HOW STAMPEDES BEGIN.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1893, 30 October 1913, Page 8

HOW STAMPEDES BEGIN.

AN ILLUSTRATION. "There lie goes," called a man in the crowd at about i p.m. yesterday, and at oneo a stampede took place. Ono man started to run, he was quickly followed by another, and then another until fully 1000 men wero in motion rushing madly towards they knew not what. Tho waterfront in the vicinity of Custom House Quay was black with the surging mass. The roadway was also dense with a shoutinn mob uU rushing iii tlio 0110 direc-

tion. Everybody was asking: "'What s up?" and tlio invariable answer was: ".Something 011 ahead." After the crowd had reached the vicinity of V Shed a number commenceil to turn back. They had evidently had enough of tlio wildgoose chase. A large section held on, however, lntt. as they got further away from the Square, first one, then another turned back, until only a iow were left. . It appears that owing to the largo number of coal hulks which aro anpliorcd in the stream, moorings ior otio of the vessels could not be found. A tug was alongside, and evidently 0110 of the pickets was under the impression thai she was being coaled. As a matter of fact, the tug was only taking the hulk to a berth at the spot where the Harbour Board's dredge is usually moored.