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Show PANIC IN CHURCH. Cry of Fire Causes Grim Tragedy In Chicago Place of Worship. Chicago. During n panic which fob lowed a cry of flro whllo 400 personB wero participating in tho Easter serv-Ico serv-Ico in tho St. Ludllmas Roman Cath ollc church, Twenty-fourth and Albnny avenues, threo children and one woman wo-man wcro killed nnd n score ot others Injured, several seriously. Tho mnjorlty of tho worshipers In the church nt the tlmo the fnlso alarm of flro was given wcro women and children, nnd In a fow minutes nil woro In a tangled mnss, fighting to cscapo from tho supposed danger. Many persons Jumped through the windows, but tho greater portion crowded to tho center aisle. A boy's prank wns responsible for tho nccldent. Whllo Rev. M. Fnrnlk pastor ot tho church, was offering the evening prayer, ono of u crowd of boys who had been loitering outsldo the church suddenly pushed open tho front door nnd shouted, "Fire!" Seeing the Bcrlous effect his words had on the congregation, tho boy ran away, and tho police havo been unable to find him or learn his Identity. |