The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-09-30
WILD WESTERN SPORTS.
A Hide0us Bull.Fight at Kansas City
1.-THE House'' Comes Down.
CARL -sCHURZ DIsMANTLED.

From Sundays Kansas City (Mo.) Bulletin.l
For the past two weeks the city has
been posted with bills announcing a
Spanish bull fight, which was first an
nOunced to take place last Saturday,
but owing to the rainy weather was
postponed until to-day. The animals,
meanwhile, were kept in half-starved
condition, until the time next appoint
ed for the brutal exhibition, which was
yesterday.
In company with representatives of
other morning papers, We visited the
Driving Park, where we found strong
BULL PEN
had been erected, in size about thirty
feet square, and about eight feet in
height. Above this pen tiers OF seats
had been built, so as to enable the spec
tators to view the expected gouglng anu
tearing Of the ferocious animals;
Ascending the raised dais or platiorm
We found a mottly crowd OF spectators,
among whom We noticed solne VI our
most respectable citizens, arawn tnlSl-
er, nc doubt, by the noveity OF the loea
of genuine Spanish bull hight.
THE ANIMALS.
five had any expectation of witness
inc a fight. they were dispelled by the
first sight of the bulls. Poor, lean, dis
pirited victims of a brutal mob, neither
of them was larger than two-year old
heifer, and were too weak even to walk,
much, less to fight. If they ever had
any disposition to fight, it was all
worked out of them in their trip over
the plains from Texas.
PREPARATIONS.
One of the poor brutes was tied to a
corner, the other was kept in little
pen. A party of butchers arrived on
the ground, bringing quantity of
blood, which was thrown upon the
ground. -.-r...
A party of whippers then stood around
the arena, and proceeded to whip the
little Texan, goading it to desperation
by sticking a number Of spikes into it,
which sunk into the hide of the terrifi-
ed brute, and hung to it, the blood ooz-
ing out from its skeleton-looking frame.
THE CoMBATANTs MEET.
After the outside animal had been
tortured about one hour, amid the
cheers and laughter of the brutaliZed
assemblage, the second bull was driven
OIL. of the pen, and the animals met,
but from the manner of their meeting
it was evident they had met before,
and under the yoke, for, neither eX-
hibited the least inclination to fight.
DIABoLICAL ATRoCITY.
Now followed a scene which, for cru !
city, torture, and damnnble brutality, |
has never been eXcelled either in this |
or any other age; a piece of cruelty to |
animals that should be denounced with |
the eXecrations of a civilized commu-
nifty. Finding the poor, half-starved
brutes would not tear and rend each
other with their sharp horns, number
of men and boys, armed with whips,
stood over the smallest animal, and,
from the platform above it, whipped
the bull until it fell to the earth, where,
for fully half an hour, the PROSTATE an
imal was whipped by detail until its
eyes were whipped out.
The other brute having been lassoed,
was drawn to the platform by party
of human beasts, more beastly than the
beast itself, and held, while two of their
gouged its eyes from their
sockets, the poor brute believing pitt
fully i'm its anguish. Fully fifteen min
utes were consumed in this horrible
sport. The brutal torturers finally de-
sisted from pure exhaustion, and the
and blinded animals staggered
around moaning with anguish.
THE PLATFORM GIVES WAY.
How long the horrid scene would
lave continued we know not, but by a
divine dispensation of Providence a
part of the spectators gallery gave way,
the occupants to the earth
in one promiscuous heap or humanity,
brutality and pine lumber.
CARL SCHURz INJURED.
Among the crowd which fell with
the scaffolding were Senator Carl
Schurz, Congressman Van Horn and
heir friends, who, in company with
Mayor Il. Nj. McGee, had driven out to
see the fight. We are happy to say no
)ne was very seriously hurt. Senator
Schurz escaped with damaged nose,
and others with slight bruises.
WHO is RESPONSIBLE?
Considerable complaint was made
against the proprietors of the affair, be-
cause the bulls refused to fight. Search
was made for the gate-keeper for the
purpose of compelling refunding of
Ihe admission fee, but he had disap-
peared with the money-box under his
arm. This was no more than right
Ihe CROW d paid for a brutal exhibition
and they got one.
There is a responsibility resting upon
Ihe city government that cannot be
evaded. 1t rests with them, as law
to put stop to these exhibi-
lions of barbarity. Our city is fast at
tanning reputation for prize-fights and
other exhibitions that are not permit
led in any well regulated communities.
The tastes of our citizens do not call for
any such amusements and scenes, that
would put to shame the gladiatorial ex-
hibitors of the dark ages. Let a strin-
gent law, either city or State, be enact
ed that shall forever prohibit repeti-
lion of such diabolical secenes as were
witnessed at the Driving Park yester-