The sun., 1901-03-21

after most exciting race to escape the
pursuing Sheriffs. and Mr.. ELAN was
wounded in the hip. These, we believe,
were the last two duels conducted ac-
cording to the code in this country. Our
lantebellum record may well restrain our
| eonteinptuous comments on duelng III
| Europe. There are many places III TINS
country which have tragic memories as
ducling grounds. On the fighting grounds
of Bladensburg. named after Governor
| Hiaden, Of Maryland, many distinguished
| Americans have met. The first duel was
fought there in 1908 between two Con-
gressnen, Mr.. j. w. Campbell, from
Kentucky, and Mr.. il. b. GARDINER,
from New York, the latter being, severely
wounded. In 1914 Ensign Edward Hop
,ins. of the navy, was killed there by a
brother officer whose name is still Ill
loubt. There Armistead Thomson Ma
son. one of the most brilliant and popu-
ar Nirginians of the period, was Killed
hy his cousin, John Mason McCarty, on
February morning in 1879 They fought
, With muskets only 10 PAGES apart. Ihe
, great name of Stephen Decatur, OF
! MARYLAND. naval hero of 1872 is also on
he list of Bladensburg's victims. lie
: was killed there in 1920 in a duel with
+ lanes Barron, brother o1cer. Later
/ .ame the Graves Ky) and Cilley
e Mainc) duel. in which Cilley WAS killed.
l. The last fatal encounter on that eele-
/ lbrated fighting ground was fought as late
Ii IS 1916, when Daniel johnson, a physi-
: ian, and Thomas Il. Jones. lawyer,
IS 10Th of North Carolina. met there. John
son was instantly killed by his adver-
& | ,arys first fire A notable duel be-
is tween Yirginians took place near Wei.
el Ion, ~ c., about 1870, in which Daniel
.. Dugger, a Wing. was killed by George
le q, Dromgoole, Democratic member o1
ii Congress for the Petersburg district.
IL The story of the duel in which AaroI
lc Burr killed Alexander Hamilton on thu
IN dueling grounds near Weehawken, N
Sc III, in 1904, is too familiar to be re
In hearscd. The Weehawken field Of homo
I'd ,aw many other famous meetings. st
in Louis also had its famous duelini
nd ground, the notorious Bloody Island,
~ where not few eminent Americans o
to IN earlier day engaged in fatal encoun
IL ters. The latest American duel in whic
iy. distinguished men We're involved wa
he hat fought between Senator Broderic
&C. and Judge Terry, in 1859, at the LAX
House dueling ground, near San Frai
of isco. The affair came off in the pre-
ar nee of S5 spectators, many of whoi
a made long journeys to witness i
sh trodcrck was shot through the lur
i'll and died few days later. 1t is only
tly few years ago that Terry himself can
he TO tragic end, being killed by Fee
crs eral deputy marshal, who believed til;
sed he was about to attempt the life
ten Justice Stephen Field Of the Supren
'he Court.
his While it is matter of record that
ec- France alone about 1900 duels are no
to ought every year, and alike in the arm
ma and college of Germany duels are dai
ing occurrences, yet tendency to discret
inst he field of honor" is distinctly motto
'rai !blc throughout Europe. Pope Leo XI
ct- has recently taken occasion to conden
'crs lueling in an emphatic manner. El
lglc pcror William of Germany not long sin
an issued an order to discourage and
lose strict dueling in the army, and even
TRY France, where dueling is most in vogl
egl- an anti-dueling league has just be
iels formed with such men as the Prince
X 1t Broglie and General de la Rogue at
1t head. 1t is quite probable that befc
no the present century has run half
,lns Vi i.s viii he Us Obsolete ON
an and America.