New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-14
JANE WOODEND.

across the potato fields by gendarmes and shot
The degrading encounter at San Sebastian now
excites general disapproval in France, and has
effectually silenced the few hundred partisans
OF bull fighting who loudly clamored for sim
liar spectaces in Paris.
An editor OF the Tempo who happened to
be present at the disgraceful exhibition at San
Sebastian describes the scene picturesquely,
and thu following summary OF his dispatches
conveys an accurate idea OF what happened:
II was the Queens fete day The sun shone
brightly. The town decked with flags ana
flowers. Artillery salutes resounded from the
forts. The tiger and the bull were publicly ex-
hibited before the encounter. The King went 10
see them before they taken to the arena
The bull a superb fve-year-old, tet black
animal from Andausia. After great difficulty the
bull was conducted into deep dltch 10 pe
"cinematographed." The photographer arranged
his instrument behind a barrier. The animal
quiet and seemed to take an interest in the
proceedings Suddenly he made tremendous
leap IN the air. This frightened the pho
tographer that he upset his apparatus and ran
away. Another photographer was engaged more
successfully, in "cinematogTaphing" the tiger
q splendid male from Bengal, ten years
old, bought at Marseilles for Sl,4OO. At
o'clock there were fifteen thousand persons In
the arena. The ground kept by provincial
guards c'miquelets'D. whose Mauser rifles were
loaded with ball cartridges. In the middle Of the
ring enormous iron cage, in which the
combat was TO take place The bull was brought
on in O large wooden cart. The tiger driven
UP In irOnbound case "sabot." The bull
bounded gayly into the large cage, shifted the
ground and paved with his foTelegs. The tiger
sullen and sluggish. Blank cartridges from
pistols had to be discharged at him to induce
him to quit his box and enter the fighting ring.
The royal Bengal feline crouched sulkiy I'm q
corner. The Andalusian black bull foaming with
rage, lowered his head and charged full gallJp
at his snarling, quivering adversary. The tiger
roared and spat with pain and rage as the horns
pierced his TANKS, and with sudden bound
glided between the bulls horns and tore mass
of flesh from the bulls chest. Both animals
reeking with blood. The
bat had lasted just two minutes when the bull
succeeded in freeing himself from the tigers
clutches. and the tiger stealthy Withdrew to his
corner. Half an hour passed only -CnliVenSd by
desutory passes and sparrinG, 1t last I'M
patient cinema ographiSt" pOked the tiger with
a long pole. The animal slowly moved from his
corner and was Immediately charged and
overturned by the bull. The tiger, badly
gored by repeated horn thrusts lay mo-
tionless upon the floor The bull regarded
spectators, Infatuated by the apathy of the
animals yelled at them, struck them with
rods and threw at them lighted punches OF fire.
crackers. The cage was surrounded by a circle
of human beings, yelling as IL they came from
the internal regions. The tiger sprang to his
suddenly faced the public and bounded at the
cage. The tiger succeeded in bending the bars
and, TO the CONSERVATION OF the public escaped
and stood at liberty in the arena, A provincial
guard aimed his Mauser rifle at the tiger and
discharged 1t. dozen other guards followed
his example. The animal pierced by many
balls and lay expiring the ground. Half
crazy spectators discharged their revolvers at
the dying tiger and at the bleeding bull. Shrieks
rssounded from the galleries. Showers OF balls
astounding from tho floor, took enact IN the gal
easM EnssA - already stated eEe spscsatee