The herald., 1897-08-16

The third and fourth assaults ended IN
long engagements within guard.
The Temps says that the wound In the
abdomen Of Prince Henri Is serious but
not alarming. Had the Count of Turin 4
steel gone half a centimeter deeper the
1nteetines would have been perforated
After his wound had received prelim-
mary dressing Prince Henri walked to
his carriage unaided. The Count of Tu-
rim, accompanied by his seconds, left
Paris for Italy this afternoon. He is not
experiencing any special distress from
his wounds.
The seconds made absolutely privacy
. condition and said If a soul were pres
ent except the principals. seconds and
doctors, the fight should be stopped and
the Count Of Turin should return inme-
diately to Italy and be followed by Prince
Henri TO fight. For this reason various
places of meeting were menti toned to
mislead the inquisitive and the seconds
on both sides changed sleeping quarters
during the night in order to throw the
newspaper correspondents off the scent.
At the interview between the seconds
yesterday one of them became very
much excited and said 1t was now a
quarrel between the two countries. add
ing: I'VE wish the whole italian army
could assist at this duel"
When weapons were being discussed,
the italian stood out for the saber and
was with difficulty convinced that the
Trsnch dueHing code did not admit of
tha saber except In case Of military ofic-
ere.
They started with tho utmost secrecy
Ut 8 o'clock this morning. The parties ar
rived ut the grounds almost simulta-
neously at 4 o'clock. But little time was
wasted, and they faced each other ex-
actly at 5 O'Clock. Angry glances were
exchanged and both looked cool and de-
termined. They fought in their shirt
eleevee, Prince Henri with bare hands
and the count with gloves. At the words,
"Aliez, Messieurs," both started vigor-
ousty, 30 vigorously as to astonieh aud
disturb the seconds. 1t was a thrilling
exhibition Of sword play, and Major
Leontieff, describing 1t with extraor-
dinary vivacity, says it was terrible.
vt appears that Henri's sword was bent
by a button of the counts trousers, and
but for this chance 1t seems there is lit
tie doubt the count would have been run
through or at least dangerously wound
ed. In fact the doctors and seconds
thought this had happened. When
Prince Henri received the wound in his
abdomen he clapped his hand to the spot
and sank back to his seat, supportedby
Leontieff. He then rolled upon the
ground, exclaiming that he could do no
more. The doctors fear that the wound
may be complicated by peritonitis and
there is need Of extreme care for few
days.
Both men maintained hot fighting at
every stage Of the encounter. When the
counts hand was scratched he ridiculed
the wound and tried to stop the medical
examination, but the doctors insisted.
Toward the end of the fourth assault
the onlookers became anxious, as the
opponents, becoming fatigued, fought
with looser guard and. more careless
thrusts. In the fifth assault the prince.
after feeling his way, began an impet-
uous attack, the count defend ding des-
perately and slowly retiring. 1t seemed
that the rounds which had gone before
had only excited the fire of the combat
ants
Suddenly the prince made a wild lunge
count returned the thrust and the prince,
slightly overbalarced, swung back to
avoid the blow and received the point Of
his adversary's sword in the abdomen.
The news was not generally known
throughout Paris until about 10 o'clock,
when there was rush Of visitors to the
Due de Chartreuse, but only Major Lee
outieff was allowed access to the room
OF the prince, excepting, Of course, his
father, mother and brother. NJ. Faure
sent a special messenger to make in
quiries as to his condition
1t appears that the police have been
unusually active and had ordered the
foresters to watch carefully all places
likely to be chosen for the encounter,
but everybody was deceived by the re-
port from Naples and by the unusually
early hour chosen Lieut.. Pini's seconds
had left Paris in disgust declaring that
Prince Henri's had acted against the
rules Of chivalry.
The duel grew out Of certain criti-
cisms made by Prince Henri of Orleans
upon the conduct Of the Italian officers
and soldiers while prisoners of the En-
peror Menelik of Abyssinia. These criti-
cisms were published early in July last
In the New York Herald and Paris
Figaro, newspapers for which Prince
Henri had been writing of his travels in
Abyssinia, which began last February,
The particular statements to which the
Italian press and public, as well as Ital-
ian officers, took exception were pub
lished on July 4th last. The words of the
prince were as follows:
Naturally the subject which was
most often discussed was that of the
war between the Italians and the Negus
and the captivity Of the Italians. am
bound to say that am no longer in
dignant, but simply disgusted, at what
I hear each day about them. Out Of
respect for a nation with whom we are
friendly, I should have been silent If
the Italians had not shown in regard to
ourselves the most reprehensible con-
duct. Have they not confessed that had
they entered Adds Abida VIGOROUSLY
they would have given no quarter to any
Frenchman, even the small tradesmen? /?
They added, moreover, with an ironical
, air, that they would not have inflicted
the death penalty on the French women.
sEven this did not permit them to ac-
complish their wishes Although they
came to the capital as prisoners, they
do not seem to realize it, some of their