Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-01
THE BATTLE BETWEEN nm,
lhey Met on a PrecIpiee and F.
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Globe Democrat: 'ue d. Lou1
~, Thomas. 5. Moore, of Ga,,,n5
tells graphic story of 40 .auu county
counter that occurred on tbo psra'e d
Anoo OF his neighborhood s.e elsst OF
ago between couple of enrso. IA can
%hlch both were killed. Ia s ~ toilAs, 4
the incident, Mr.. Moore. saiS 5pesAlng 4
beIng interested in the st15v q,
.osy' happened to be on the M ~
tilne' ana was startled about ~, q, q
the afternoon by a fearfrl ylock 4
LOOKING some distance abso5 '''ioSin ]
animals advancing toVsy6 a. saw Il
With their noses on the gro,,, 50A oth9l
Ihis way and that, casting dgst ia INA
ale win thelr foreteet. When on n.y.
yards apart they suddenly lssrs5 n
attack with a frightful noise e-s "
TO gore each other with hos.y o7s
Above the fierce and uoisv
coald be heard the grinding os a ~ piiua
terioeked horns ar1 the violeot 80 ,,1', =
OF brutal rage. The breeze bs, -O.'i ~.
the dust and revealed the b,a,i..
acter OF the onset, as with wids-s1. 1 va
and tail curling in the air thsy IN ~
again and again, stabblug vit1
pointed horns. Tiny streams N MI
shot their necks aud sides. sbils tba o' =.
tended nostrils emitted rsddj.b s,-
One OF the bulls following IN a tarrDaI
airy advantage, pluDging his horns IT. ~
the chest of the antagonist. with ~.
upward jerk OF the head, rippsd n, ~. ~ y
flesh TO the depth OF several inche.. vb,I
from his gaping wound Jets of art u
blood began to squirt. In tove,ir'
passion, and with cleaning even.
charging furiously upon his eavs,ss.l
the wounded bull drove his horns ;,,1 4
abdomen, making q horrible on,rjnI
through which the intrails pushed M
impetuous and stormy nature of the co1
test had carried t.e conbatapts N ID
verge of the cliff, but blind with dsa5l,
fury they saw no danger. Each mortal,
wounded and weakening momepforiI,
from continued profuse loss Of Mood
waged the battle with that fendisb d !
peration shown only in wounded an;
mails.
1t was evident, however, that crisl
was near at hand. The situation had I'd
solved itself into the grim condition n
the death struggle. With lowered head
they backed away few yards, eager Id
FAINT, implacable, and again collided vitI
q force that seemed to split their vert
skulls. This terrific shock staggered M
bull with the chest wound and forced hi
eye balls from their sockets. He sudden
~ plugged forward to his knees on tn
brink of the precipice and remained in
quivering stupor, with his open mout
burrowing in the dust. The other tote,
ing and covered with blood but still teri
BILE in his weakness, charged heavily "
on his kneeling and senseless foe struc
him in the side with the force of pon
derCus proieotile and hurled him hea,
long over the precipioe. The body eJ
cutting a sommersault in mid air, fell Wit
a noisy crash through the tree tops upo
the rocks below, where it was subssQuen
ly preyed upon by yultures. Their
naming bull seemed to realize in
stupid way the danger 20 which be vi
himself exposed. He drew back from Il
brink over which his hideous muzze Ia
been momentarily thrust aud with b
entrails trailing on the ground, staggeIt
little distance off, fell prone tot
earth, rolled over on his side, slivered
moment and then lay still in the en-
brace of death. The battle lasted near
an hour, and in point Of sanguinafy d
tails and tragic horror has no paral
within the limits OF my recollection