Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07


200 people lost their lives, social leaders
of France and Europe being numbered
among tho victims The bazaar was in
= temporary wooden building which
burned like finder, and the dimsy dec.
orations aided in the rapid spread Of
the fire. The flames licked most OF
those who escaped, and dresses were
burned from the backs Of their wear.
ers, who
Tore or Their Blasting Hats
rs they rushed from the building, their
heads singed to the roots Of their hair.
The clothing not burned off was liter
ally torn of. The cries from within
were cries never to be forgotten for in.
tensity of anguish. The fremen
courageously let themselves down from
houses roundabout, but their efforts
were too often fruitless Holes were
broken through the walls by navvies
who happened to be working near.
There was one awful procession Of 60
corpses on the stretchers formed with
the handles of spades and pickaxes
W h green canvas. The project OF
pol CO says that fully
Three Hundred People Arc Missing.
The building in which the fire broke
out was q temporary structure OF wood.
The flames were first discovered above
the stall occupied by the Duchesse
Dues, and while the place was densely
crowded. The bazaar is an annual
function presided over by the leaders
of Partisan society. A terrible panic
and crush followed the alarm of fire.
There was wild rush for the exits,
and the weaker persons were borne
down and trampled upon. The in.
flammable nature of the building and
contents caused the flames to spread
with great rapidity, and in very short
time the bazaar was a mass Of flames.
Notablss Among the Dead.
The missing who are supposed to be
dead include General Meunier, the
Marchioness de Gallifet, the Duchess
d'Alencon, the countess de Nun and
st. Perier, the Marchioness de- Flores,
the Viscountess Hunol Holstein, Bar
oness Mackan, wife Of the leader of
the Proratists in the chamber Of depu.
mites. and Mime. Morlaunelamon, her
son and four daughters. Other bodies
supposed to be recognized are those Of
the Baronesse St. Didier, Nine. Lauren
Cosselyn, Mime. Henriette Hinihadal,
Baroness Elizabeth St. Martin, Wis.,
countess Marie Boneual and Nine. de
Grancy. The wounded are known to
number at least 1870.
Caused by IN Explosion.
1t appears that the fire originated on
the left side of the bazaar. The illum-
mating apparatus Of the kinemetograph
exploded and set fire to the Turkish
curtains and hangings. In . few mo-
ments the flames spread along the
whole side Of tho bazaar. The public
threw themselves instinotively to the
RIGHT side of the building, which
backed on the high wall Of an adjoin-
ing ediflce. The bazaar altogether had
eight doors, three in front and one on
the loft side. In the rear were four,
like French windows, which were
specially reserved for the employees.
The crowd near tho main entrance
were able to escape, but those at the
other end, not moving Of tho doors
reserved for the employees, found them.
selves hemmed in.
Victims Crushed 60 Dssth.
, Al tho fro spread the pressure on tho
riRht side, whore there were no exits,
kept steadily increasing. Hero . mum.
ber Of victims were crushed to death.
Suddenly, above the roar of tho flames.
wore heard cries Of terror and despair.
ing appeals for help from tho rear,
where tho unfortunates were being
burned alive. The IRE made furious
headway. Cries Of despair arose out.
side in the Avenue Montsigns, the
Place Alma and tho Rue Francaise,
adjacent streets. In all these thor.
oughfares there was veritable Night
Of maddened people. mostly women
without skirts. petticoats or hats. their
feet naked aud thor clothing either
burned of or torn OF. Every available
6acre was taken by assault.
Scenes ut the Temporary Morgus.
Tho whole of the highest society in
Paris is in horrible pell NELL, . prey
to tho deepest despair. Words would
fail to describe the horror of the scene
at the Palais de l'Industrie, where the
bodies are exposed in portion OF the
building now in course of demolition:
Here in . large room rudely covered