Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-19

" OIlehus Inel bue COunI OF IurlD IN
single combat this morning. The Prince
was twice wounded, once slightly on
the right side Of the chest aud once
more seriously in the lower part of the
abdomen.
1t is not thought that Prince Henri's 8
injuries are grave enough to give cause
for any anxiety. AT 8 O'Clock a bulletin
was issued by bis doctors. saying that
he bad passed good day and that no
complications had arisen.
The Count of Turin is the fayorite
nephew OF King Humbert of Italy and
lives beneath the roof of the King. He
is popular 10 Rome and beyond Italy.
lie is full of mischief. aud amusing
stories concerning his escapades are
current. He is psssionately fond of
dancing. and two years ago broke his
leg while waltZing with Nine. Leghait,
wife of the Belgian diplomat, who for
81 man years represented King Leopold
at Washington.
Prince Henri of Orleans is a scion of
the famous house of that name. His
father is the Due dc Chartres. a younger
brother of the C1mte dc Paris, and con-
sequently a grandson of King Louis
Philippe. Tho young man was born at
Ham, in 1867,
The encounter took place at o'clock
IN the morning at that spot OF the BoiH
de VaureHson, known as the Bois deH
Marechaut 1t was plainly to be seen
from the seriea of interviews that took
place Saturday between the seconds of
the Prince and the nephew OF the King
OF Italy that the finale was close at
hand 1t was known that the cond-
tons OF the encounter had been agreed
to in the afternoon of that day. Only
the place and hour remained to be
fixed. This the seconds did purposely
to throw every one OIL the scent.
Shortly before 8 O'Clock NJ. Recope,
a friend of Prince Henri, arrived at the
scene, accompanied by DR.. Toupet and
DIR. Hartmann. A landau arrived a few
minutes later containing the Count of
Turin, his seconds and DR.. Clari, his
surgeon. The Count was followed i'm
mediately by another landau, from
which descended Prince Henri and bis
two seconds, Count LeontieH and M.
X Mauricbon.
The Count of Turin wore n black
sroek coat, with white waistcoat, and
Dad his trousers turned up. He had
on patent leather shoes and straw hat.
Prince Henri was dressed in suit of
also wore a straw hat and tanned shoes.
The party being assembled, the ground
was measured and two parallel lines were
marked out, about five yards apart, each
combatant having space of about Is
yards behind him to allow him to break
ground. Each principal used the style
oil swords TO which he was accustomed,
two pairs having been treated Rntisep.
tically by surgeons. The director of
the first engagement was selected by
Toss. Fortune favored Count Leontieff
Then choice OF place was tossed for and
won by Count De Turin, who selected
his place in the opposite direction to
the road to Versailles
M Having stripped off coat and vest, the
two principals took their places and
their swords we're handed to them. The
Count of Turin, who wore a heavy
leather glove customary to the Italian
fancers, had his sword attached to his
wrist by leather thong. When they
stood face to face ii was seen that the
Count of Turin was little taller than
the Prince.
Then Count Leontieff took up his
place beside the two adversaries, op-
posite TO Colonel Avagadro, and
said: "Messeigneurs, let me remind
you of the conditions Of the duel.
Ground gained BY either of the com
batants will bU retained by MIN. Each
engagement will last four minutes
Upon your honor you will not cross
swords until have uttered the word
go, and you will stop the moment you
bear the Halt. >"
n Court Lsontieff then warned the COM
batants to put themselves on the guard,
M ind N faU nnAp LAT It. -
10 fight. Prince Henri attacked imme-
diately with fiery impatence. The
Count all his nerves tensed, received
Prince Henri'R onslaught in way that
PM has made familiar to Paris au-
uiences, breaklDg ground by little leaps
nnd keeping Prince Henri away by
means of the enornous advantage given
BIN in the length of reach by the ital-
ian fashion Of keeping the sword iI a
Htraight line with the arm stretched to
rs utmost limit. The length OF reach
M Increased by the way he stoops
forward in thrusting or keeping off his
udversaTy.
lt is evident from every account that
fhe duel was a savage one from the
xhry onset. immediately on the CROSS
Eing of swords Prince Henri vigorously
Messed his adversary. The Count of
Inrin retreated to the limit of the
Efound and then, ressuming the often
aise, touched his opponent. The third
hhd fourth assaults ended in long en-
gagements within guard.
10 the first assault, according to the
oihcial statement signed by the seconds,
ffince Henri was bit in the right
hreast, though the weapon did not pene.
trRte beyond the tissues of the skin.
On the strength OF the report of the
doctors the seconds decided that the
CON bar must 60 on.
The second assault was stopped be
rause the combatants came into close
unarters.
In the third assault the Count of
Airin was hit in the back OF the right
Aand, but the weapon did not penetrate.
I'm the fourth assault the umpire, M.
xhontieti, declared that the sword of
Efince Henri was bent and stopped the
Engagement long enough to furnish the
ffince With nuw weapon.
In the fifth assault the comhatants
egain got into close quarters and were
ifpmediately stopped, Prince Henri, in
A. counter blow being bit in the right
liver region Of the abdomen Had it
I zone a quarter OF an iuch further the
ihtestines would have been perforated.
Xhe doctors on both sides examined the