Show CRY C y f OF FIRE IN A THEATRE Stampede Occurs in Louisville Place of Amusement and Many oF Persons Are Badly Injured in the Attempt to Rush Out of the Building Louisville Ky Oct 22 Several hun hun hundred l dr dred d persons attempted to rush out of the tho Temple theatre this afternoon n be the cry ry of or fire was raised when a 11 was seen Been about a 3 poly J t scope pe machine In ITt the scramble many manyi were knocked down and more than twenty were badly hurt two or three so seriously that it is feared they will I Inot not survive their injuries The follow were vere knocked down and thirteen in injured injured Injured three seriously Of the latter latt r rone one may m y die A number of ot other per bruised braised or cut but their in injuries injurIes injuries juries were slight The Injured Frank McDonald head Injured may maydie maydie maydie die Mrs Leonora Roth Both two ribs broken and right eye injured condition seri serl serious ous Mrs Charles Gross head cut ut and ond in injured injured injured Internally condition serious s Omar Pullman colored right ankle broken br in jumping j from f balcony L Fine operator r ot o o face 1 and head bruised Frank Latch head cut and back in injured InJured injured Mrs Opal Jennings head bruised Mrs George head cut daughter of Mrs back injured Mr Mrs Mary Welsh leg l g and arm bruised Mrs Mary Mao r back hurt Miss Mary Plunk head hurt Infant niece of Miss Mary IarY Plunk back hurt It was about just r the first act of or Pardner and while the was being got gotten gotten gotten ten ready rendy that the little flash of or flame came rame that caused aused the panic Many women and children who mainly com corn composed composed posed the audience made a rush fr the door The panic seized the gallery g lIery and In a a moment the occupants were w re plunging down the stairs or were tak taking taking takIng ing the swifter method of climbing down Into the auditorium proper In their haste many fell landing on those beneath Several were badly hurt in inthis Inthis inthis this way The attaches of the theatre attempt attempted ed ad to stop the mad rush The band played and a member of the stock com cons company company pany danced This had much effect In quieting those nearest the stage The great crush occurred where the steps stepa come down from the gallery galleo Here the two crowds met and were packed into a space not large for half haIr of or them The weaker vre wre soon knocked down and trampled u foot The crowd literally literati rolled roiled down don own the long flight of or stairs stalls As soon as the rush was over the care of or the Injured began A big room was converted into a hos hospital hospital hospital pital from which every patrol wagon and ambulance in the city was t on engaged in hauling the more seriously wounded to the hospitals or their homes There was no damage from the lire firo fir It is said the extent of or the fire was the blowing out of a fuse on the ope |