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Show FIFTY CHILDREN KILLED IN PANIC Bilbao, Spain. Nov 25. A terrible panic was caused here yesterday afternoon aft-ernoon by a crj of fire at a moving picture show. About fifty children and others were killed Only one woman wo-man up to n late hour last night had been found among the dead. The number of Injured Is not known, as most of them wero taken home by friends. The operator of the machine lost his neive when a film ignited and screamed "Fire." Ho was able to extinguish the flames himself without with-out difficulty, but tho effects of his cry upon the spectators was instantaneous. instan-taneous. Police and attendants were swept away by the surging mass which sought to fight a way to the exit. Scores vero knocked down aud trampled upon and many were crush-ed crush-ed to death In the passages from the galleries to the streets. The disaster caused frenzied crowds to gather outsldo the building and the authorities had great trouble In earning earn-ing on tho work of rescue and extricating extri-cating the dead and injured. Tho manager and other employes hae been arrested and are held pending pend-ing an inquiry |