Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-05
1t is Believed That Over 200 Lives
We're Lost by a Terrible COnflagra-
tiOn at a Charity Fair in Paris.
1T WAS A SWELL SOCIETY FUNCTION
The List of Dead and Injured Includes
Some of the Best Known Members
of the European Aristocracy-
One Hundred and Eleven
Charred and Blackened
Bodies Discovered
So Far.

grand bazaar de Charlie temporary
wooden structure 100 yards long and &C
yards wide, erected in the rne Jean
Gouion, for the annual charity fair, ol
which the most prominent society ladies
in Paris are patronesses, has threwn the
French capitol into mourning. The con-
hagration, which broke out shortly after
4 O'Clock yesterday in the Kinetomagraph
booth, near the stall of the Duchess d Uzes,
while 1900 to 1000 people were present,
is believed to have caused the loss of over
200 lives. AS this dispatch is sent, early
Wednesday morning, Ill charred corpses
have been recovered, together with IL
portions of bodies, the identity of which
may never be established. Since O'Clock
this morning, crowds have been focking
to the Palais de. LIEdustrie, where many
bodies, and injured were taken. The
scene at night was a remarkable one.
Long lines of infantry we're drawn in q
Gordon around the dreadful spot. Bon
fires, torches, electric lights and gas jets
used to illuminate the scene, reflected
upon the bay onets and accoutrements of
soldiers, and threw a CHASTITY illumination
upon the houses in the vicinity, the win.
dows of which were crowded with people
Watching the work of horror.
FREQ GENTLY a dozen hearses we're gath
cred in the court yard of the Palais de
L'Industre, and opposite hundreds of
coflins were ranged. Upon several oo-
oasions distracted father or mother,
half mad with grief, would endeavor to
force their way through the line of SOL
diers, or the inner line of police, drawn
! ho II
rem were wee ping for lost parents. The
atmosphere of the hall In the Palais de
L'Industrie where the burned bodies were
ranged, was almost unbearable. Men,
women and children, passed up and down
weeping distractedly before the lines of
black bodies, eagerly scanning the terri
BILE remains, now and then throwing
themselves down by the side of some
seemingly unrecognizable corpses, in
which they, by instinct, made out some
missing relative or friend.
As far as known the following bodies
have been recognized: Mile. Henriette
Hinisdal, Baronne Elizabeth st. Martin,
Viscomtesse Marie Bonneval, Sister
Guinoux, superior of the Sisters Convent
of st. Vincent de Paul, at Rainey, Mile. de
Gracy, Confess st. Pierre, Baronne st.
Didier, Nine. Laurent Oosselin, Mile. l..
Chavigny, Nine. Florez, wife OF the Span
ish consul, Comtesse Miramel, Comtesse
Broderville, Victor Coselin, Sister Leonie
Guillaume, Nine. Haussmann, Nine.
Schulnmberger, Comtesse Humolstein,
Marquise des Maizon, Nine. Ventlmesnill,
Nine. Hooker, wife of the we'll known
Russian banker, Nine. Poiteven, Nine.
jacques Hausmann, M. Shevely and Nine.
Mandat Graoy, Nine. Laneyrie, Mile. de
Cossard, Mile. des Pierres, Mile de Beau
Was, Mile. Elonie Vauberviette, Mile.
Louise Gerondeau, Mile. Marie Simon,
Mile. Seigosse, Duchesse de st. Didier,
Baron Caruel de St. Martin, Baron de
Laumont, Baron de Mackou, Comtesse de
Nun, Comtesse de Serrurier, Oomtesse de
Geffulhe, Comtesse de la Blettero, Com
tesse de Vallin, Comtesse de Subersac,
Comtesse Caraion la Tour, Vicomtesse de
Malesieux, Nine. Moreau, son and four
daughters, Nine de Satang, Nine. Loval,
Nine. Burgess, Nine. de Grandmason, Nine.
Bernard, Nine du Fressa, Nine. de Mar
auval, Nine. German de Maziess, Nine.
Nicol, Nine de Vatismenil, Nine. Monti,
Nine Pier de Bone, Nine. Cuvillir, Nine.
Chaquis, Mme. Gosselin, Nine. Chonipe,
M
Thiny, Nine. Pourges, Nine. German,
Mile. Suquet, Mile. Madelaine Landeu-
occur, Nine. lie Clerc, Nine. de Houve,
Mme Marie Chatrian, Nine. Kahn, Nine.
Cohen, Nine. Louise Lourmand, Nine.
Toulay, Nine. de Fardener, Nine. Oler-
mont, Nine. de Rivere, Nine. Devourd,
Nine. de Vauvenargres, Nine. LIE Ner.
maud, Mile. Esther Ouvillier, Mile. Gar
teron, Mile. dc Gracey, Sister Gilhous,
Sister Virginie Thomazeau, mother su-
perior of Sisters of St. Andre, Sister
Julie Garivet, Mme de Bouthilier, Nine.
Chavigny, Nine. de Valence, Nine. O. vi
mont, Nine. de Varnvalle, Nine. La
Grande, Nine. Huzar, Mile. Jacuin, Mile.
Nerhasseldt, M. Sabatier, M. Joseph Do
ron, n. Leon Guellamet, M. Jaques Haus.
mann, General Meunir, Father Marbeau,
Baron de Shonlay, Comte de Boneval,
yicomte de st. Pierce, Vicomte de Cha
vigny, Duchesse d'Alencen.
As far as can be learned, there is only
one American victim, Miss Parks .or
Carkes. There are still 46 bodies not
identified, in addition to mass of re.
m aims heads, limbs, etc.
Among the seriously in jured are: Duch-
esse de La Tore, Comtesse de Raincy,
Comte de Mont Clair, Comte de Devisin,
Nine. Macede, Nine. Recamier, Mime. de
Laume, Nine. Hyster, Nine. Edourd Andre,
Nine. de la Tour Dupin, Nine. Malezieux,
M. Lefebreve, Vioomtesse de Lucay, Mar
quisse de Lubersac, Nine. Rafolli, wife of !
the well known painter, and Mile. Rafolli,
daughter Of the painter.
Owing to Disagreement, the identifca-
tion of many bodies is extremely uncer-
tain, and the list Of dead as given above,
is subi iect to revision. Among the articles
picked up in the ruins was the wedding
ring Of Duchesse d. Alencon. Her body
has not been found. The Duo d. Alencon
only went home when physically unequal
to further exertion. The Queen Of Naples
ana other relatives of the missing duohesss
sat all night at the hotel de Duo d. Allen
con, all waiting for news. President
Faure was all night ia constant commu.
nication with the prefect OF police, who |
forwarded to him the names Of the iden.
titled dead and injured. An extraor.
binary cabinet meeting will be held this
evening ss result of the fire.
Nine. Foulard was saved by her hus-
band, who as soon as he had placed her
in safety, dashed back to the burning |
building TO save his daughter. He clasped
the girl In his arms aud had nearly reach.
ed the door when he was caught 10 the
flames, aud both father and daughter per-
ishsd before the eyes Of the agoni zed
mother.
Baron dc Maokau, seven times penetrat-
cd the flaming ruins, in search Of his sis-
ter, each time TO save another, and only
TO seq bis sister, later, fall bsfore his eyes,