The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-06

vsfe's body by a piece OF hair cloth which
she wore next TO her skin a. neTnoef OF
the third order Of St. Francis
Tae ahhe Marble says the Comtesse VIZ
ieueuvre returned 90 search for her TWO
daughters. but failed TO ind them. ana
persisted herself.
one feature which is generally remarked
OF f1r victims taken 70 the Paisis de IN
ds1eryle is that the head - thrown back ara
,ha arms ars upiifted with peculiarly
weird effect
The scene on the Champs Eiysee Is Ike
thzs On pooular fsfe days. The fhrongs
are numerous and muiufudes are driving
about. From time 10 time solemn bush
falls on the crowd and every head IL haired
as the hearss passes BY.
An eye witness describes the scene al the
FIRE az follows:
a-T'ha women mostly wore light costumes,
and those who escaped from the furnace
were screaming Fire. Help The faces
OF many wsrr covered win oioo1 ffon
time 10 time children ran out OF the burn
ing building crying for their mothers. A
number OF the poorer classes standing IN
the crowd. at the risk Of burning them
selves. tore the flaming clothing from the
persons % the ladies' as the latter dashed
In terror through the streets.
s.'f-pe hazaar az that moment was nothing
more nor less than huge brazier. AS
fhe heat was un5earasie. we made our
way 10 Some vacant ground between the
haxaar and the convent OF the Rue Bay
ard and Joined handful Of workmen who
were trying to rescue people from the
flames by means of a ladder too short to
avail rnsrrh. While the work OF rescue was
In progress. heartrendins cries from the
Just escaped from the flames were lying
in the ground JUST beyond the margin Of
the FIRE. We dsrted in that direction. and
az we neared them pieces Of burning de-
brfs fell on our heads and We were unable
20 reach the urforrunates. who were then
/ burning. Ike torches They had ceased .
flames. The witnesses of this awful scene
.The awful drama was then at its height:
In the naids. Of the kissing. Cracking
flames. We heard the shrieking Of the VIC
Tins bur they were speedily ssified.
Seeing the hopelessnese OF savirs ne
hszaar. the f'remen turned their attention
70 the adjoining convent. % the walls OF
which the flames were ieaping.
I'm few moments the bazaar collapsed
with srfghwui crash. enveiopsng the VII
cinify IT. flaming debris.
Il was not able TO approach st. On all
sides were the bodies Of lately elsganss
their backs with arms extended as though
appealing for help.
Owing 10 the heat. we were unable 70
give the remains the attention which would
have permitted their relatives TO identify
Ing was INVADED b. crowds OF relatives.
como OF whom had 20 he forcibly prevent
ed from ieaping into the flames"
The bazaar was opposite Baron Roths-
child's stables. One OF he groons saved
many Of the people whose clothing was ~
flames b. drenching them with he stable
hose. Ger. Meunier. his clothes alsiaze
4. rushed into the stable yard and plunged
into tank OF water.
Eseape of Duchess d'tses.
LONDON. May s.-The Times publishes
an interview which IFS Paris correspond
Snt had last evening with the Duchess
Dues She says:
The first CLEAN Of the fire came from
a SPOT but a short distance from where
! was standing. was dazed. 50 swiftly
did the flames spread. / can compare IL
only to the bursting Of 3 rocket. There
was no such a thing In my case as reach
ing the entrance, but near me was small
door leading to a waste piece OF land be,
hind the bazaar structure. / rushed
through this and was soon In the open
air. though still in an enclosure. | had
passed around an archway Of flames. bat
was only slightly burned. The hair above
my left temple was slnged
A dispatch 10 the Times from Paris says
that Mile. Heine admitted last evening
that the arrangement was evidently III
made. adding;
..We ought TO have foreseen that such
a disaster as this was possible. but the
stalls have been increasing every year,
and we were anxious not TO lose an inch
Of ground"
Emprens of Austria Frustrated
A dispatch To the Times from Vienna
says: Not until this morning tWednes-
dayp had the emperor and empress OF
Austria heard that the Duchess d'Alencon
was among the victims. The empress was
devotedly attached 10 her sister. and Is
completely overcome by the bereavement.
The dinner which was 10 have been given
TO the queen regent and the queen of Hoi-
land AT the Chateau Lainz. where the en-
peror and empress are staying. has been
cancelled
Nine. Josephine Porges. one OF the vic
tins. was near relative Of the well
known Vienna banker Ephrussi.