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Show roYsTjHf01 IN THEATRE JAM Ufa Crushed 0feC Fel,0 In Stampede fW SOME 0NEJHED -FIRB- And the False ,p. a Panic In Wh khjEg NewAoy. Are Klll5dFtr,flht Indianapolis, IndFrenzIed by R false alarm of ilresoveral hundred agor nowsboys, struggling to obtain their Bharo of freeokets to a local theatre -which werejbelng distributed by a traveling representative of a patent medicine company, stampeded In a narrow stalrway,Jin the Masonic Tomplo Monday night, crushing the life out of four boys and seriously Injuring In-juring several others. Long before tho time appointed for tho distribution of tho tickets tho atalrs of tho Masonic Temple, at tho southwest cornor ' of Washington atroot and Capitol avenue, were crowded with a pushing, yelling crowd of newsboys, each' anxious to bo first to receive his pasfl. When tho distribution distri-bution began, tho excitement became raoro intonso and ttifioflorts of sev-oral sev-oral policemen who had been detailed to prevent trouble wore unavailing. It is alleged that one of tho boya lm tho ondeavor to hasten tho exit of thoso who had received their paBsca. shouted "Fire." Immediately thoso at tho top faced about and with almost al-most superhuman strongth began to forco their way to tho bottom of tho stairs. Shrieks and physical encounters encoun-ters followed for a fow seconds, whon from somo causo those near tho top foil headlong on iho struggling mass at tho bottom. Immediately policemen from tho central station, who responded to a riot call, bogaii tho work of rescue Four of tho boys wero dead when ex' trlcated from their position at tho bottom bot-tom of tho stairs. Othors bellovcd to havo been fatally crushed wero takoa out as fast as they could be dlscntan gled from their frenzied companlonsi who fought and clung to each other lr desperation. After tho Injured had beon taken from tho sccno of death and tho crowd had left tho sidewalk tho sight presented by tho stairway nnd walk In front of tho door nnd In tho uppor hallway was gruosomo in tho ox- tremo. Blood trickled down tho stops. Frngmcnts of clothing and llesh wero strewn hero and thorc. Tho accident evidently had llttlo effect ef-fect on about forty boys, who, after tho excitement was over, went to tho theatre. |