Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-20
Rarbarous Searss in iha VEST

| Virginia City, Nevada, has wit
messed its anxiOusly-awaited fight be.
tween a bull and a bear. 1t tool
place on the evening of Saturday, 9Th
instant, in Piper's Opera House, and
the bull and the bear live to rejoice
that it is over. The Territorial Enter
|, prise describes the scene thus:
"By eight o'clock the theater was
crowded, in ten minutes more it was
crammed, and twenty minutes after
eight, when the sliding door of the
cage was raised and the bear entered
the arena, 1t was literally iammed.
The bear, a large Coast Range animal
OF the cinnamon species, walked leis-
urely into the huge cage, snufed at
the r for a time, then went and
took up his stand near the opposite
sliding gate by which the bull was TO
be let in. The bear was loudly
cheered. He began smelling about
the door of the bulls stall. tHe
smells the bullp was the cry. "Oh
no, he amt no fghterp He smells
the bull and Wants to get at himp
Such were the cries heard, and the
bear stock began to look up. 1t was
a matter of some difficulty to get the
bear away from the door long enough
to let the bull into the arena. AT last
the bear left the door, It was raised
and in started the bull. No sooner
had he entered than he caught sight
Of the bear covering at the opposite
side of the cage. There was Just time
for a slight hum of applause and ap-
prevail when the large, irmly-knit
and f~erce-lookiDg bull stepped forth
l and GhnnE hfG hood aud r1oFa HI
at the bear and gave him a tremen-
dOuS dig with his horns, causing the
bear to utter a loud roar. The bear
clawed the bull about the head for a
second or two and then got away.
Turning, the bull made charge the
second, which much resembled the
first; but soon after the bull charged q
third time upon the bear, when he was
IN a corner, when Bruin, for a short
time, made lively use of both teeth
and claws, showing more fight than
at any other time during the evening. |
The bear went $f and got in another
corner OF the cage, when the bull APP
preached him and stood looking st
him, and paving the ground for nearly
ten minutes before he made another
dash, and jammed him against the
side Of the cage. The bear clawed a
little, uttered a roar, and skunk away
to another corner. The bear was evil
IDENTIFY afraid Of the bull from the mo-
ment he first caught sight of him.
From this time forward il was neces-
sary to stir the animals up to get them
together, when there would be a rush
by the bull and a roar or two by the
bear, and the round was ended. Per-
sons got upon the roof Of the den and
poured blood upon the bull, who stood
paving and gazing upon the bear. A
red cloth vas fastened to a pole and
waved about the bear, but both anil
mails stubbornly kept the peace. /,
Driven from the real corner of the !
age, Bruin posted himself in front
and laid down. He was punched with
whipped with foils, and prod
with iron bars, but all this only !
'aused him to roar and strike at those !
Who were ~tormenting him. Some one l
low got upon the roof Of the den, in
obedience to the clamorous cries Of c
hundred to 'tstir up the bull" and '
With a pole stirred him I'D. '
upon beings stirred up" instead of G
IartIng upon the bear, the bull made 9
dash upon the bars forming thel
ront OF the cage, causing the whole a
abFic to shake, and bending one of a
be large bars until quite a gap was O.
made. Instantly there was q grand le
bampede among those seated In the 81
arquette-even in the dress circle
lany rose to their feet, and some pre- q
AIRED to leave. As the bull drew back ,,
Is head the nan standing on that E,
de OF the cage fred at him with q n
-enry rifle. The shot produced no nj
isible effect SO far as the bull was
,ncerned, but added greatly TO the (.
Of those IN the lower part OF the =,
luse. 1t seems that the bull struck -
ne OF the iron bars ia front Of The -
lge, and split it, q piece OF it striking sn
+. =. p. Smith, who was stationed us
i the opposite side Of the der with a
enry rifle, but not hurting him. At sh
+ this the buli,Was let alone, and the to
ofstirring up confined to the no
who stood it we'll It seemed IN
apostolic to get the bear upon his thl
1t, and Charley Palmer, chief engin-
Z OF the show, came forward and lea
ID that TIE bud had whipped; that VII