New-York tribune., 1902-07-09
SAYS EAGAN BACKED DOWN
COLONEL W. r HARLOW CHOSE SHOT
GUNS AT TWENTY FEET.
HE ALSO SUGGESTED EMBALMED BEEF rs
wEAPON-HERE IN CONNECTION WITH
MINING INTERESTS.

Colonel ". P. Harlow, the Mexican and Ari-
zona rancher and miner who was challenged by
General Charles p. Eagan. former commissary
general OF the United States army. 10 fight
duel at Guaymas. Mexico, a month ago, has
come to New-York in connection with mining
interests His suite of offices is at No. $40
Broadway. where he was seen Yesterday by a
Tribune reporter His version Of the duel is
substantially follows
General Eagan is trying 10 secure a valid title
TO tract OF coal land in the State OF Guaymas
! that is claimed by Colonel Harlow for the Pa
cifc Coast Coal Company. General Eagan, in
! the absence of Colonel Harlow from the mines.
elected the Harlow men from the premises
News does not travel as fast there as it does
in some other places. and it was four days be
fore word reached Colonel Harlow that Eagan
had ousted his men. Then Colonel Harlow ap
peared on the scene. and ran off all of General
Eagan's men, week later the colonel ap-
peared at the hotel in Guaymas where Eagan
was guest. The men had been introduced a
month before. and had met socially number OF
times.
How are you, general?" said Colonel Harlow,
bowling politely
Who the devil are you, sir?" asked General
Eagan. hotly.
Colonel Harlow is about six feet two inches
tall and weighs more than 225 pounds. He
confesses that he has the Arizona way of get
ting angry in hurry.
I'm not the embamed beef hero said he,
shaking his fist under the nose of General
Eagan.
General Eagan that night sent Colonel Har-
low a challenge to fight duel Mr.. Crocker.
the United States Consul at Guaymas, resigned
his position by telegraph in order to act sec
ond for Colonel Harlow. General Eagan's sec
ond was a Mexican judge. There is a law
against duelling in Mexico, but whenever men
want to fight there is a way found Tor them
to crafty their desire. AS the challenged
Marty Colonel Harlow had the choice of weap-
ons When Mr. Crocker asked him what he was
going to do he said;
I'm going to fight. I'm too nearsighted to
stand any sort of a show with pistols at long
range and you know that my title as colonel
Il Of the tin soldier variety, l never had
sword in my hand half a dozen times Write
General Eagan note saylns that my cholCe
of weapons is shotguns, and that the distance
anart for us will be not to exceed twenty feet
This acceptance of the challenge was taken
to General Eagan by Mr. Crocker. When Gem
eraI pagan heard the terms imposed by Harlow
he refused Colonel Harlow says, to go on with
the duel The night afterward Colonel Harlow
and his friends dined at a GuaymaS hotel, and
in minute Of hilarity il occurred to Harlow
that he ought to play the role of challenger
He challenged General Eagan to fight a duel
and told him that he (Eagan) might a 10
inch gun but that for himself he Harlow)
would be content with a can of embalmed beef
To Colonel Harlow shown the nara tive
giving his side of the case He said for publi-
cation:
The foregoing are the facts, and l ready
IN stand by them. | prove every of the
statements by aftdaVlt OF haiI dozen men
General Eagan will not deny them. | thought
Eagan would fight a revolving buZZsaw, but he
doubled UP in a hurry. To be perfectly honest
I am ashamed of the whole transaction, but
General Eaean was the aggressOr, and his re-
fusaI to fight after he sent challenge has ex-
cited unfavorab BILE comment in Mexico"