The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
FIRE HORROR IN A r

the Duchesse d'Uzes Presided--Caught
in Death Trap The Duchesse d'Alen-
con, q Sister of the Empress of Austria,
Reported Missing.
PARIS, May 4-Fire broke out at 4
o'clock this afternoon in a crowded
charitable bazaar in the Rue Jean
Goujon, at which the Duchess dues
and other we'll known patronesses
were in charge. Fifteen hundred peo-
pie were present. Many were burned
to death, and there was a terrible panic,
during which a large number of per
sons were injured. One hundred corpses
have been laid out in the Palais de
L'Industrie, and it is believed that 100
more are in the ruins.
One hundred and eighty injured per
sons have been conveyed to the Hotel
du Palais, in the Cour de la Refine, but
many of the critical cases have been
transported to the Hospital Beaujon.
The only bodies which have been
recognized with certainty are those of
Mile. Henriette Hinihsdal, Baroness
Elizabeth st. Martin, Viscountess Marie
B0nneval, Sister Guinoux, the Superior
of the Sisters of the Convent of ST.
Vincent de Paul at RaiEcy; Nile. de
Grancy, and the Comtesse St. Pierrier,
the Baroness ST. Didier, Nine. Laurent
Cosselin, Mile. Chevigny, the Comtesse
Mirimel, the Comtesse Broderville, M.
Victor Cosselin, Sister Leonie GULL
aume, and Hesdames Haussman and
Schlumberger. Other names must still
be accepted with reserve, but at IL
o'clock the Duchess d'Alencon had not
yet returned home. She is a sister of
the Austrian Empress.
The Duke d'Alencon was slightly in
jured.
Nine. Flores, wife of the Spanish
Consul, expired at the Hospital Beau
JON, where are several others Of the in
jured.
The missing, who r supposed to be
dead, include Gen. Meunier, the Mar
chionesse de Gallifet, the Comtesse de
Nun, the Marchioness de Flores, the
V~iscountess Hunol Holstein, Baroness
Mackan, wife of the leader of the pro
Rallists in the Chamber of Deputies,
and Nine. Northumberland, her son,
and four daughters.
SISTER OF AN EMPRESS INJURED.
Among the injured are the Duchess
dues, the Comtesse Savigny, Mile.
de Laboulage, the Duchess de la Tore,
the Princess Kotchonbey, the Wis
comtesse d'Avenel, and Mines. Moreau
du Breuil, Malezieux, Eugene Challe-
mel, and Recamier.
The managers of the bazaar had ar.
ranged the stalls, &c, 80 as to repre-
sent a street of old Paris, and it was
opened yesterday. The event was
greatly looked forward to in society.
The stalls were presided over by Nine.
Fevrier, wife of Gen. Fevrier; the
Marquise de PAigle, Nine. Jacobs, the
Baronne de la Doucette, the Marquise
de ST. Michel, the Duchesse d'Uzes,
Nine. Mignotte, the BAronne de St,
Idier, the Comtesse Dezyalynska, the
Marquise LIE Gouestier the Marquise
d'Argence, the MaIquise de Pitt, the
Duchesse d'Alencon, a member of the
Orleans family; Nine. d'Arlu, Nine
} Boigseaux, the Baron T. de Schickler
Nine. Moreau, the Marquise Costa d.
: Beauregard, her Royal Highness the
Duchesse de Vendome, the Marquist
de Maieon, and the Comtessede Greful
nee La R0chefoucauId Mile. de Fiore'
presided over the refreshment stand
These ladies were assisted by many
. equally we'll known society ladies.
The fire originated on the left side o
{ the bazaar. The Illuminating appar
l atus of the cinematograph exploded
and set fire to the Turkish curtains am
3 hangings. In few moments the fame
' spread along the whole side of tn
bazaar. The public threw themselve
q in~stinctively to the right side of tn
building, which backed on a high wa
of an adjoining edifice. The bazaa
I altogether had eight doors, three i
x front and one on the left side. In tn
q rear were four, like French Windows
which were specially reserved for th
employees. The crowd near the mai
entrances was able to escape, but thos
l at the other end, not knowing of til
doors reserved for the employees, foun
themselves hemmed in as in a cul d
- sac.
II CAUGHT IN A CUL DE SAC.
Is As the fire spread, the pressure o
10 the right side, where there were 4
d exits, kept steadily increasing. Here
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