The Portland daily press., 1897-05-06

AAo onIoIt u0 MhCK6u nRQ O similar
experience. Seven times he penetrated
the flaming ruins in search of his sister
only to see her at last fall before his eye
when he no longer had strength to sayo
her.
The Marquis. D'l Aignle was rescued
by fireman at the moment she had
given herself up as lost. She was on her
knees In prayer when fireman caught
her up and succeeded in extricating her
alive though frightfully burned.
The injured. it is now stated, included
the Vicomtess Luciay.
Mnie. Paefelly, wife of the we'll known
painter, had her face burned but her eyes
escaped injury. A daughter of the
painter had her arms burned and body
covered with bruises.
Nine. Mathielle had her whole body
blistered.
Mile. Lamiole was severely burned
about the back and head.
An eye witness describes the scene as
follows: "Jhe women mostly wore light
costumes, and those who escaped from
the furnace were screaming fire brands.
The faces of many OF them were covered
with blood. A number of women of the
poorer classes standing in the crowd at
tt e risks of burning themse elves tore the
flaming clothing from the persons Of the
ladies, as the latter dashed in terror
through the streets. AS 5.3e heat was un-
bearable, made my way to some vacant
places and joined a hand of workmen
who were trying to rescue people from
the flames by means of q ladder. Heart
rending cries from the rear attracted me-
Women who had just escaped from the
flames were lying Writhing on the ground
just beyond the margin of the fire.
Pieces OF burning debris fell in showers
on our hands and we were unable to
reach the unfortunates. The awful
drama was then at its height. In the
midst of kissing, oraokling flames we
could hear the shri3ks of victims. Seeing
the hopelessness of attempting to save
the bazaar the dremen turned their atten-
tion to the adjoining convent, up the
walls of which tha flames were leaping.
In few moments the bazar collapsed
with a frightful crash, enveloping the
vicinity in flaming debris.
1.-THE bodies lay about in all directions
burning and emitting q siokening 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
despiring crowds of relatives some of
whom had to be forcibly prevented from
jumping into the fianses."
The bazar was situated opposite the
Rothschilds stables. Gamard, eroolp,
in the employ Of the Rothkchilds, wit
messed the whole scsne. He says:
:" At twenty minutes past four yester-
day afternoon. I saw the Comtesse de
Rese rushing into the street from the
bazaar shouting fire. l looked up and
saw nothing but a little smoke from the
heard confused murmur deepening into
roar. Then the roof of the bazaar burst
into flames and instantly there was a
terrible rush of people into the street
''There was such crush from the in
side of the building to the door that ten
women fell in heap on the pavement
and those following piled on top of them
! crushing and brnising the helpless ones.
l rushed out and tried to lift some of
them up, but I WAS driven baoK by the
frenzied crowd following. Many of them
threw themselves TO the ground and
rolled over and over in their attempts to
stifie the flames.
"Fortv persons sought refuge in Baron
Rothschild's house. Ladies with their
dresses in flames rnlled upon the stones
of the courtyard uttering frightful
shrieks.
stI fetched hose and turned water on
the burning people. ana so saved several
of them from being roasted alive. [ also
assisted several woman who were almost
| Naked.
Ninety-four Corpses Unidentified.
Paris. May 5.-At seven O'Clock this
evening the police officials announced
that 4 orpses had been positively identi.
fed. The names in addition to those al.
ready published aru as follows: Comtesse
D'nore, Mme De Demas, Mme Marie
Disc. Mllet Terre. Mile. Comeau, Nine.
Beauchamp, Nine. Billaye, Nine. La.
magrie, Nine. Gosse, Nine. Notoc, Nine.
De Sorne, Nine. Cecile Julian. Mile.
Barassi, Mile. Outlet Mile Marie
Nilsson, Mile. Suzanne Nitot, and Mile.
Therese Donan, daughter of the Baroness
DE Saint Didier. There are nineteen
bodies unidentified.
No Americans Missing.
Paris, May 5.-In response TO an in.
uniry this afternoon at the British and
American embassies and consulates, il
was emphatioally stated that the only
victim Of the bazar fire, of American d
English nationality Was Mrs. Porges (not
Parker Shs was Wsisweiller. The
Porges family belongs in Vienna. Mile,
Porges eacapsd uninjured. The rumol
tnat the Comtesse De Castellane (Anna
Gonld) was among the missing is with
out foundation.