Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-20
A BATTLE OF BULLS.
THE DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WHICH
LEFT BOTH comsATANTs-DeAO.

Fiendlsh Ferocity Guided by an Al
most Human InteIligence-An Antago-
mist Hurled from the Precipice by a
Boil with It's Death Wound.
Thomas S. Moore, a well known and
substantial citizen Of Garrard county,
KY, tells graphic story of desperate
encounter that occurred on the crest of
a knob of his neighborhood between
couple of enraged bulls, in which both
We're killed. The animals had wandered
TO these nights, and, upon sighting each
otner' at once engaged in a duel to the
death. Those unacquainted with the in
stincts of such creatures cannot easily
imagine what extreme ferocity they
sometimes display. In speaking of the
Incident Mr.. Moore said:
Beng interested in the study Of
geology, happened to be on the knob
at the time, and was startled about 4
O'Clock IN the afternoon by fearful bel
lowing Looking some distance ahead,
saw the animals advancing toward
each other with their noses on the
gepund, turning this way and that, and
easang dust into the air with their fore
teet' When only a few yards apart
they suddenly leaped to the attack with
iaghtful noise and began to gore each
other with frightful energy. Above
the nerce and noisy tramphng could be
heard the grinding of their interlocked
norns and The violent snorting of brutal
rage.
HORNS USED LIKE DAGGERs.
The breeze blew aside the dust and re-
vealed the tigerish character Of the on
set, as with wide set Limbs and tails
curling IN the air they charged again.
stabDing with their pointed horns. Tiny
streams of blood shot down their necks
and sides, while their distended uostrils
~ultted q reddish foam.
,, The prodigious strength of these
s1agn;eccnt animals thus brought into
eN1oient activity afforded spectacle both
tumultuous and thrilling. The exertion
OF the encounter, added to the pain of
each newly inflicted wound, infiamed
their combative spirit to the pitch Of
tempestuous fury. One Of tho bulls, fol.
l lowing up temporary advantage,
plunged his horns into the chest of his
2antagonist, and, with a quick upward
jerk Of the head, ripped open the flesh
lie depth Of several inches, while from
TIE gaping wound jets of arterial blood
began TO squirt. In towering passion
= and with cleaning eyeballs, charging
furiously upon his adversary, the
wounded bull drove his horns into hi:
abdomen. making q horrible opening
through which the entrails gushed.
The inpetuous and stormy nature Of
the contest had carried the combatant!
to the verge of the cliff, but, blind witt
deadly fury. they saw no danger. Each
mortally wounded and weakening mo
mentarily from profuse loss OF blood
waged the battle with that fiendish des
peration shown only in wounded ami
mails. 1t WAS evident, however, that
crisis was near at hand. The situation
had resolved itself into the grim condi
ton of death struggle. With lowere,
heads they backed away few yards
defiant, implacable, and again collidet
with force that seemed to split thei
skulls.
THE DUELS TERRIBLE ENDING.
This terrible shock staggered the bul
with the chest wound and forced hi
eyeballs from their sockets. He sud
denly plunged forward TO his knees OF
the brink Of the precipice and Rename,
in q quivering stupor, with his opel
mouth burrowing in the dust. The other
lettering and covered with blood, bl
still terrible in his weakness, charge,
heavily upon his kneeling and senseles
foe, struck him on the flank with tn
force of & ponderous projectile, AM
hurled him headlong over the precipice
The body executed a somersault in mid
air, fell with noisy crash through tn
treetops upon the rocks below, where l
was subsequently preyed upon by wi
lures
The remaining bull seemed to realiz
in stupid way the danger to which h
himself was exposed. He drew BAG
from the brink over which his hideou
muzZle had been momentarily thrust
and with entrails trailing on the groun
staggered little distance off, fell prom
to the ground, rolled over on his side
shivered a moment, and then lay still i
the embrace Of death. The battle Taste
nearly an hour, and in point of sanguir
airy details and tragic horror has n
parallel within the limits Of my recollet
lion. Philadelphia Telegraph