The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-05-05

Fell, Burying Many In the Ruins.
The Bazaar Managed by Leaders Of
French society-statement of SUR
vivors of the Horror The strong
Trampled Upon the Weak and tho
Young Crushed the Old to the Floor
in the Effort to Escape-No Painter
Ever Imagined "a Last Judgment So
Appalling.
Paris, May 5.-Fire broke out late
yesterday afternoon in a crowded char
liable bazaar in the Rue Jean Gouion,
at which the Duchess Dues and other
well known patronesses were present.
The proceeds of the sales at each stall
were devoted to a separate charity.
The stalls were presided over by
Nine. Fevrier, the wife of General
Fevrier; the Marquise de PAigle. Nine.
Jacobs, the Baronne de la Doucette,
the Marquise de st. Michael, the OUCH
ess Dues, Nine. Mignotte, the Bar
onne de st. Idier, the Comtesse DzyaI-
ynska, the Marquise lie Gouestier, the
Marquise d'Argence, the Marquise de
Pitt, the Duchess d'Alencon, mem
Der of the Orleans family; Nine. d'Arlu,
Nine. Boisseaux, the Baron +. de
Schickler Nine, Moreau, the Marquise
Costa de Beauregard, her royal high
ness the Duchess de Vendome. the
Marquise de Maison and the Comtesse
de Grefful, nee la Rochefoucauld
The building was constructed about
six months ago At the time it was re-
marked that it would burn like match
wood. The interior was divided into
shops a la old Paris, constructed of
prettily painted canvass.
The building was erected i'm the film
siest manner, the nudity of the scat
folding inside being concealed by
tapestry hangings of the most indam-
mable material Moreover, there was
only one exit The bazaar was in fun
swing, when suddenly, about o'clock,
the cry Of fire rose in the quarter
where the kinematograph was being
exhibited.
The Duchess D'Uzes and her daugh-
ter, the Duchess De Luynes, had stalls
near the great door. They escaped
easily. the former unharmed and the
latter but slightly injured Henry
Blount, the promoter of the bazaar
had his beard burned Off. General
Fevrier escaped with only burns on the
head and hands, along with Nine
Wilson, daughter of former President
Grevy, Nine. La Boulaye and the
Duchess D'Alencon.
A policeman who was on duty at the
doors Of the bazaar says that from
1900 to 1,S00 people were in the build.
ing when the fire broke out He adds
l.. .H...,
followed by a terrible rush for the
doors, which were soon choked witt
people, thus preventing the escape OF
many who might otherwise have beer
saved. The strong tranpled upon the
weak the young crushed the old to the
floor. heartrending cries of fear aros,
on all sides, soon followed by shrek,
of agony as the flames swept onward
behind the crowd struggling for the
doors.
Panic helped to spread the fire. La.
dies whose clothes were blazing rar
wildly about igniting the inhammabl,
surroundings. They had the strength
that cycling and athletics give, but lost
their heads
The prefect Of police declares that
there are fully 200 persons missing, and
perished in the holocaust
The firemen arrived at O'clock, anC
| a company Of infantry followed, tC
clear the ruins and search for corpses
The news spread like wildhre. All the
cabinet ministers now in Paris Wen
| Immediately to the scene. Hundreds o.
| equipages streamed along the Champs
! d'Elysees, their occupants with any
tous and tear stained faces, inquirinl
for their relatives. There were many
heartrending scenes of grief and de-
spair. One lady rushed about fran.
tically calling her daughter by name
| Some one told her the girl was safe
| whereupon she jumped, danced anC
/ screamed, and then rushed to tn,
| coachman to tell him to drive home
and fell in a dead swoon. Another lad,
went insane, A third imagined in he
frenzy that she recognized her daugh
ter's dress, and Historically called upoi
| her husband to tell the police to pre-
vent the child from going to the ba
zaar.
Cabinet ministers, ambassadors, no
blemen and members of the highes
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