Dramatic Mississippi Steamer Duel Ends in Tragedy on Deck
On the steamer Mercury traveling down the Missouri, a confrontation between Charles Elton and Harry Bardwell over Lizzie Stanley's murder unfolds. A knife duel escalates to a fall overboard as both men, once sworn enemies, vanish beneath the river in a fatal clash echoed by witnesses and a halted voyage.
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