Show PANIC powder explosion A across cross the B bay causes people to believe town was visited by earthquake thousands of people become pan a str acken and stampede a num f her ber be ng tramped upon and injured by th frightened crowd san francisco an explosion which occurred saturday morning in the du pont powder worl s at So branto on the bay shore north of beri berl eley caused a panic and the injury of a number of people in this city when the ex was heard by the thousand em aloyes of the california fruit canneil fas who were at work in tha the big establishment of the company at the toot foot of van ness less avenue they thought it was caused by an earth iqual e and made a dad mad rush to escat escale e to the streets during the stampede a number of persona person were thrown down and trampled upon so far as Is known no one was killed but many were badly hurt several ambulances were at a once sent to the scene and all the aid possible was extended to the injured the main crush occurred in the main hallway of the the 1 building into which nearly all of the women em es rushed those below somehow slammed the heavy doors leading to the street and the hundreds of women who threw themselves headlong Ile adlon down the stalls were crushed agaba again the barred and bolted exit not until lieutenant wright arrived with j squadron of patrolmen v ere the doors opened and the women allowed to reach the street |