Evening star., 1897-05-05
PARIS IN MOURNING
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Marie Simon. Mile. Angelo Gosse. Mile. Zoe
Gosse.
Among the seriously injured are the fol-
lowing: The Duchesse de la Tore, the
| clsir, the Comte de Devisin, Nine. Macede,
Nine. Recaimier. Nine. De Laume. Nine.
Hyster. the Vfcomtesse de Lucay. the Mar
! quise de Lubersac. Nine. Rafaolli. the
wife of the well-known painter, had her
face burned. but her eyes escaped injury;
Mile. Rafaolli. daughter Of the painter.
arms burned and be dy covered with bruises;
Nine. Edouard Andre, Nine. De La Tour
Dupin, Nine. Malezieux, NJ. LIE Febvre.
Identification Often Uncertain.
1t should be borne in mind that, owing
to the Disagreement Of the bodies, identi-
flcation in many cases is extremely uncer-
tain, and the list of the dead given above
Is subject to revision.
Among the articles picked UP in the ruins
was a ring inscribed Ferdinand d'Ordino-
Sophie de Bavioro." the names Of the Duke
and Duchesse d'Alencon, doubtless the be-
trotnai ring OF the Duchesse d.Alencon.
A silver watch. attached to a gold brooch.
vas also recognized as the property of the
dCchesse The body Of the duchesse, how
ever, has not yet been found. Houses in
are being carefully searched in the hope
that the duchess is only injured and Is be-
| Ing tended at some private residence.
Up to daybreak the Due dAiencon re-
fused to quit the scene and only went
home after daybreak because he was ply
sically Incapable of further exertion
| The Queen OF Naples and other relatives
OF the missing duchesse sat up all night
| long at the hotel Of the Due d'Alencon On
| the Avenue Friediand. awaiting news
President Faure all yesterday evening
| was In constant communication with the
prefect of police. who forwarded to him
the names of the identified dead, and those
| OF the injured. The president also dis
| patched orderly officers everywhere to in
hearing that number of the latter had
| been taken to the Hospital Beaujon, the
| president at 10 o'clock proceeded there to
console them.
President Faurc Thanked the Sur
geOns.
In the court yard Of the hospital Presi-
dent Faure met the surgeons, who were
attending the injured. and thanked them
for their devotion.
| Nine. Florez. the wife Of the Spanish
coEsul. expired just as President Faure
reached her bedside.
| An extraordinary cabinet meeting will
be Eeld this evening as a result of the fire
| Many tales of despair are told. Nine
| Feulard was saved by her husband, who,
as soon As he had placed her in safety,
dashed back to the burning building. In
| order to save his daughter He had ciasp-
ed the girl In his arms and had nearly
| reached the door, when they were caught
IN the flames. and father and daughter
ferished before the eyes of the agontzed
| mother. The Baron de Mackau had a sim
| liar experience. Seven times he penetrated
| the flaming ruins in search of his sister,
each time to save another, and only 20 see
| his sister. later, to fall before his eyes,
when he no longer had strength to lift her.
The MarQuise de A1gle was rescued by a
| fireman after she had given herself up as
| lest. All her friends had fallen around
| ner ana she was on her knees in prayer.
| awaiting death, when a fireman caught her
up and succeeded in extricating her, though
she was frightfully burned.
Several Sisters of Charity are known to
be among the dead and injured
The fact that the faces and heads of the
dead were so horribly charred and disfig-
rred Is explained by the fact that the capes
worn were generally Of fiimsy material,
ard were the first articles of apparel to
catch fire.
| Account of an Eye-Witness.
| An eye witness describes the scene as fol-
| lows:
1.-The women mostly wore light costumes,
and those who escaped from the furnace
| were screaming 'FIre! Help" The faces of
| many of them were covered with blood.
| From time to time children ran out of the
| burning building crying for their mothers
| number Of women Of the poorer class
| standing in the crowd, at the risk of burn
| Ing themselves, tore the flaming clothing
| from the persons of the ladies as the latter
dashed In terror through the streets.
THE bazaar at that moment was nothing
| more nor less than a huge brazier. AS the
| heat was unbearabie we made our way to
| some vacant ground between the bazaar
| and the Convent of the Rue Bayard, and
Joined a handful of workmen who were
| trying to rescue people from the flames by
| means of a ladder too short to avail much.
| while the work of rescue was in progress
| heartrending cries from the rear attracted
| us. Two women, who had just escaped
from the flames were lying writhing on the
| ground beyond the margin of the fire. We
| darted in that direction. and as we neared
| them pieces of burning debris fell in show
ers upon OR heads. and We were unable to
reach these unfortunates, who were then
| burning like torches. They had ceased to
| stir. and they soon entirely disappeared in
| the flames.
| Witnesses Groaned and Wept.
THE witnesses Of this awful scene groaned
and wept. The awful drama was then at
its height. In the midst of Kissing cracking
flames we heard the shrieks of the victims,
but they were speedily stilled.
Seeing the hopelessness Of saving the
bazaar. the firemen turned their attention
| to the adjoining convent, up the walls of
which the flames were leaping. In a few
minutes the bazaar collapsed with a fright
iul crash. enveloping the vicinity IN fam
ing debris.
l "oo thCA dbiS " dppTOdCu II. On all
sides were the bodies of lately elegant
| people, many Of them stretched on their
| backs. with arms extended as though ap-
pealins for help. Others were still burn
| Ing, their bodies emitting q sickening odor
| Owing to the heat, we were unable to give
| the remains the attention which would have
permitted their relatives to Identify them.
THE space in which we were standing
was speedily invaded by despairing crowds
| Of relatives, some of whom had to be
| fcrcibly prevented from leaping into the
flames. 1t was impossible to then find
those whom they sought in the heap of
| sbriveled limbs and blackened bodies"
Testimony Of q Groom.
The bazaar was situated opposite the
Rothschilds' stables. Gammard, q groom In
the employ Of the Rothschilds, witnessed
| the whole scene. He says:
AT twenty minutes past yesterday af-
ternocn I saw the Comtesse de Rezes rush.
| ing into the street from the bazaar, shout