Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-08-19
HONOR INDICATED.
Prince Henry OF Orleans Sheds
Some Royal Blood
Ia Defense % uis taisnsa.~r.isa. rs,n the
e"".taet "f itsiiss orns~r. tie rrese.
the wesks hut that Dv~. Not M
ps",e the sra,h Of ui. Charge.

ps~.. the sraih of Hi. charge.
fsRis Aug. lathe count of Turin |
and Prince Henri of Orleans fought =
duel with swords at i've o'clcck this |
morning la the Boise de Marcchanx al
Nancoessen. NJ. L.oatiesf acted as UNI
Pirc. The fighting was most deter
minen and lasted twcnty-six minutes
There were hvc engagements. Of which
two were at close quarters Prince
Henri received two serious wounds in
the right shoulder and th. right side
OF the abdomen The count OF Turin
was wounded in the right hand.
Prince Henri was taken to the rvsi-
denee Of the Duc de Chartrcss aud re-
eeiv.d medical atten lsncc.
Later.
The coalition of Prince Henri Of
Orleans il n satisfactory in every was
~ could he expected. The doctors
after consultation. have expressed the
opinion that no important organ was
touched. hut absolute rest il necessary
Tor recovery. Owing To rumor, at Ma
Piles and elsewhere. the public had not
expected duel IN come oG. II wa,
therefore quite private. The official
account furnished by the seconds re-
cites fully the circumStanccs leading
up % the encounter.
The count of Turin. considering the
the letters of Prince Henri of Orleans
to the Figaro offensive To the Italian
army. wrote to him on July demand
ing a rctractiou. This letter could
not he answered until August II, the
day of the arrival of Prince Henri ia
France. Th. prince replied Ia the
counts demand by telegraph. main
tanning the right of traveller to record
his experience.
The official account then describes
the arrangement for the duel. gives
the names Of the respective seconds.
aud says at their first interview they
agreed that the encounter wa, incvita-
ble. by common accord the conditions
were settled as follows:
The weapon To be- the dueliing
sword; each combatant To use that OF
hIs own country. but the blades to b.
of equal length. either eombatant Ia
be at liberty to maintain the ground
he gains, and each Ia be allowed the
space of Is minutes within which t.
advance or retire; each assault tn CON
tinue four minutes, the combat to br
resumed in the positions occupied ami
only To terminate on the decision IL tlie
four seconds or the advise of the Doctor.
when one of the advcrsarlcs il mani
festly in state of infcriority. the con
duct of the meeting u L- iatrustsa a.
ternately To the two parties, lots being
drawn at commencement.
This latter feature of the arrange
ment was due Ia formal objection Of
the seconds of Prince Henri of Orleans
to the direction of the encounter by n
fifth party.
At Il later meeting yesterday. the sec
onds decided upon the place of renIcz-
vous.
The proccss-verbal then proceeds To
describe the encounter. IL 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.
; la the third assault the count of
Turin was hit in the back of the right
hand, but the wound was slight. In
the foarth assault the umpire. Mai
I.eoatieff, declared that the sword q.
Prince Iienri was bent and stopped the
engagement long enough to furnish
the prince with n new weapon. In the
fifth assault the eombatants again got
into close quarters and were ilamcsli-
ately stopped, Prince Henri. in u
counter blow. being hit ia the right
region of the abdomen. The doctors
examined the wound and declared that
' Prince Henri was rendered By it clearly
inferior TO his Antagonist Maj Leon
tieff and VI. Mourichon proposed that
the combat be 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 couat
of Turin. saying:
ALLOW me. monsigneur. to shake
} The count extended his hand
The PHYSICIANS present we're Dr.
/ Toupst and DIR. Hartmann. on behalf
: of Prince Henri. aud Dr. Carrie, on be-
half OF the count Of Turin.
This ,,,.a,,n. of ,h,. ss,h,;py ,v.s
signed bv the second, The details of
,b, duel show that the encounter WA,
vcrv sharn and det.ynin.d I,nm.di.
,,.Iv -, ,n. cro,sin, Of sUorls Prime.
U.nr; x;gorouslv ,rrss.,I his adversary.
rh.. ,.o,,n, ~ Tur;, r,.,r.,,.I ,o the
: I,,,;, ~ ~. ground rn,i ,h,.n .,sS1I5s5rT,.,
! ~. os.,~,v, ,onrh.a hiS o,,ou.,t
: 'rh. ,h;rJ and four,h assaults .nd.d In
long .ngagrmrnts within guarl
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