Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-05

despniring appeals for help from the
oul-ie.sac end, whore the unisrtunates
were being burned alive. The nre.
mon threw hundreds OF buckets OF
water upon them from above, at the
greatest risk to Themselves. bu. their
Outrageous efforts were all IN vain.
ihe fire made furious headway.
Crles II despair arose outside, In the
Avenue Montague, the Place Alma
and the RuS Francois, sdjGcent streets.
In all these thOroughfsres there was
veri,able fight OF people, mostly
women, without sklrls, peicOate or
hate, their feet nakei and their cloth
Ing either burned of or torn of.
The whole OF the Highest society IN
Paris is Ia horrible pellmeI, q prey
to the deepest despair, husbands seek.
Ing and calling for wives, and fathers
seeking ana calling for daughters. One
young woman, stiil wearing GA her
breast tho badge OF stail attendant,
was seen rushing about In her petit.
coat, her dress having been torn OF TO
he thrown over a lady who was In
flames. Her one anxiety was to hnd
her parents and tell them OF her
safety.
Words would fall to describe the
horrJr Of the scene OF the PAiais La.
dustrie, where the bodies are exposed
on the eide next to the Avenue Bar
ton, in a portion of the building now
in COURSE of demolition. Here, in
large room, rudeIy covered with rough
planks and ON sheets spread over
planks, tue bodies rs they arrived
from the amb ilinoes are being plscei
In three loug rows. Here Is exempJi-
fan "A n, n, III O..
bottles completely nude, limbs twisted
In tho writhinge OF agony, some hhv-
Ing shreus OF clothing which assiat in
recognition in spite Of horrible uisfiK-
uremeni, ooDos visible through fire.
eaten fish, some mere skeletons or
grinning skulls, blsckened with SMOKE.
A large force OF officials is Engaged
In regulating the admission OF friends
at the entrances, which 10 besieged by
crowds shouting and fighting. Only
small groups are admitted ut q time,
anu the visitors are supplied with car
dies to assist them In their iugubrious
search.
Owing TO the difficulty OF oontinu.
ing the search for the purpose Of
Identification by light OF torches and
candles, the Palais de PIndustrie has
been c9rdoned by the police, who are
watching the boiler.
The wounded are known to number
at least $50. Madame Floree, wife o.
the Spanish consul, expired at the
hospital Beaujon, where are several
others Injured.
1t is Low noticed that In most cases
the heads of the victims were burned
TO clnder, even when other paris OF |
the bodies were not much Injured. |
This Is explained by the fact that tue |
thlckly tatred roof fell in blazing |
masses upon the heads. Ii is reported |
that Mime. Lucille Faure, VINO lett |
the Elysee to 20 to The bazaar, had |
NJ. EanutRux drove up f. |
great haste to inquire CO GERM ng her,
and was Immediately followed by |
Mime. Faure, pale with terror and ex.
element, who was reRssured by learn. |
Ing that her daughter was not dead,
having been delayed on her way.
Many Americana, English and other
foreigners wore smong the stall.
holder, but 1t is Impossible as yet to |
the names of all the victims.
The whole eaitice was REDUCED to |
ashes, with heap OF chatred corpsss |
as the most noticeable object.
The ground was a solid mass OF deb. |
riH, OF clothes, boots and ehoes, coins,
keys and miscellaneous articles on
sale at the stalls.