A miscalled word during a 1902 speech caused a stampede killing over 100 people

Evidence

A shout of “fight” was interpreted mistakenly for “fire,” and the audience stampeded out of the church, causing the loss of more than 100 lives. — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent, 736

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• CANDY: The ‘fight’ mistaken for ‘fire’ crowd crush that killed 100+ at Booker T. Washington’s address is a grimly striking, single-sentence historical anecdote.