Evening journal., 1897-08-16
THE ORLEANS DUEL.
The Prince and tho Count Of Turin
Meet on the Field.
THE FORMER SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
The Fight Was Most Determined and
Lasted Twenty-siX Minutes-There
Were Five Engagements, Two
Being at Close Quarters.

duel with swords at o'clock yesterday
morning in the Bois de MarechauX VAN
cresson. NJ. Leontieff acted as umpire.
The lighting was most determined and
lasted &C minutes There We're FIVE en-
gagements. of which two were at close
quarters. Prince Henry received two I
serious wounds in the right shoulder
and the right side Of the abdomen. The
Count of Turin was wounded I'm the
right hand. Prince Henri was taken to
the residence of the Duo de Charities
and received medical attention.
The condition of Prince Henri OF Or /
leans was as satisfactory last evening |
as could be expected. The doctors aft
er consultation. expressed the opinion |
! that no important organ had been |
! touched, but absolute rest was necessa- |
~ for recovery.
owing to rumors ct 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 circumstances
leading up TO the encounter.
The Count of Turin, considering the
letters of Prince Henry OF Orleans to
| The Figaro offensive to the italian
army, wrote him on July demanding
. | Il IElLdtllOHs IL MS tAAAAA AWAAA AANN ~
! answered until Aug. II, the day of the
arrival of Prince Henry IN France. The
prince replied to the counts demand
by telegram, maintaining the right Of a
traveller to record his experiences.
Arrangements For the Duel.
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 common accord 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 to be of equal length. either
combatant TO be at liberty to maintain
I the ground he gains and each to be al
lowed the space of 10 meters within
which to advance or retire; each as
sault to continue four minutes; the
combat to be resumed in the positions
z occupied and only TO terminate on the
decision of the four seconds or the ad-
vice Of the doctors. when one of the
adversaries is manifestly in a state Of
inferiority; the conduct Of the meeting
q to be intrusted alternately to the two
parties, lots being drawn at commence
O ment
4 This latter feature Of the arrange
ment was due to the formal objection
/, by the seconds of Prince Henry Of Or
leans to the direction Of the encounter
l. by a fifth party. At a later meeting
the seconds decided upon the rendez-
a vous
How the Battle Was Fought
In the first assault Prince Henry was
hit in the Heht breast, though the
j. weapon did not penetrate beyond the
subcutaneous cellular tissue. on the
], strength of the report Of the doctors
the seconds decided that the combat
10 must so on.
The second assault was stopped be-
= cause the combatants came into close
e quarters
> In the third assault the Count OF
I Turin was hit In the back Of the right
i hand, but the weapon did not penetrate
beyond the subcutaneous cellular It's
X sue.
: In the fourth assault the umpire
N Major Leontieff, declared that the SWORD
n Of Prince Henry was bent and stopped
is the engagement long enough to furnisl
Ie his royal highness with new weapon.
j. In the fifth assault the combatants
again got into close quarters and were
Immediately stopped. Prince Henry in
a counter blow being hit In the right
lower region of the abdomen. The doc
tors on both sides examined the wounC
and declared that Prince Henry was
rendered by 1t clearly inferior TO hil
antagonist Major Leontien and NJ
4 Mourichon proposed that the combat b'
stopped, and this was done by common
accord.
n While his wound was being dressed
? Prince Henry raising himself from tn
N ground. extended his hand TO the Coun
Of Turin. saying, ALLOW me. monseign
eur to shake hands with you" Tn
count extended his hand.
7. The physicians present were DR.. Tou
~ pet and DR. Hartmann on behalf o
% Prince Henry and DR.. Carle on behalf o
40 the Count Of Turin. This account o
W the fighting was signed by the seconds
~ The details of the duel show that tn
10 encounter was very sharp and deter
oz mined Immediately on the crossing O
As swords Prince Henry vigorously presse
~ his adversary The Count of Turin re
IL treated to the limit of the ground an
" then. resuming the offensive, touche
80 his opponent The third and fourt
assaults ended in long engagement
within guard.
The Temps says that the wound 4
at the abdomen of Prince Henry is seri
in Gus. but not alarming. Had the Cour
of TURNS steel gone half centimete
.r- deeper the intestnes would have bee
in perforated.
lid After his wound had received pre
liminary dressing, Prince Henry Wake
ho 20 his carriage unaided.
"a The Count of Turin, accompanied b
~, his seconds. have left Paris for Ital,
lie was not experiencing any speci'
distress from his wound.
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