Show POWDER EXPLOSION STARTLES ST. ST LOUIS LOUISI I- I I Burning of Mill Nine Miles Away Almost Causes Theatre Panic St. St Louis Jan 9 Only Only by fleeing to the woods wore trot the lives of many saved in Ill iii nine miles southeast of St. St Louis late tonight when the he glazo plant of the Phoenix Powder company caught tire firo and eventually exploded de destroying uie- uie the tho building and wrecking unpretentious un on- pretentious other buildings near by Time The loss Is estimated at Persons rode through the neighborhood alarming the people anti and urging them to flee fearing that time the damage would befar be befar far greater No ono one was killed or Injured as the fire firo burned quite a time before reaching the tho explosive It is believed 11 men who were at the plant tonight escaped Big plate glass windows in business and other houses In St. St Louis were blown out The audience In iii one of time the theaters was about to flee In a panic but was quieted Many Mammy throughout the city believed an earthquake was Imminent |