The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-20

course, must De an adep; fencer in or
Ter TO follow the play OF the soils.
md must he ccol-headed 50 IS 20
Judge the thrusts- Angustin C.rvau-
les, the champion fencer OF Havana,
IS, as a rule. the iueZ de campo.
The wouading OF one OF the men IS
not always considered sufficient atone
ment for the insult. Nothing 50
RUNS 4 mans reputation as fake"
duel. Besides. an audience OF several |
hundred persons is always present. and |
II man be not n coward ~ heart |
their presence alone will be sufficient |
to make him fight like n tiger. Many |
a man has lost his life. long after his
honor was sufficiently satisfied. on nc
count OF the presence OF his friends.
One of the most famous encounters
n Havana was the duel in which Al
berro Jorrin was killed. He was a
man nearly six feet tall. strong as an
OK and remarkably handsome. tie vas
killed by = Spanish lieutenant named
Eduardo Ramon. who was about i've
fee. three inches short and as ugly as
Alberto was handsome. y scaPegTace
all his life. Alberto had barely two
years previously married Miss R1mi-
reg. the belle OF Havana. He soon
tired OF this new toy. however. and
club losing his wife's money or a: one
OF the many balls OF the ha'f-Sorld.
II was at one OF these balls that he
met poor little. inoffensive Ramon.
Alberto was in his cups, and while
leaving the supper-roOm stumbled ov-
er Ramon. Like men OF his class. Al
berto was always followed by his CO.
terie. Wishing TO appear we'll N the
estimation OF his followers. Alberto.
after he had gathered himself together.
proceeded 10 thrash the insignificant
little person who had caused the troub-
le when he had finished with the
operation the Spaniard took his much
bruised person out OF the room. lie
had had enough and was gOins % let
the matter drop. General Polaytej1.
then Captain General OF Havana.
heard on the affair. however. and or
dered Ramon to fight Alberto. Ac-
cordingly the seconds were named.
Jorrin. being the insulted one. chose
the duelling sabre as the weapon.
The affair created considerable ex-
citement in Havana. Alber:o ordered
a banquet to be prepared at the Hotel
Inglaterra. so that he could fittingly
celebrate his victory. Ramon, on the
other hand. had bed prepared TN the
hospital for his own reception. The
place OF meeting was the beach direct
~ behind the Cabanas Fortress. In
plain view OF the city. So much noise
had been made about the matter that
a crowd OF about 5000 persons Assem-
Dled to see the duel. The roofs OF the
neighborinss houses were crowded vsitt
people and scores OF row5o1ts dottet
the wa,er
Alberto arrived in a carriage. fol
lowed by about a dozen others. IL
found Ramon awaiting his arrival. Tn,
two men stripped to- the waist. The!
were handed their weapons and tos,
TO take their positions. Alberto's fjC,
wore a confident smile. He was
coward at the best. but rum had give:
him the necessary courage to hide iIi
true feeling. Ramon was as white a
sheet. but the determined m1nnc
in which he shook hts seconds hand
: won the admiration OF the crowd. TIL
word En- garde," was given. followe
instantly by "Allez, messieurs," ~
berto fell in guard IN the most approx
ed manner, with the hiii at the hc.Eh
D OF his face and the blade poiutin
: downward and outward. He presente
( a splendid picture. and he knew 4
: His conceii cost him his life. TIL
next secon and Ramon had lungcS
I His head struck Alberto's chest: Oh
sabre pierced Aiberto's body through
= Ramon was so placed that Alberto ha
: but to- lower hts blade 20 kill him. tt
shock. however. had been too grea
q For a moment Alberto stood motion
I less. with n surprised smile on his faS
T then he pitched forward to the groUa
r He died the following day on the VET
d bed that Ramon had had prepared e
: himself. The latter was immed.atsl
d deluged with letters challenging ~
: to fight. Polavieja. however. saved h
4 life by ordering him TO Madrid.
s Many years ago when Havana soCi
t ~ was in its most prosperous cond
It ticn. a regiment OF hussars arriy,
|" from Madrid. The officers Comm1n,
1t ing the regiment represented the De
J. families in Spain. and nearly all We
n very wealthy men. Their uniform ",