WAS VAS CAUSE OF DUEL D Death in New Ney York Yesterday of Mary Nary Heckscher York Jan Jn S Sirs Mrs Mary Tra Travers TravelS vets vers wife of John G Heck fleck ether cher and daughter of t t R It R Travers died ut t her home in this city today aged 5 53 Her first husband was Henry Hen Winthrop Gray to whom she was married when she was 20 years ears old The Th Grays were very friendly with John JohnG G Heckscher and his first wife Mr Gray angered by b the tattle of or a drop of gossip in the Union club got into a row with Mr Heckscher over attentions which he asserted the latter had paid to Mrs Gray Blows were struck and the next day d y friends of ot the two men arranged for a duel The duel was fought just across a r the Canadian line from Rouses Point Pis toJ were the weapons arid it was agreed that the men were to fire one shot each ea h hat at ten paces At the signal Mr Gray fired prompt promptly ly the bullet just grazing the side of or his antagonist Mr re reserved reserved reserved served ills his hi fire and after atter the smoke had cleared away awa he b pointed his weapon w at Mr Gray and then ithen suddenly throw throwing throwing ing tOg up his hands discharged dl cha the pistol into the air Mr Gray subsequently obtained a 11 divorce from his wife In Inthe Inthe inthe the Connecticut courts on the grounds ground of desertion The first Mrs Unto Heckscher He k hEr died in In April of the th following year Mr Ir r rind and GraM j in Philadelphia 1