THRILLING BUT BARBAROUS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2090, 4 November 1880, Page 3

THRILLING BUT BARBAROUS.

A thrilling episode is reported from San Juan de Lns as having taken place during a grand bull-fight which came off in that town on the 22nd of October Frascnelo, the eminent toreador, had been engaged for the Correo in question, although scarcely recovered from a wound inflicted upon him by a bull at Pampeluna, a fortnight previously, and entered the ring, his left arm still bandaged and in a eling, amidst the enthusiastic plaudits of the public. After the first bull had been subjected to the usual preliminary tortures at the hands of the chuloo, pioadores, and banderilleros, Frascnelo took up his position in front of the corregidor’s box, there to deal tho infuriate animal its death-blow, secundum artem. As, however, he delivered the mortal thrust with his accustomed grace, the bull caught him under the arm-pits and tossed him into the air, trampling upon him when he fell. With great difficulty the banderilleros succeeded in distracting the angry brute’s attention from its prostrate foe, who was raised from the ground, still conscious, yec unable _to stand without support. As he was being carried out of the ring, tho bull made a fierce rush at tho bystanders, who had climbed over the barriers, and a scene of indescribable panic ensued, which, however, was happily terminated by the death of the valiant bull. Transfixed by Frasouelo’s unerring blade, it stopped short, close by the barrier, as though stricken by lightning, tottered, fell forward on its knees, and rolled over dead, having avenged its torments by disabling the most skilful and intrepid matador of the Peninsula, Frascuelo is still in a desperate state, but little hope being entertained of bis recovery.