PANIC IN ST PETERSBURG.
SAi) REStILTS OF A PBAO HOAIJOKE, Dufihg oii^ r' tlie special performances in tbe People's Gardien' arranged ih celebration of the two iiimdredth afahiversary ol P^feersburg^ foundation, a pfa6tical jSker stiddeniy shouted, " The tigers in the Zoological Gardens have broken loose, gave yourselves !" . A terrible panic immediately ensued among the several tjioitearids" &l pgfS6nS pfeA &§nt, all of Whom immediately niadd a riish for the eititsV There was an fhbrmous e"fyshj arid the police -\Vh6 attempted to the people w#fe ovefpow^red; in the hiihian avalaildlie, and trodden iihd6r foot; As the exit* were not sufficiently large to allbW of the frapid emptying of the temporary building, the people broke down the fences and surged out into the open, carry iiig ali before theni. twenty persons were severely injured, and sixty leSs Badly hurt. Many people, however ■, did ribi report their injuries for featf i»f being arrested. Biib for this uniorttinate oeeiirr^rice, the fetes would have pa&feed off w^ithotlt accident.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7766, 25 July 1903, Page 4
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