The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-05
THE HORROR OF
THE CENTURY
Hundreds Of People Burned to Death
In Charity Bazaar In Paris.
CHARRED BODIES IN HEAPS
SicEeaing Details and tieartrsnding Sceaes 2
Of OiGriei-NOble Acts Of Rescue Perform
ed By Hotel Hea and rristers.
Special to the Astorian.

Special 10 the Astorian.
Paris. May 4.-Midnight. Fire broke
out at .. m. In the crowded charitable
bazar in the Rue Jean GouJon, at which
the Duchess D'Uzes, and other we'll
known patronesses, were present. Many
people were burnt to death.
The policeman on duty at the doors
OF the bazar says thak from 1900 20
i,sOo people were in the building when
the fire broke out
The managers of the bazar had ar
ranged the stalls so as to represent a
street Of old Paris. and 1t was opened
yesterday The proceeds OF the sales
al each stall were devoted 70 sepa-
rate charity. The stalls were presided
over by Nine. Fevrier. the wife OF Gen
eral Feyrier. Marquise de ST, Michael.
the Duchess Dues. Nine. Mignotte,
Baronne st. Elder, Comtesse de zalyan-
ska, Marquise de LIE Gousteir. MarquIse
di Argence. Marquise De Ditti. Duchesse
de L'Alecon, member Of the Orleans
family; Nine. de Ariu. Nine. Bolsseaux,
Baronue de scickier. Nine. Moreau.
Marquise Costa de Beauregard. her
royal highness Duchess de vendons,
Marquise de Maison and corrtesse de
'GreffuL nee la Rochefocauld Mile. de
Flores presided over the refreshment
stands. These ladies were assisted by
many equally weil-known society ladies'.
One hundred corpses have been laid
out in the palaIs D'Iindustrie. 1t is be-
heved another hundred are beneath the
ruins. The building was creed IN the
aimsiest manrsr, the rHliIy ef the
scaffoIding inside being concealed by
tapestry Of most infa-nmabla descrip-
tion. Moreover. there was only one
exit The bazar was in fun swing when
suddenly, about O'Clock. the cry Of fire
arose.
The dead We're piled in heaps. and
especially near the exit, where the char
red remains were five feet deep. In some
cases only the trunks remained. with
no vestige of clothing. The news spread
like wild fire. All the cabinet ministers
now in Paris went Immediately to the
scene.
There were many heartrending scenes
Of grief. One lady rushed about fran
tically calling her daughter by name.
Some one told her the girl was safe.
whereupon she jumped, danced. scream
ed. then rushed to her coadhman 10
tell him 20 drive home, and fell m q
dead swoon. Another lady went insane.
A third imagined in her frenzy that she
recognized her. daughters dress and
Historically called upon her husband to
going to the bazar. About thirty We're
saved by Pere Ambrise and Pere Bailll.
who helped them over wall with
ladder to the printing room Of the news,
paper La Croix.
The staff of the hotel Dupalis savei
fifteen persons through a barred win
dow overlooking the bazaar, where. while
the hotel employees were carrying away
bodies. they saw three persons burned
to death. The remains present hor-
rible spectacle Of limbs burned and
twisted. On all sides can be seen
stretchers piled with mutilated corpses.
Search in the debris will continue all
night. The illuminating apparatus Of
a kinetemargraph exploded and set fire
to the Turkish curtains and hangings
In few moments the flames spread
along the whole side Of the bazar.