Show panic in a chicago theater oct 8 panic nt the clarac street theater followed the discovery of fire in an adjoining building last night nearly half the audience rushed from the theater add the remainder were thrown into confusion before it was discovered that no lives were in danger tho em aloyes and police at the theater made every effort to prevent a panic end to as eure the audience that the lire was in the adjoining building lint this bad no effect upon the frightened men and women who were determined to fet oat at all hazards the greatest confusion attended the wild rash of choso who were in the galleries Rall eries three hundred anen and boys were ly crowded into the stairway leading to the street they swore howled and fought in their mad rush to break down the door only the effective and timely work of u policeman prevented their trampling tram plinz each other to death after several minutes of determined work with his club however the officer succeeded in clearing the door and stairway and retting the crowd under control A number of persons were seriously injured in the crush and several women were removed in a faint condition but none were fatally hart |