The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10

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Fighter:
Frascuelo. who's all Spain has ap.
plauded for tepS years. whom the
prettiest womsi OF all the Spanish
provinces have. IN turn. called Fras.
cuelo. has RECENTLY died Of a horn
thrust. naturally received in the exer.
else of his profession. Frascuelo.
among spaniards, was a hero. and,
as Theodore de Banville said of Vic.
tor Hugo, he had already become i'm.
mortal. He will forever remain the
prima spa.la OF legends. During his
lifetime he was the curiosity above all
Others that his countrymen showed
to strangers, and he was proud of his
distinction. He was born in Anda.
lusia. and at the age OF ten years he
went to work in the slaughter houses
OF Seville, where all the matadors begin
their career. these slaughter houses
being for them sort of academy.
At 10 he was engaged in the famous
company of Ell Tato, who also died
OF u horn thrust. At first he was a
simple chalo-that is to say, he was
CHARGED with the duty of exciting the
bull by shakin: red handkerchief
before his eyes. Then he was pro.
noted to the position of banderillo.
The mission OF the banderillo is to
plant little javelins in the shoulders
of the animal. At this dangerous
game Frascuelo was wonderfully ex.
pert. When the bull rushed at him
with lowered head, he stepped lightly
between the animals horns and
bounded clean over him, planting his
banderillos while in the air. Or he
would simply await the animal. lean
ing on q long pole. When the ami.
NAL rushed at him he would leap ov.
er him, using the pole for sup.
port. The bull might break the
pole, but Frascuelo would be
sure to land on his feet some
five PAGES from his former posi-
ton. and then solemnly salute the
spectators. 1t was by unanimous
vote that he was raised to the dignity
Of a prima spada. One day at St.
Sebastian his chief. Lagartljo. was
wounded and was unable to continue
to fight. The crowd called to Frascuelo
to take his place. Frascuelo picked
classically planted the weapon in the
back of the animals neck. After that
day he killed over 800 bulls in the
same manner and was often wounded.
The crowd worshipped him, not only
for his skill and courage, but also for
the singular richness OF his costumes.
He thought nothing of spending ST.
900 for an equipment, and like a
pretty woman who changes her dress
for every ball, lie never wore the same
costume twice. Frascuelo leaves an
immense collection of love letters,
locks OF hair, faded bouquets-in fine.
a collection the like OF which is not
possessed by any living man not
excepting even the most applauded of
tenors.
The great matador was seriously
hurt on an earlier occasion. This
was in August, 1880, at a bull fight
at st. Jean de Luz. He had suffered
some mishap at similar event at
Pampeluna some time before, from
which, intact. he had scarcely recover.
ed, and had just entered the arnea at
St. Jean de Luz to give the bull the
coup de grace. Scarcely had he de.
livered the sword thrust, however,
when the animal turned, and, attack.
ing Frascuelo. threw him into the air.
While he lay senseless on the ground
the bull commenced stamping on his
chest, and there seemed every pros.
pect of the man being killed on the
spot when the banderillos managed
to draw the bull away, and Frascuelo
was picked up. just as the bull was
about to make a fresh attack he drop.
ped dead on the ground. Frascuefo
was so much injured at that time
that Tears were entertained that
he would not recover. Recover
he did, however and continued
his triumphs until the 18th OF last
November, when he met his late under
much the same circumstances as those
OF 1880. Frascuelo was struck by
bull and had a rib broken, followed by
congestion, His physicians published
bulletins every four hours, which were
Immediately telegraphed to the re-
hottest village of Spain. The illustri.
Gus patient received q thousand tele.
grams of coincidence. more than 1,6OO
people inscribed their names In the
visitors register in the patients ante.
room, among them grandees. senator's,
congressman and millionaires. "It is
a national calamity" teJegraphed the
correspondents of foreign newspapers.
The great man left a fortune OF mill.
ion, exclusive of fine mansion in the
Spanish capital, several houses at Sc.
Vile, and a quantity Of diamonds. OF
the latter, one set Of buttons alone,
with which he was presented by the
ex-Queen Isabella at the close of fun
cion real, is worth SO, 900, while some
of the dresses he wore on such coca.
sions, embroidered with silver and
pearls, cost him So, 500 each.