The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-01
DISPLAY OF BULL
FIGHTING RESULTS SERIOUSLY
Animals Charge Through City OF
Mesieos Fashionable Thorough
fare-Speeding Cars Bowl over
Maddened Animals.

hghating bulls which had been brought
in from the Nopalpan ranch for use
in the bun ring made their escape
| from the Carol at the railroad sta.
tion and ran rampant all through
the central part of the town. The
animals were Of the most vicious
breed and they had tackled every
moving thing they came across.
| They were at large for more than
five hours and during that time
they killed one woman and wounded
eleven other persons with their
horns.
1t was early afternoon when the
cry was raised by the yard en-
ployes at the railroad station that
the bulls had escaped through the
opening and into the street They
soon scattered into ncighboring
streets, a half dozen of them making
direct for the Alameda and San
Francisco street, which is the prn-
cipal fashionable Nhoroughfare Of
the city. ON the way up they tossed
over several men aud boys.
The police were powerless to stop
their progress. People fled into their
homes and places OF business; doors
were shut and barred. and for a time
all ru A.. hA utr
pended, \ few poor horses drawing
red and yellow hacks were not re-
moved quickly enough to prevent on
slaughts being made upon them by
the infuriated animals. which quick
ly ripped them open with their horns
and then continued on their journey
of carnage through town.
The electric street cars seemed 10
tantalize the bulls more than any
thing else. \ san Angel car was
attacked from the front by one Of
the animals while II was bowling
along at full speed. The bull was
killed by the blow which the heavy
car gave him. Another bull was
paving the asphalt pavement and
believing when an Atzacpotzalco car
hove in sight. The bull made a run
ming charge upon the car and al
most caycd In the heavy boarded
side with his horns. The motorman
stopped the car TO give the bull a
/ better chance. The passengers were
panic-stricken, but the motorman in
/ sisted that there was no real danger.
| The bull backed of time after time
and made repeated charges upon
the car He did not give up the un-
eqal contest until he dropped ex-
hausted The care then continued
on its way.
II was in the Alameda that rare
sport was Witnessed of charges made
by the bulls upon the unsuspecting
pleasure-seekers who were sitting on
the benches. The big trees afforded
protection 10 the frightened
people, and no one was seriously in
jured at that place. on the side
streets the bulls held full possession
| for several hours. Whenever a NOV
able object came within sikht of one
of them he would make a dash ;Ir
/ it. A milk wagon was attacked and
upset. The bull then disembowled the
mule. An occupant of one of the
/ houses on Gale de los Misterios was
/ chased by two of the bulls He fled
through the doorway into the. court
/ and animals followed closely behind.
\ vcnturesome moso managed to
/ close and lock the door and the
bulls We're kept prisoners in the
court until their owner sent after
/ them late in the evening. \ red auto
mobile which was standing In front OF
Ia store on san Francisco street was
| the object of attack by one Of the
bulls lie battered up the machine
with his horns.
\ large posse Of the most expert
ropers from the ranks OF the police
and soldiers were finally got TO,
| grther. The bulls charged upon the
cayalcade the moment they saw them
| coming and brought two or three
OF the horses to the ground, and
some OF the members OF the posse
| had narrow escapes. II was past
midnight before the last of the
bulls had been roped.
In addition to the woman who
was killed several of those who were
| gOred may not recover.