Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-16
BOTH WERE WOUNDED.
The Count of Turin and Prince Henri
Of Orleans,

Hand, Yesterday Mornlng-Ihe
Contest a Most Determined One.
The Prince Appears to Have
Gotten the Worst oft.
Paris, August 15.-The Count OF Tu-
rim and Prince Henri of Orleans fought
a duel with swords at 5 o'clock this
morning, in the Bois de Marechaux, at
Vancressen. NJ. Leontieff acted as UNI
pire. The fighting was most determin-
ed and lasted twenty-six minutes.
There were five engagements, of which
two were at close quarters. Prince
Henri received 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 received medical
attendance.
The condition of Prince Henri OF
Orleans is as satisfactory this evening
as could be expected. The doctors, af-
ter consultation. have expressed the
opinion that no important organ was
touched, but absolute rest is necessary
for recovery.
The seconds of Prince Henri of Or
lenas were NJ. De Leontieff, governor
general of the Equatorial provinces OF
AbySsinia, and NJ. Raoul Mourichon.
The Count of TURNS were General
Count Avagdro de Quinto and the Mar
quis 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
private. The official account, furnished
by the seconds, recites fully the cir
cumstances leading up to the encounter.
The Count Of Turin, considering the
letters of Prince Henri of Orleans TO
the Figaro offensive TO the Italian army,
wrote to him July 9Th, demanding a
retraction. This letter could not be an
swered until August 11th, the day OF
the arrival of Prince Henri in France.
The Prince replied to the Counts de-
mand by telegram, maintaining the
right OF traveller to record his exper-
ience.
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 newt
able. BY commol accord the conditions
were settled as follows:
The weapon is to be the duelling
sword, each combatant to use that OF
his own country, but the blades to be
of equal length, either combatant 10
be at liberty to maintain the ground
he gains, and each to be allowed the
space of fifteen metres within which
to advance or retire; each assault to
continue four minutes; the combat to
be resumed in the positions occupied
and only TO terminate on the decision
of the four seconds or the advice Of
the doctors; when one of the adversa-
ries is manifestly in a state of infe-
riority; the conduct of the meeting TO
be entrusted alternately to the two
parties, lots being drawn at COM
mencement
The latter feature of the arrange
ment was due to the formal objection
of the seconds of Prince Henri of Or
leans TO the direction of the encounter
by a fifth party. At later meeting
yesterday the seconds decided upon the
rendezvous.
The Process Verbal then proceeds to
describe the encounter 1t saye 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 the con-
test must go on.
The second assault was stopped be-
cause 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 ana
stopped the engagement 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 right
lower region of the abdomen. The
doctors on both sides examined the
wound and declared that Prince Henri
was rendered by it clearly inferior TO
his antagonist. Major Leontieff and
NJ. Naurchion proposed that the COM
bat 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 Count of Turin, saying:
"Allow me-, Monslgneur, to shake
hands with you"
The Count extended his hand.
The physicians present were DR..
Toupet and Or. Hartmann, on behalf
of Prince Henri. and DR.. Carle on be-
half of the Count Of Turin. This ac-
count of the fight was signed by the
seconds.
The details of the duell show that
the encounter was very sharp and de-
termined. Immediately on the cross 1
ing Of swords Prince Henri vigorously
pressed his adversary. The Count OF
Turin retreated to the limit of the
ground. and then. assuming the defen-
sive. touched his opponent. The third
and fourth assaults ended in long en-
gagements within guard. The Temps
saws that the wound in the abdomen OF
Prince Henri is serious. but not alarm
ing. Had the Count of TURNS steel
gone slightly deeper. the intestines
would have been perforated.
After his wound had received
preliminary dressing Prince Henri
walked TO MS carriage unaided. The
Count of Turin. accompanied by his
seconds. left Paris for Italy this af-