Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1889 — A Panic at Chicago. [ARTICLE]

A Panic at Chicago.

During the crush on the lake front Tuesday night, where many thousands of people congregated to witness the fire works display, a number oi women and children were trampled upon and seriously injured. The crowd was so dense, however, and the confusion so f:reat as to make it impossible to gather urther particulars. A number of boys were also badly burned by the explosion 6f some fire works, which, it is thought, occasioned the panic which resulted in the trampling down of many women and children in the crowd. The panic was caused by a team of horses, becoming unmanageable and plunging right and left among the spectators. Many women were among the injured.