Show A Fire In a Theatre JOI SOW Pa Dec 10 During the performance I per-formance of Uncle Toms Cabin at the opera house here tonight the cry of tire was raised resulting in a terrible rush for life down stairs Twelve persons were Instantly crushed to death and probably seventy five seriously injured Among the killed are Mrs Nester and George Fischorn the latter being a resident of Baltimore Balti-more It was found necessary to turn a stream of water on the crowd from the tire engine before be-fore the dead and wounded could be taken out The people rushed from the outside up the narrow stairs and were crushed by the crowd forcing Its way t the street |