The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

s DUELS ON LAND AND WATER
Strange Weapons That Have Been Chosen 10
8 Decide Deadly Quarreis. and Conditions
That Have Caused the ChAllengers 20 With
draw.


early life belonged 20 a crew OF u.
rates which operated in the Aegean
sea. When Piratiag proved hazardous
on account Of cruising val vessels
he had himself tattooed from head 10
foot, came over TO America and be.
came a very popular freak.
During his career as a buccaneeF
he became enamored Of a very pretty
girl. daughter Of the mate Of the
hlackhag craft which he commanded.
but he had a rival Under oaths which
bound them together they could not
fight, and so they appealed 70 the
girls father 4 decide their respective
claims upon his daughters hand. The
father knew C~astentenus and his rival
as desperate men, and so he resolved
upon a desperate method To test their
love for his daughter. He outlined his
proposition 10 them and both accept
ed.
One night he went into the small
~foreeastie and set a barrel q sulphur
ablaze, and then ordered both men TO
go down into the stihing gases and to
remain there for ten minutes. They
did as he directed. and upon the ex-
piration Of that time he s~ignaled the
lovers TO come forth.
Ca~stentenus. who was q man Of re-
markable physical powers. CROPPED and
staggered up the companionway 20
the deck. bearing on his shoulders the
limp and unconscious form Of his n
val castentenus was bleeding from
the eyes, ears and nose. When he got
into the fresh air he swOoned. He
revived an hour later, bat his rival
passed into the great beyond He had
lived but q few moments after being
carried out by the tattooed man.
The for whom the great sac.
rihce was made never married. for
she was taken sick and died 10 q few
weeks.
There have been electrical duels,
dUels with poison wherein two rivals
have dared each other TO quar- 8
deadly draught at a specified time,
and early last month two Boston long
shoremeA engaged in a conflict that
was decidedly novel, TO say the least.
The story Of the battle in which they
engaged has only just come to light
had blood had existed between
these two sons OF toll and they D
cluded to settle their differences. Both
were fine specimens Of that type Of
hardy manhood which is employed in
loading and unloading the great ocean
llners-men who usually settle their
troubles al asucuns. which fact makes
this incident all the more startling
and Interesting.
one night they went down upon the
New York & New England docks at
South Boston. and, removing their
clothing. they plunged into the va.
ters al South bay and proceeded 70
drown a c other. They battled for
al least twenty minutes, during which
time the results were about even.
when suddenly one seized the other By
the neck and began 70 strange him.
At tho same time both sank beneath
the surface. How many feet they went
down is not 20 be recorded. but the
stranger. becoming exhausted. rose
20 the surface A moment later the
apparently hfeless body Of his adyer.
sary made SIS appearance.
In the dim lights cast upon the wa
tiers by tho distant electric lamps abe
victor realized that his deadly work
was accomplished. the strife at an
end, Thoughts OF arrest for murder,
the electric chair, crowded upon his
mind and his almost benumhod senses
were g~uiokcnod, He grssped his vic.
tim and shouted Justify for assistance.
A party returning In a oatboat after
n pleasant days outing in tire hErtur
heard his cries aud reached both men
just In the nick Of time They were
taken into The boat ant after artih.
cial respiration had been applied for a
time they were restored 60 conscious.
ness After a bracer or two Of brandy
they wcre put ashore AZ the public
landing on Long wharf and arm in
arm started Tor their homes.
A small paragraph appeared in the
morning papers which stated that two
men we're rescued by q yachting party
and cared Tor until they we're able 10
go home.
But there had been a duel in the
dark waters Of Boston haFhor "thc
night before the Fourth" He who
would have been q murderer became
a life saver; his mAgaahimity has
been recognized by the man Who
might have left him 20 bis fate had
he been AS successful in that terrible
conflict rs the other. and nov both
vow eternal friendship