The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
PARlS'S FIRST BULL FIGHT.
SC4RED BULL en- IRGES ON sPECT1-
Tors INsTh1D or IHE TORkdDURS

TORS INsTfID or IHE TORkIDURS.
Crowd Gets More Excitement for Its Money
Than 1t BnrERin"d Fnr-MRny People
Hurt in Panic and Crush-Buli Gets
Away and Ii shot Down bv Policemen.
From ne London Standard.
SO far. attempts to introduce bull nghting in
Paris have proved failures. and the catastrophe
which marked the exhibition at neuii. neal Eng
hicnlcs Bains, to-day. Is likely to have the elect
Of relieving Patisians from these degrading spec
tacles for some time 10 come There were many
difficulties IN the way OF Offering the true Spanish
spectacle 10 the Partisan public, but finally tho
Mayor Of the little commune OF Dcul ,os
suadcd 10 grant the necessary perm sson, the
promoters Of the fight guaranteeing to pay ocT-
tain monthly sum 10 tie public funds Of the cun-
nune
The bullring. 1t WAS estimated, would hold
between 5000 and 1000 people There were
quito 10. 600 persons at the doors DESTROYS Of OBJ
, tanning ADM ssion, and an Understandable struggle
took place to obtain seats The ring seemed tiny
when compared with the bulrings Of Barcelona,
San Sebastian or Madrid Here were 900 pco
pie masscd around dminutyc ring and packed
/ tier upon tier on wooden staginss or stands
Tho paisadc around the buIrlug was OF wood
! There was a small spnrc and then another paiisedc
and Immediately behind the cheapest and con-
nevertheless an orderly, wedressed crowd
trimming over with excitement
! Punctually at II quarter 10 three, the Mayor
Of Dcui and the editor Of Partisan sporting
paper who were 10 preside the function.
appeared. the band struck IN Lively ar
and the parade began. II WAS uf tho
usual character. hut tn, bright costumes 81 tho
The parade over the gates ui the Ft wcfc uI'ncI.
and b.g black bull dashed into tho ring. Is
seemed q magnificent creature, 6hd sn"rtcd "a.
4 rouHly as tie excited crowd ClcCrcd For Cuuria
, Of minutes t.c torrad rs excited the animal au1
bull nNci the man a. though prrparnd to charge,
but suddenly swung around ON It's hauncheA
The stout wooden fou"c was no obstacle for
the animal With bound he cleared i rs easily
as a deer s>ips Itch, his for" paws and horns
and in a second the nfur.a,cd hull vas in the
midst Of NE mas ni ihe cGp.c at the foo, Of tho
o,lt with It's head the animal seemed to- literally
throw the people away from him as they fed on
either side
The crash of the wood, tho roaring Of the bull
and the shricts Of the women for fcw minutes
caused q scene Of the widest excitement In
Their endcAvOrs 70 ESCAPE, number Of people
thrown down and trampicl N, dtcsses
ani cnats were torn, ard in tho rush the excited
spectators crowded ON TO the upper tiers nlrcad"
densely packed, and which threatened to give wHv
and cause . second catastrophe For some min
utcs. the bull remained in the crowd, and finally
made n way for himself ont beneath tie stsg 'ur
Of the higher triDuncs, and 90 got out into tho
country l'nnG.
The matadorq. rlcadors and others engaged
although they hNt cndeavourcd to get TO tho
animal. were unable to do SO the crowd, many
Of whom had fallen whilst others had invaded
the ring, being in the way and preventing them.
After the bull had made Us way outside the great
est excitement prevailed In the arena Many
females had tainted, some had been tramplcd
on and were som'what seriously hurt whist
/. Had the bull rot h.er able TO escape, the re-
suit must have hcrn disastrous Several gentle:
men had their coats, r;pred of, thor backs, 90
ha tpraI hot nd rtkp GfiCl-S ~ M
end. whilst several females Ind their dresses
C%mr,rtcly torn or, a number OF people who
Outside ~ new danger Threatened. The vicinity
Of the arcnas was occupied by crowd Of chr
il not quite, MS dense as those within Here again
n stampede occurred. There were cries for help.
| and mPtHdoTS and rCadorS shouted fpr guns. and
ran and fetched their swords in order 10 attack
stu in their brilliant dress the notedors hur.
rledlv drew their gli'crng weapons 81 'iHc steel
from thor cases, and. snH'ching M n Sill shawl.
bounded over the seats and down the STEPS toward
fled. Tho mounted rcndarmcs also sred ete'
the beast, and the crack n their rcy9lNcrN could
when wns apparently none too correct Finally
the news cam" that 'hc bull hnd been 7iNuc h'rrtd
The gcndarmcs having wounded it, a matadof
came up and gave the coup dc ErNCc wan hls
sword.
Rory was tossed lbs the bull and wounded in hs
leg nv the animals horn. In the arena a dozen
peonle required medcal aid. one female Ind a
leg broken. n man had his Nrm broken and another
spectator, who was uampied on, was seid 10 be-
seriously hurt.
I}v this time the ring had been put sumewhh,
in order and the spectators were Divided into
two camps-nne party shouting for the Contir'
nation Of the fight and the other against H. The
management sent around q picard saying thai
the spectacle would lie continued. To this, how
ever the authorities present objected, and NJ;
Mary the rcputy PrefrCt Of PoutoiSe issued
/ a notice forbdding the fights at the l'cuil Arena
until precautions had been taken with n view
of nssnrnc public security, The ring was then
occripied hv troops who hid been hastily rrIUiSi
toned and after some discussion the matadors
withdrew followed by the public.
There was a good deal Of hootinE and shout
Ing both inside and outside the arena, and soma
of the rivel par'isans came To blows but No grea,
amount of damage was done although there were
Gisordcrly scenes the way back to tho railway
station