The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-05

GlOtns 10 DC ttHnuIuFTeu IN bluuuA1ASS9 ~
the Pnlals de lIndustrle. The remains
present a horrible spectacle of limbs
burned and twisted. on all sides can be
seen stretchers piled with mutllated cor
pses, skulls. split open and brains eXud-
Ing. Just behind heap OF corpses lies
alone the body Of woman. The face Is
downward, the head burned, the brain
exposed. and from the empty socket OF
the right eye, the brains are slowly ooZ-
ing, The arms and legs are burned on.
a little further on Is the body OF an
other woman, nude. the entrails pro-
trudIng and the head missing. It Is
CHASTITY sight.
American Survivors Recital.
The building was constructed about
ak months ago At the time It was re-
marked thnt It would burn like match
wood. The interior was canvass. The
correspondent OF the Associated Press
has had an interview with Miss ElIBush-
beck. OF Philadelphia, who with the
Misses Hawthorn and Dreher. was one OF
the few who escaped, although not un'
scnthed. Miss Bushbeck said:
II was a SalcswomAn at Booth NO. 10.
close 70 the place where the fire origin
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with my friends. We left our wraps ana
hats In the cloak room and went 10 my
booth, where four nuns presided. In the
booth were three blind girls. working
one reading the blind alphabet, the other
writing, and tbs third making brushes.
1.-THE lady presiding over that section
OF the bazAAr told me need not hurry
and that would be all right II came
little later. started 10 look around the
bazaar and stopped Mt a lottery wheel
where won a bunch OF asparagus. Just
then. happening TO turn round, / saw ana
called my friends attention to n flicker
In the corner Of the wall about fifteen
yards away. Hardly had done so when
gentleman beside me cried ' 'Feu, Mes
DANES; Eortez (Fire. ladies; hasten OuO,
and pushed me toward the door rather
roughly, but fortunately for me.
"As this was my second experience
under such circumstances, advised my
two friends to raise their skirts In the
front so they would not stumble over
them.
I'VE were then Just stepping on the
flrst OF the three steps leading out OF the
building. Turning my head 10 look back.
saw the whole place In flames At my
left caught glimpse OF an old lady
emerging from an adjacent door and saw
her stumble on her skirts. The next In
Htant quite twenty persons piled on top
OF her. crossed the street and turned
round to face the FIRE, but already the
heat was so intense that 1t Rcnrched me,
and I was obliged 10 raise my hands 10
protect my face. When the roof fell in
with terrific crash. certainly not more
than 1--WE minutes elapsed from THE first
alarm. Such was the intensity OF the
heat that saw fireman's Jacket iGnited
and several OF the horses were badly
slnGed. Out OF the pile Of persons who
fell near the door, none was saved. All
were burned in a moment. OF the nuns
at my booth, two were saved, and one
blind girl. The burned visitors were for
the most part ladies, gorseously dress
cd"
An AWIul Scene.
The fire made furious headway. Cries
OF despair arose outside. IN the avenue,
the Place Alma and the Rue Francois,
adjacent streets. In all these thorough
fares there was a veritable flight OF
mRddened people, mostly women with
out skirts. petticoats or hats, their feet
naked and their clothing either burned
on or torn OF. Every available fiacre
was taken by assault.
The whole OF the highest society In
Paris is In n horroble pell nell. a prey TO
the deepest despair. husbands seeking
and calling for wives, and fathers seek
ing and calling for daughters.
Words would fail 10 describe the hor-
ror OF the scene at the Palals d l'Indus-
trIe, where the bodies are exposed on
tho side next to the Avenue Banton In
n portion of the building now in course
OF demolition. Here, In a large room
rudely covered with rough planks. and
on sheets spread over planks, the bodies
as they arrive from the Rmbulances are
being placed in three long rows.
At $50 p. m. only six bodies have been
recognized with certainty.
Mldnlght-OwinG TO the difficulty OF
continuing the search for tho purposes
of Identification by the light OF torches
and candles, the PalRIs de Industries
have been cordoned by the police who
are watching the bodies, The wounded
are known TO number at least $50. Mad
amc Flores, wife Of the Spanish consul,
expired at the hospital.
Some of the Victims.
1880 A. M.-It Is stated that Gen. Meu-
nIer has died of his injuries. A partial
list Of those dead up to this hour Us fol-
lows:
Nine. Hcnrlctte HInihadal, Baroness
Elizabeth 81. Martin, Viscountess Marie
ponnsyaI. Sister Gulnoux, the superior
NJ the sisters OF the Covent OF ST. Vim
cent dc Paul at Ralncy: Nine. de Grancy
and the Comtesse st. Perier. Other
bodies supposed to be recognized are
those Of the Baroness st. Didier, Madame
Laurencossclln and Nine. CheviGny:
The Comtesse Mlrimel. the Comtesse
Brodervllle. NJ. Victor Cossclin, Sister
I.eonle GuillRume. Mesdames Hauss-
mann and Schlumberger.