CINEMA DISASTER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4475, 16 February 1917, Page 5

CINEMA DISASTER.

FIRE CAUSES STAMPEDE AMONG CHILDREN'. ONE BOY KILLED. United Press Associat;cn---Copyr:gJ.t. SYDNEY. Feb. 15 While pictures were being sne ~/r. at the Boys’ Brigade Pan, Hills, a film c-aughi- fire, causing panic. The audience stamp-t-oea cg=.n a flight of steps, reymtingjn a ooy aged seven being killed. __ Twenty■ -n/e boys. a woman and a girl were to hospital. A numbei ci.cmers -e-v slightly injured. , . When the film toon me a terr.cio scene occurred, the boys figuring. i; -r e maniacs near the_ stairs. A__ con pie in the leading division fell, and minutes the landing was Ppeo seething mass of boys siowiy iug under the weight oz tcose on ,- v a Meantime the fire, wmen few minutes, not causing 'WWN-'N was extinguished, ana me wori.. or rescue commenced.

FURTHER DETAILS. ONLY ONE SERIOUS HOSPITAL CASE. United Press Association-Copyright. (Received Feb. 15, 7-40 pmy SYDNEY. Fen. ,1c Excepting for half-a-dozen, ail tea victims of the Boys’ Brier.ce stampede have left the hospital, ana v.~ n one case is serious. The chief contributing cause to mishap was a sharp turn m a narrow the first rush, those in chargesucceeded in inducing many or bovf to return to their seats, and this and the methods adopted -jV y-y rescuers prevented much worse -<■- children attempted to, etropa bv the windows with a drop oi o feet, but luckily the windows locked 'as soon as tnv started. .