The San Francisco call., 1905-05-31
ENRACED BULLS
CAPTURE TOWN
Blooded BovineS Stampede
the Inhabitants of Mexi-
can City Of TopOlobampo
POPULATION is ROUTED
Exciting Incident Attends
Arrival at the Southern
Port of Steamer Curacao

The Curacao. which arrived from Mexi-
can ports yesterday, carried from this port
six bulls for Topolobampo. The ami
mails were landed safely at their des-
tination. 1neir arrival and the events
which in rapid succession followed
their landing on Mexican soil will not
soon be forgotten in that region Of hot
days and warmer nights.
The bulls were beasts OF high degree.
They were young and spirited. but
while on board the Curacao behaved as
well bred stock should. Their exem-
plary conduct continued right up TO the
time they were ushered, one at time,
into the horse box in which they made
aerial hignt from ship to shore.
The first bull stepped unreluctantly
from his stall into the crude airship.
A gate was closed behind him. Hoist
away" sang Chief oficer Quinn, and
box and bull were yanked high above
the Curacao deck Landed on the
wharf, the gate was opened and Taurus
the First backed on Mexican soil
The rancher TO whom the animals
were consigned had detailed six poems
for the duty Of receiving the bulls
Each armed with a short rope. the
Mexican iaborers stood smiling on the
wharf waiting TO lead away the horned
pets.
There's your bull; take him away"
said Mate Quinn as Taurus the First
stepped clear Of the airship and sur
veyed the neighborhood into which fate
and the Curacao's tackle had dropped
him.
The bull snorted. He paved the
wharf for a second or two and then
tried 70 uppercut with his starboard
horn the man who held the rope which
restrained his liberty. Somebody
laughed. The bul lowered his head
and made a rush at the gleeful one,
whose smile wore off as he and the
bull went sprinting through the crowd
The peon released his hold on the rope
and after throwing a few more scares
into the assembled Mexicans. the bull
started for the hills. Topolobampo's s
main thoroug hfare was deserted in a
second and long before the fear-strick-
en- inhabitants cautiously opened their
doors Taurus the First had disappeared
in a cloud Of dust over the high hill on
the face Of which sits the town
Taurus the Second was accepted in
the same informal way, but created
more excitement before taking his de-
parture. With one throw OF his neck
he freed himself from the man with the
rope and then, selecting first one and
then another Of those assembled TO see
the fun, he ran about a dozen Topolo-
bampoites of various shades to the
tops Of lumber piles and into dark re-
cesses beneath the wharf.
He then made a gran rush through
the crowd. leaped from the wharf TO
the beach. marched through the surf
and swan out to the offshore side of
the Curacao. A boat was manned. the
bull captured and towed back to shore.
once on the beach. he resumed the Of
fensive and attacked the boat. All
hands dived overheard Turning from
the empty boat, the bull discovered w.
G. Mccormick the stout and smiling
American agent at Topolobampo for
the Mexican and Oriental Navigation
Company.
He's killed" shrieked a woman from
the topmost tier Of a pile Of sugar Nc
Cormick had lost most Of his ward
robe, but still retained some presence
Of mind and. making a record standing
jump landed far out in deep water.
And then the bull. believing in VIC
torious glee, with McCormick's shirt on
one horn and the American agents
linen pantaloons streaming in ribbons
from the other started up the hill.
Taurus the First had gone 10 the east
ward. Taurus the Second headed due
west
The other bulls were warped ashore
with heavy lines and made fast to the
railroad track. When the Curacao SAIL
ed Taurus the First and Second of that
name were still at liberty. Taurus the
First was in full control Of all the hill
pasturage to the eastward. Taurus the
Second. TO the westward, had enlisted
the services Of burro as pilot, and un-
der the direction OF HIS little guide was
eating up all the verdure on HIS side of
Topolobampo.