AN AWFUL DEATH.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXX, Issue 168, 20 July 1894, Page 3

AN AWFUL DEATH.

A tebbible affaii took place at Madrid the other Sunday afternoon. , The bull-ring was m full swing ; one bull killed four horses, and showed mucb fierceness when the banderilleros fixed their darts on his reok. Sixteen thousand spectators anxiously watched the celebrated matador, Manuel Garcia Espsrtero, a fine handsome man of twenty-eight years, as he approached the bull with his ÜBiial dating, and was knocked down. Recovering his feet, he attacked the (Continued on Fourth Paye.) Men's Oilskin Coats, doable backs, leather band m blaok and yellow, 9s lid eaoli, the usual price is 15s ; Men's Tweed Overooats, with very deep capaa at 21b, 255, 35a each, less than the wholesale prioe, Boys' overcoats from 5s 6d. Large size colored blankets 4s lid to 15a the pair, worth double the money. Heavy White Blankets. 3yds long, 12a 93, 183 6d 21a the pair. Ladies' Tweed Ulstere, with very deep capes, detaohed, 16a 6d, never sold ander 30s, at R. Allah's.^

[Continued from third pope.] bull again close to a dead horse, which prevented Espartero from taking proper precautions as ha plunged his Toledo blade to the hilt m the shoulder of the animal, which, though dying, caught, tossed, gored _ the bull-fighter. The unfortunate [J Espartero was carefully raised, bleeding profusely irotn a gnastly wound m the stomach. His hands were clenched, his feature?) rigid, and his groans were dreadful. On arriving at the infirmary attached to tbe bull-ring Espa-tero was speeobless, and the doctor pronounced his wound mortal. Priests promptly admini 0 stored extreme unction, m the presence of many gorgeously-attired bullfighters, all kneeling, bareheaded S and deeply moved. Before he expired, Espartrro murmured the name of his sweetheart, whom he was to have married shortly , and who lives io Seville with the aged C mother of the deceased bull fighter. Espartero was' only fourteen when he showed a d cided vooation for 'he calling, m which he beoam.e a ban- j denllero at seventeen and a matador at twenty. He had made a large fortune, and contemplated retiring next year. After tbe death of Espartero, notwithstanding th« intense I excitement among the publio, the 1 corrida was continued. The bulls j showed much fight, killed fifteen horsea, and knocked down and 1 Beverely briiiEed two other bullfighters. Espartero's funeral took '' place at Seville on the following j Wednesday. Ail the Bhops m the oity were closed, and more than 60 000 persons followed the funeral proceßsion. All the Madrid papers censure the municipal authorities for ' the indecent lack of respect shown by continuing the corrida after . Espardero's death.