manifsstly in
a state o. inferiority: the conduct OF The
meeting % be trusted alternately 70 the.
two parties, los being drawn a. COM
mencement. This latter feature of the
arrangement was due 70 formal chico
tions % the seconds OF Prince Henri %
Orleans - the direction Of The encounter
by ff,h party. A, a later meeting yes
te-day. the seconds decided upon the rem
devious.
The procsss-verval 1len proceeds 10 de-
scribe ne encounter. I; says that. in the
frs, assault, Prince Henri was hi; in the
yigat breast. though the weapon did not
penetrate me thoraX. On The strength
OF the report ot the doctors, the seconds
decided mat the combat muss 20 on.
The second asssal. was stopped because
The conbatanss came INFO close quarters.
In TIE chi-i assaUl, The Count % Turin
mas n; II the back OF the right hand. |
oUe he wound was slight. In The fourth
assault mt umpire. Major Lsonaer. de-
CARED ms; ne sword q Priace Henri
was oen, AMI stopped the ensagenert |
org enoaSnt - furnish ehe prince with
a new weapon. In the 18th assault he |
comoatan.s again go, into close ous-.
as an- ware inanaiia:Aiy s,onn.i-