Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-06


every class of society. The
rers. without exception, de
the disaster at the Grand Bazaar
rarte in the sober ana simple terms
ing so appalling an event. The
r7phe viii always be remembered
one of the most fearful that ever
@ European city. Nothing com
- in loss of life has ever occurred
except the fire which destroyed
opera C0miQue in 1851. Singularly
enough. that disaster happened in the
sane month Of the year. and eighty per-
we're burned to death, while forty
were officially registered as miss
r%
+. aristocratic circles the numberless
inner parties and other functions of
Iv opening season have been sudden
is abaudcned.
I- is now estimated that there were
ut1 200 persons i'm the building when
.s fire was discovered, about one-half
whom escaped unhWt Some esJi-
mates place the number Of dead at 14S,
others at a still higher figure.
The amount of administrative negli-
-r.s surrounding the catastrophe is
almost rcouceivable. The structure
MAS So .mbusrible that many of the
victims. uuot most of them, must have
been burned alive. without suffocation.
80 sort of inspection seems TO have
been made in advance by the municipal
or police authorities or by the Prefect
or police.
Mrs. r. B. Gilmour. Of New York,
tada narrow escape. She had consent
t to act as q saleswomau at the stall
t lus Costa Beauregard. She left
ae hotel Terminus. where she was
ytr-. about half-past one, accompa-
rrre the Viscomtesse Savigny. The
sale was going on well when suddenly
.r maid cried: Madame, save your
t There's a FIRE"
rrs Gilmour. with wonderful pres
-- If mind. rushed toward the main
aa.e. but seeing the danger Of being
rroi to death. she ran quickly back
u The rear Of the building, wnere she
ra window that opened in the wall.
-h which she soon reached the
street,
u-- Clari. the papal nuncio. who had
attended TO pronounce his blessing upon
bazaar says he was talking to the
I Duchess d.AIeucen at ten minutes 70 1
o'clock He adds
Around me was a group of blind chill
su. Several Of those must have per-
al"
DR. Nachtel. who has directed the
ambulance work. says tnat the number
bodies found give a very inadequate
of the number Of victims, as doz-
en-. were burned completely to ashes.
n The Vicomte Damas identified his
vas body by piece Of hair cloth
.h She wore next her skin as
ular If the Third Order OF st.
Francis.
M jean RaTaelli. the painter, says:
ty daughter had the mark Of a
Z stamped into her back. She was
tempted u The heap at the door near
main entrance. Her mother tried
u her from the blazing fire, but
I. It is useless. save yourself, as
.saI die in any case. Her mother
l 4 shall not leave you. I will
gr- or stay and die with you.
.-saped. though severely injured. ,
& 3a5e Marriott says that the Com
Fueneuve returned to search for
daughters. but failed TO find
- perished herself
--r.ue. the Prefect of Police, who
y cersured for lack of proper
1s.1u of the preparatory arrange
s says in excuse that the patrons
f.rcnesses of the Oazaar were re-
and he feared. if he meddled
VIA their programme. that they would
cay be- Was trying to suppress a Roman
o enterprise.
Faure has received telegrams Of
e-ce from Queen Victoria, the
-1r Nicholas, the Emperor Will
- hiDs Humbert and other sover-
s2s an couched in terms Of the deep
sympathy.
Paris May 5.-The terrible fire at
aa1 Bazaar de Charlie, a temporary
e-sn structure about 100 yards long
sixty Yards wide. erected in the
Jean Gouion. for the annual charity
ot which all the most prominent
5'y ladies' of Paris are patronesses,
thrown the French capital into
0acr1.1s.