Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-16
1T WAS A -PALPABLE Hit
Count of Turin Gets Satisfaction From Henry
of Orleans.
The French Prince Receives q Dan.
Encounter Yesterday Morning.

Paris dispatch dated August 10 says:
The Count of Turin and Prince Henri of
Orleans fought a duel with swords at s
o'clock this morning in the Bots de Mare
chaux vacresson. NJ. Leontieff 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,
one III the right shoulder and another in
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 medi-
cal attendance.
The condition of Prince Henri of Orleans
expected. The doctors, after consultation,
have expressed the opinion that no Import
ant organ was touched. but absolute rest
is necessary for recovery.
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:
History Of the Encounter.
The Count of Turin. considering the let
tiers of Prince Henri of Orleans to the
f1SdTO Ou0HSiNe W tile 1tdlldh al ihy, "AotS
to him on July g. demanding n retraction.
This letter could not be answered until
August II, the day of the arrival of Prince
Henri in France. The prince replied to
the counts demand by telegram, maintain
ing the right of traveller 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 inevitable. By common &C
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 10 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 COM
bat to be resumed in the positions occu-
pied and only to terminate on the decision
of the four seconds or the advice OF the
doctor, when one of the adversaries is mani
testify in state of inferorlty the conduct
of the meeting to be incrusted alternately
to the two parties, lots being drawn at
commemorate mt.
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 later meeting yesterday the seconds
decided upon the RENDEZVOUS.
Details Of the Encounter.
The process-verbal 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 beyond the simultaneous cellular
tissue. On the strength of the report of the
doctors the seconds decilad that the COM
bat must go on.
The second assault was 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 weapon did not penetrate beyond the
simultaneous cellular tissue
In the fourth assault the umpire, Major
Leontieff. declared that the sword of Prince
Henri was bent and stopped the engage
ment long enough to furnish the prince
with new weapon.
In the fifth assault the combatants again
got into close quarters and were Immediate
" stopped. Prince Henri, in counter thrust.
being hit in the right lower region Of the
abdomen. The doctors on both sides eX-
amined the wound and declared that Prince
Henri was rendered by it clearly inferior
to his antagonist Major Leontteff and NJ.
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 hand to the Count of
Turin, saying:
Allow me, monscigneur, 10 shake hands
with you.
The count e. anded his hand.
Encounter sharp and Determined.
The details of the duel show that the en-
counter was very sharp and determined.
Immediately the crossing Of swords
Prince Henri vigorously pressed his adj
vcrsary. The Court of Turin retreated to
the limit of the ground, and then. resum-
ing the offensive, touched his opponent.
TIE third and fourth assaults ended in
lons engagements within guard. The
Temps says that the wound in the abdo-
men of Prince Henri is serious. but not
alarming. Had the Count of TURNS steel
gone half a centimeter deeper the intes-
tines would have been perforated.
After his wound hao received a prelim-
nary 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 experie ncing any special dis
tress from his wound.
Duelists to BE ExcOmmunicated.
LONDON, August ia special dispatch
from Rome, published today, says it is rc-
ported there that the pope will excommuni-
cate Prince Henry of Orleans and the
Count of Turin. dueling is forbidden
by the Roman Catholic Church.