Show PANIC IN ROME 1 I Historic Building Wrecked I and Twenty Persons Injured Rome Dee Dec 31 Tha Temple of Nep Neptune Neptune Neptune tune built by Hadrian and standing in inthe Inthe Inthe the center of the Forum of Agrippa now occupied by the stock k exchange was the scene this afternoon of a it tre tn tremendous tremendous Explosion Causing a sensation almost as great greet as ns the explosion of a it bomb In St Peters on Nov 18 VO VOTh Th The concussion was so great that min many persons throughout the city Yi vr vre re ter II rifled end great crowds rushed to t the tl scene Within the building there were WEra ero I many people but fortunately a great I majority of the brokers had left lett No Noone NoOne I one ne was killed but twenty chiefly clerks were injured I The explosion resulted rl In the theof c Uple I of the roof of the exchange and anil an a i number of those thOS e Injured were werl In the wreckage but later were re n released leased Teaell by firemen I IMay May Have Been Caused by Gas I Although first impressions were vere WJ that the explosion was as caused by a bomb I thrown by some one who wished either to prevent the end of the month liquidation liquidation dation cr take advantage ge of the contu confusion contusion sion slon to commit an extensive theft th ft it was wag generally accepted later Ither that the disaster er came from an explosion of gas Officials however who nho made an Inel Investigation do lo not admit such ty but as there Is no evidence to sh w that a bomb was Aas thrown throw the probability ty of a gas explosion has been given n out by the polIce ol Within half an hour of the explosion hundreds of brokers were gathered within the tho exchange when money and securities f to the amount of o million dollars changed hands Lucki Luckily ly I the business of oC the day was over and most of the tile brokers were return returnIng returning returnIng Ing to their homes mes leaving behind the clerks and exchange officials to com coin complete complete their labOrs labor lap rH Crowd Seized With Panic The detonation ivas terrific and when the roof fell clouds of ot dust wen vere thrown high in the tho air Police firemen and troops hurried to the scene and had dif difficulty lu In calming the excitement of thousands who lio rushed to the temple Later when another explosion was feared the tile crowd again became panic stricken anti and many man persons received minor Injuries in tho thu crush Most of oC who were taken tak 1 from the ruins had fInd received Injuries about tho the head and upper part of the body alth none was known to 0 have he been fatally Soon there th r was a procession lon of injured in open cabs cab and ambulances ambulances lances s to lo the hospitals traversing the tue th crowded d thoroughfares amid pitiful scenes s enes |