El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18

noteworthy incident. The banderillas
were handled by Berrinches and To-
mas Recatero who did not acquit
themselves more than ia rly. Vilita
handled the sword and dispatched the
bull with an estacada hasta mojarse
los dedos, and a descabello pulse y
primer intento. Applause and diana.
Vilita asked for his capote de lujo to
str ut about the ring.
The following account of bull fight
is from the pen of A. B. de Guerville,
as seen at the bull ring in Madrid. 1t
gives the details of the death of Es-
parterO, the then first espada of Spain.
The first part of the article is cut out
and only that part is given relating to
the de ath of Espartero:
The excitement gets more indescrib-
able VIXEN, after the banderileros,
comes the time for the first espada to
kill the bull. Taking his sword in one
hand and the small red flag in the 9TH
err he first goes under the box of the
president to " HON he addresses little
speech, to the effect that, with the help
of God, he will now end the life of the
bull.
At this time, if the bull has any
strength or vitality left, he goes to
each of the horses scattered about, and
L believe it is worse to see him tossing
these lifeless carcssses than it was to
in the ring then endeavOr to tire rim
out by making him run after the red
cloth, and when the poor brute can
hardly breathe the espa la walks up to
b i'm and plants h S sword between the
two shoulders For fully ten, some
times fifteen mioutss, the bull manages
to remain on his feet sits ggering, the
blood pouring from his nostrils and
mouth. Around hi rush the toreros,
laug hing at him, insulting him, crack
ing jokes, Shaping him with their
ands, until he drops on his knees.
Then, a man coming from be ind stabs
himin the middle of the forehead, with
q small dagger, and the bull is dead.
The people applaud AMI yell
the otter toreadores walk around the
ring in which cigars, hats, flowers and
handkerchiefS are thrown. Then the
| two sets of brightly harnessed mules
are brought in a d, galloping, they
| take away one after the other the
| bodies OF the bull and dead horsee.
But let us return to the death of Es-
| The place, the distinguished espada
takes his sword AMI red flag. makes his
little speech uncer the box of the pre-
| ident, ard then walks to the center of
the arena to"meet the bull amid the in
toxicat I'd "vivas'' of the people.
| Inc Duil Is SU1lI 1ult NOI l113 ana rage,
and il is with the greatest fury that he
charges, again and again On the red
| flag b abind which, OF course, he never
| finds the agile espada. At last tired
out, tie brute stops, lowers his head
sn1 waits, sta' Ing a. the men. Espsr-
tero is ready; as quick as lightning he
st ps forward, raises his sword and
plunges it between the two shoulders
of the bull. But the bull secs lin; g
makes a charge, and the immen, e
| head hits the man and ends him five
yards away on the ground. The sword
has not penetrated far, and with a
mighty sh AXE of the head tue ''toro"
| throws j. out IF the wound. We all
thought that Espar ero wa. dead, and
great was cur surprise 10 see him get.
ting up safe and sound He had not
been touched by the bulls horns. He
imme distely picked up his sword.
"Why," l exclaimed, sis he going
to try it again?"
"Of course" said my friend, che
mu XII the builn' = Cd:
| | remarked that q man after havip g
been tossed in such a way. colid not
possibly be quite himself; tn 1t his har d
will IN AXE more or less. But | have
hardly time TO express this f. ar. Man
and beast a:e sgaln facing each otherj