Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-10
A DISAPPOINTED MOB.

A sorry spectacle was presented to
worlds fair visitors the other day when
a mob wrecked the arena IN which a
bull fight was TO have been exhibited.
Occurrences OF that kind makes one
pause and consider whether. after all,
the progress evidenced by the exhibits
Of an educational industrial, CONNER
clal and social character. Is not more
apparent than real
1t appears that a Spanish bull fight
had been advertised, and a grand stand
erected with seats for $4,000 persons. No
less than 1000 persons had gathered
and were awaiting the entrance OF the
doomed animal The crowd was keyed
TO a high pitch Of excitement by the
matador. Don Manuel Ceryera, who.
dressed IN the costume Of the bull ring.
was testing the keen blade with which
he was TO dispatch the animal The
toreadores We're prancing around ~
ring IN procession TO the plaudits of
the spectators, when the officer en-
tered lie spoke 10 Ring Manager II.
A. Collegde. and the latter made the
announcement that there would he no
performance the authorities having
interfered.
In an instant the spectators were
transformed into furious mob. A hui
man avalanche swept over the rail Of
the amphitheater into the arena. The
manager and his wife fed to the office
building, where three deputy sherins
and eight officers were on guard. The
mob followed. The manager was driy-
en- from the door by storm Of stones
In a few minutes the building was
| wrecked. Doors We're battered down.
windows were broken and even the
| sides OF the house were crushed. Under
guard the manager and his wife were
escorted to a street car and taken in
| safety to the city, Mrs. Norris was cut
on the face by hying stone Then the
mob turned to the amphitheatcr. Some
| one set fre 60 pile Of straw beneath
| the structure. In few minutes II was
! a roaring furnace. so tlercey did the
| grand stand burn that for time It was
feared the flames would spread TO the
worlds fair grounds adjoining, For two
hours the mob ragged over the ground.
Police were hurried TO the scene, but
they were powerless. Only four arrests
were madeS Many We're hurt in the
| melee, and scores were taken by friends
| a.. ,oton. 80 ,I,,,sictura nnar bN .Vbnra
| their wounds were dressed. one man
was removed to a tent IN the rear OF the
Office, which had been transformed In
| to an emergency hospital by the police,
In the belief that this tent was a tom
| porary prison, n portion OF the crowd
charged the canvas shelter, bent ON res
cue. The deputy sherlffs were forced TO
draw their reviewers TO keep back tho
crowd. Tho show Of firearms created
panic and IN tho rush to escape many iu
the mob were thrown down and tram
pied upon.
That is, IN brief. tho story OF the dis
graceful performance" We have i'm
vited all the world TO come TO st. Louis,
to celebrate with us the purchase Of
Louisiana a hundred years ago, and
to see what progress we have made
during century and also to compare
the achievements Of other countries
with those of ours. And this we show
them The craving hunger OF thou
sands for the sight Of butchcry and
blood And the exhibition Of sayagery
on learning that the promised feast on
gore had been prohibited, We have
gentlemen here from china and Japan,
on whom we are anxious to Impress the
superiority Of our civilization. And this
is what We offer theml
| one thing is clear from this incident
People who go 20 see a hull fight are
no better than q mob. They may cur
ny "A mask OF rcspectability and dis.
gulsc OF decency, but It does not take
| much to tear that mask from their
faces, and when that Is done they are
seen ms they are.