The Meeker herald., 1897-08-21

,rrctsl tIlat the encounter was newt
able. By common accord the conditions
we're az follows: The weapons to be dn-
cling swords; each eombatnnt to use
that Of his own country. bur the blAdea
10 be OF equal length. either combat
ant TO he at liberty to maintain the
ground he gains. and each to be allow
ed the space OF fifteen metres within
which to advance or retire: each AZ
sault to continue four minutes: the
combat IN be resumed in the positions
occupied and only to terminate ON the
decision OF the four seconds or the nd
vice of the doctors that one Of the ad-
yeraries liz manifesfly in state of
Iinferiorify the conduct Of the meeting
to be intrlxted alternately to the two
parties. lots being drawn at the COM
mencement This latter feature Of the
ARRANGEMENT was due to formal Objec-
lions Of the seconds of Prince Henri
Of Orleans to the direction of the en-
counter by n fifth party At later
meeting yesterday the seconds decided
upon the rendezvous.
The process verbal then proceeds To
describe the encounter. 1t says thar 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
70 on
In the third assault the Count of fu-
rim was hit in the back OF the right
hand. but the wound was light In the
fourth assault the umpire dajor Leon
tieff declared that the sword OF Prince
Henri was bent. and stopped the EN-
gagment long enough to furnish the
Prince with 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 lower
region OF the abdomen. The doctors on
both sides examined the wound and
declared that Prince Henri was rem
dered by it clearly inferior TO his an
tagonist Major Leontieff and VI. Mou-
r!chon proposed that the combat he
stopped. and this was done by common
accord.
While his wound was being dressed
Prince Henri, raising himself upon the
ground. extended his hand to the Count
of Turin, saying:
ALLOW me. monseigneur, to shake
hands with you"
The Count extended his hand.
The physicians present We're DR.. Tou-
pet and DR.. Hartmann on behalf Of
Prince Henri. and Dr. Carrie 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
encounter was very sharp and deter
mined. Immediately on the crossing Of
swords. Prince Henri vigorously press
ed his adversary. The Count of Turin
retreated 10 the limit of the ground.
and. resuming the offensive. touched
his opponent. The third and fourth AZ
saults ended in long engagements
within Rnard.
The Temps says that the wound In
the abdomen of Prince Henri is serious.
hut not alarming. Had the Count OF
TURNS steel got half centimetre
deeper the intestineS would have been
perforated. After his wound had re-
ceived 4 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 Distress from his wounds.
The meeting before ti1e seconds yes-
'nfsfay was long and stormy. The rep
resentAtives Of Prince Henri stated on
his behalf that he would not withdraw
his original assertions. as he had writ |
ten only the truth about the italian Of
tieers and was entirely willing to give
satisfaction to representative italian.