The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-24
a BoLL FIoBr IN KANSAS CITY.
The Satanic Sports of the Brutaiized Mob In
Western Missouri-A Damaged Nose for
Senator Schurz,


Western Mis.ouri-A Damaged Nose for
Senator schurz.
From Sundays Kansas Guy (ko) BaHein.
For the past two weeks the city has been posted
with hills announcing q Spanish bull fight, which
first announced to take place last Saturday, but
owing to the rlily weather was postponed until to-
day. Tic animals meanwhile were kept in a hall.
starved condition, until the time next appointed for
the brutal exhibition, which was yesterday.
In comnany with Representatives of other morning
papers, we visited the Driving Park, where we
found a strong bull pen had been erected, in size
about thirty feet square, ana about eight feet IN
height lSbove this pen tiers OF seats had been
built so az 70 enable the SPECTATORS to view the
peced gougink and tearing of the icrocous animals
II we lad had any expectation OF witnessing n
1ght they were dispened by tie fret sight of the
bul,s Poor, lesn dispiri'e1 victims TO a brutal
old hcifer, and too wcn; oven to walk, mucn
less to 1ght II they ever had any DISPOSITION to
eight II was all work I'd out OF them in their rip.oyer
One Of Tie poor brutes WINS tied to a corner. the
other VAS ke vt in little pen party Of butchers
arrived on the ground bringing quantity of blood
which was thrown upon TIE ground.
party OF whppers then stood around the arena
and proceeded to whip the little Texan, poading it
TO desperation by sticking number of spikes into
IL, which sank iutc the hide Of the terrified BRUTE
and hung 70 ~ the blood oozing out from its skelo
After the outside animal hal been tortured about
one hour, amti the cheers and laughter OF toe bru
tslized nsrembage, tho second bull was driven out
OF lis rep and the animals met, but from the man
ner of their meeting. 1t was evident they had met
before and under the yoke, for neither exhibited
the least inclination to fight
Now followed scene which for cruelty, torture,
anu damnabe brutality has never been excelled
eitIer in this or anv other age piece OF cruelty to
animals that should be denounced with the execra.
tons or civilized cou.munity. Finding the poor
hehSarvcd brutes would not tear and iond each
other with their sharp horns, number of mon and
boys, armed with wLips stood over the smallest
animal, and nom the platform above IL, whipped
tie bul. until II fell to the earth, where for fully half
An hour tue PROSTATE animal was whipped BY detail
until i's eyes were whipped out
The ether brute having been lnssoed was drawn
TO the Platform by parry Of human beasts, more
beSsts than the beast Itself, and held. while two OF
their runiber gongHl is eyes from their sockets,
tue ponr hrite yellow ing piunlly in its anguish.
Fully fifteen minutes were consumed In this hOrr-
be sport the brutal torturers finally dessted from
pure exhaustion, and the bleeding and blinded an
finals staggered around moaning with anguish.
How long TIC hor.ii scene would have continued
we know not, but Tor tho divine d>pe.Faton Of
Iroyi enea part o. tho Spectators gallery gave
wdy prcc Oitttlng the occupants 10 tho earth In
promiscuons hepp Of humanity, brutality and piro
lumaeT
Anors tic crowd whicf fe'l with the scaToliing
were Seaator Carl SchHiz, Congressman Van Horn
anu tasir riirpds, who, Ia com, ANY with Mayor z
N McGcc. had driven out TO see the fght No ono
wa" very seriously hutt Seuator Schurz escaped
will dain1scl nusc, AMI Others With slight bruises.