Terrible Tragedy at a Bull-Fight
By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. [PER UNITED PEESB ASSOCIATION.! Mexico, April 5. A l>ull-fight took place at Calaya on Sunday at which the convicts were . {permitted to attend, in honour of it being Easter, but they were strongly guarded. During the excitement of the • fighi some persons fired the wooden barricade surrounding the ' larena. Ab the flames broke out there Was a terrible rush for all the means 1 -of exit, where many were trampled to .death. Crowds leaped into the arena, ; *nd were tossed and gored by the '" maddened bulls. Many were lying ielpleea around &c arena. The ittumber kiUed was IBi^B were mr j\ired v lby^g^ or '\ Jurat* ana tw*rij^2oo others were injureiL
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 107, 10 April 1888, Page 3
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