NARROW ESCAPE OF A PANIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1492, 25 September 1883, Page 2

NARROW ESCAPE OF A PANIC

j •!••• - • » ■ | f. j There, was fi narrow esdape of '*p| recentlyj yhon^dense crowd of about;;; 15,000 jiersonipyere present. T&H grand entry waa-being made wken one-|j of ; tlie a ehariotpbecame frightenM and went bellowing around the into the procession and smashing one or two of th? lighter chariots. To add to the confusion, one oLtlie lady: charioteers abandoned aud. thev wcn&H dashing roimd-tfii) ring. w i|£ ? the uprow, jiegaiyj the-;rest of the. became frightened "and unmanageable,"'" r The yast composed largbly of women- were greatly i and rose.ujiin'their seats, andV: thoke near the exit made a'i'rush: and' jaim.-for;a few]moments|i general i panjclSiTd a; fearful loss , ae'emedn' - inevitable but tie iontiufi&j pliylnkl) of the band: reassured fliVfnsi<med=... multitude somewMt, arid the i'eni jut oyeS succfoeded ; in animals-out: of the ring aifiid rajioring - i: § quiet,jC' i 'j ! ■ ■! v-,;