The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-05-05

Paris. May 4.-Fire broke out at 4
p. m. In crowded charitable bazaar
In the Rue Jean Goujon. Many peo-
pie were burned to death. There was
"A terrible panic, during which a num-
Der of people were injured. The build
ing In which the fire broke out was a
temporary structure of wood. The
flames We're first discovered above the
stall occupied by the Duchess DUzes,
while the place was densely crowded.
The bazaar is an annual function pre-
sided over by the leaders of Partisan
society. There was wild rush for the
exits and the weaker persons We're
borne down and trampled upon. The
inflammable nature OF the building and
contents caused the flames to spread
with great rapidity and In a short time
the bazaar was mass of flames.
The alarm caused a rush for the
doors, which were soon crowded with
people, thus preventing the escape Of
many who might otherwise have been
saved. The strong trampled upon the
weak. the young crushed the old to the
floor. Heartrending cries arose, soon
followed by shrieks VI agony. as the
flames swept upon the crowds strug-
Cling for exit.
The managers of the bazaar had ar
ranged the stalls so as to represent a
street of old Paris and IL was opened
Yesterday. The proceeds Of the sales
at each stall were devoted to a separate
charity. Stalls were presided over by
Mime. Fevrier. the wife Of General Few
rier, the Marquise de LAigle, Mime. Ma
cobs, Barojone del La Lucette, the Mar
auise de st. Michael, the Duchesse
D'uses. Nine. Mignette. the Baronne
st. Elder. the Comtesse de Zalyanska,
the Marquise de le Goustier. the Mar
quise di Argence. the Marquise de Ditti,
the Duchesse d'Alencon, a member OF
the Orleans family; Mime. D'Arlu. Mime.
Boisseaux. the Baronne f. DE Scickler,
Nine. Moreau. the Marquise Costa de
Beauregard, her royal highness. the
Duchesse dVendome: the Marquise
d 'Maison and the Comtesse dGreffel,
Mile. de Flores presided over the re-
freshment stand. These ladies were as
sisted by many equally well known So
ciety ladies'. 1t is impossible as yet to
identify the victims.
At $50 o'clock y. m. when these de-
tails are telegraphed. the bazaar is a
heap of smoking cinders and ashes.
Ambulances are conveying the recov-
cred bodies to the Palais de rIndustrie.
The bazaar was 5oo rect long py iso
ieet wide ana constructed aimost en-
tirei! Oh woou, EhorHous ero"us oi
people gathered around the scene OF the
flre at 80 O'Clock p. m. among them
were a large NUMBER OF hVeried serV-
ants inquirins Tor theif nistresses
twenty corpses ana a number or seri-
ously injured are now In the right wing
OIL the Paials de L. Llndustrie.
Admiral Bernard. the minister of ma
rine. arrived upon the scene shortly af-
ter O'Clock. Further details just OBJ
tanned show that before the hremen
could arrive the roof or the bazaar
crushed in. burying a number OF those
who had been unable to make their
egress from the building.
Very soon after the alarm was given
assistance hurried to the burning ba-
zaar and effective help was rapidly or
ganized by the iiremen and policemen
Although a general alarm was sent out
with reasonable promptness. the whole
wooden structure was blazing before
the firemen could approach. The root
and almost the whole building col
lapsed. falling upon the unfortunate
people. many Of whom are supposed Ia
have previously succumbed to the sti-
fling smoke.
In spite of the efforts of the firemen
some time elapsed before the charred
bodies could be pulled from the smoke
and the burning mass OF debris cover
ing the spot, which hut a short time
before had been the scene OF so much
gaiety. The prefect, NJ. Lopine. was one
Of the first officials to reach the scene
and he directed the operations for the