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Show STOVE BLEW UP IN DINER. Wild Panic on Southern Pacific Train In Nevada. Reno, New A serious panJc occurred oc-curred on tho Pacific Express, ono of tho fast Southern Pacific trains, whllo It was passing through Novnda 200 miles east of Heno, on Monday, caused by n stovo blowing up in tho dining car. Tho steam pipes hnd frozen, and when tho porter built a flro in tho stovo nnd Jhrow in a quantity of flno coal tho stovo blow up, filling tho car with gas. Tho passengers upset tho toblo In their efforts to get out of tho car, nnd several sev-eral women fell to tho floor nnd woro trampled upon. Othors fainted from the accumulated gas In tho tightly closod car. Flnully several men broke tho car windows wth dlshos to -rcllovo tho J situation, tho doors bdng blocked j with passengers from 'othor cars 1 who wero trying to get into tho- , j diner. Ono woman, Mrs. D. E. ' Pnrkor, or 920 Cnllfornla avonuo, St. louls, Jumped from n car window nnd received uerlous injuries. She wns brought t6 Heno nnd plnced In a hospital. Ten or fifteen persons woro over-como over-como and required medical nttond-nnco. |