The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-07
GREAT LITTLE BULL FIGHTER
T. IRG tRTIGILLO. anna HTRE
az MS M FROU VI NICO.
Ue kIIIe,I 81 IsuIIs While There and D. Sn
IsIs WaN Hom~ To- spain Ia srr IiI>
Young wife Other spanish Artists
ErIIaM Passengers On ~, WontscrraG

Surely nn one rnuid l." NOR" poIt" than
-Iargattiaillo. ChiCo- which the lrrever-
ant BoVerv a. % ussd 20 pc might tran
slate literally "Iarrartiri'iu. the Runt
II - true mat the Andsulsiap matIuor
the hull killer Is not much more than
five feet two. but he has an AR At dIsunC-
ton and a pOee that make ham appear
quite as bug physically ~ Napoleon.
When the reporters met I.1rgartigillo
last nj ght aboard the spanish Lane steam
ship Montssrrat he was wTapped IN q
spanish cloak. the night being chilly.
which gave him an ar - heIng a very
much bigger man physically thar even the
gentle skipper. Capt Carrega. who - Of
normal tallncss.
The gallant little man was not a bit
proud. although he had killed. as he re-
marked in an incidental way. forty-two
bulls in the four months he was down in
Mexico. He dismissed the fOrty-two with
a smile and "A slight gesture OF the arm to
indicate that to a native Of Granada.
staying bulls was hardly worth serious
conversation.
Iargartigillo- and he wrote the name
in quotes Ia show that IL was used only
in a professional way IL broad shouldered
cation. according TO Capt Carrega. and
at Grenada. where he was married few
wears ago. he has a young wife waiting 10
congratulate him on bis conduests IN
Mexico. He may tell her how on the
night Of the feta given in his honor in the
city OF Mexico hs gave one OF his many
finely embroidered cloaks (the Anda-
lusians run 10 embroidery to young
woman Who insisted on having sou-
venir. lie declined tn talk Of the Incl
dent last night Perhaps she will he able
10 learn exactlv how much Me gold
ne accumulated killing the forty two bulls
The reporters were not. but First OhiCer
Jose Sabatsr and Third Officer Gabriel
Ro-eIlo. who acted az interpreters. said
that thew had heard that Chico had at
least s2O.O go IN his strong box.
There were two other matadors. several
picadors and two bAnderIllerOs aboard
the MOntAerrat. all Of whom deferred To
10 the 1.-the Andalusian, although he ~
only ~ and they are older. The mataduTs
have. the uruf...ss GnAi names Of -JeTeZano
and Capita = but they had not killed forty
two bulls each and thew were not so grace
full a. the Chico.
Ths, Mont -..rrat landed only two ~ her
hin passengers At this port. She will
- TODAY with the rest including Chico.
Tor CadiI. ami th-us-' Chico will journey
to Granada and meet the eNpectant
-.nors On the trap of the Alont-errat
from Vera cruz 10 Havans. where she
touched on h@r Way to this port were
zevsnty-hve men and women of several
I heat riCHl troupes They landed ~
Havana. I'm IN" way thiiher they al-I
loined IN y celebTntIou chiefly N honor 81
tho little bullhghtsr. The ship was
fasto1us-'i with "leCtric lights. the hand
played the Tor.ador song from Z trmeu-
and two Spanish dsuCers. Puma Martina
tatic touch - thu -ouE Capt. Carrcga
-, VI " Was the MOS. rezpiendent night that
he ever cav .hosrd the Montserrat AZ the
Caribbean was paEsiye ~ a pond aud
there wac moonlight 90 add a spirit Of
the romantic 90 the scene Chico vas
called on for a speech. but he just bowed
and excused himself.