The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-05


were burned in moment. OF the four
nuns at my booth two were saved and
one of the three blind girls who were
engaged there. The visitors were for
the most part ladies gorgeously
dressed .
RETURNED EMPTY.
In the streets adjacent to the bazaar
were long lines of sumptuous equip
pages. Many of these returned empty;
their owners were dead. The others
We're soon moving off with occupants
injured in head, in limb, in many cases
with faces streaming with blood. The
search in the debris will continue all
night.
1t appears that the fire originated on
the left side of the bazaar. The IL
Illuminating apparatus of the kinetenla
graph exploded. and set fire to the
Turkish curtains and hangings. In
few moments the flames spread along
the whole side of the bazaar.
The public threw themselves in
stinctively to the right Of the building.
which adjoined high wall. The bazaar
altogether had eight doors, three in
front and one on the left side. In the
rear were four French windows. which
were especially reserved for the en-
ployees. The crowd near the main en-
frances were able to escape, but those
at the other end, not knowing of the
doors, found themselves heTnmed in.
AS the fire spread the pressure on the
right side, where there were no exits,
kept steadily increasing. Here num-
Der of victims were
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Happily the wall of the Hotel Du
Palais, against which the bazaar
backed. furnished a barred window.
Immediately on the alarm being given
the servants hurriedly broke the bars
Der of people. Suddenly above the roar
Of the flames were heard cries of ter
ror and desoairing appeals for help
from the cul de sac end, where, the UNI
fortunates were being burned awe.
The firemen threw hundreds of buckets
of water on them from above, at the
greatest risk to themselves but their
courageous efforts were all in vain.
The fire made furious Roadway
CRIES OF DESPAIR AROSE OUT
SIDE,
in the avenue Montague, the Place
Alma and the Rue Francois, adjacent
streets. In all these thorougafares
there was a veritable flight of people,
mostly women, without skirts, petit
coats or hats, their feet naked and their
Every available fiacre was taken by as
sault. z4A
The whole of the highest society in
Paris is in a horrible Dell nell, a prey
to the deepest despair, husbands seek
irg and calling for wives, and fathers
seeking and calling for daughters. One
young woman, still wearing on her
breast the badge of a stall attendant.
was seen rushing about in her petit
coat, her dress having been torn off
to be thrown over a lady who was in
flames. Her one anxiety was to End
her parents, and tell them of her
safety. Words would fail to describe
the horror of the scene of the Palais
L'Industrie, where the bodies are ex-
posed on the side next to the avenue
banton, in q portion of the building
now in course of demolition.
SICKENING SCENES.
Here, in q large room rudely covered /
with rough planks and on sheets spread
over planks. the bodies as they arrived
from the ambuIances are being placed |
in three long rows. Here is exempli
fed death by fire with all it's horrors:
bodies completely nude: limbs twisted (
in the writings of agony; some still /
having shreds of clothing which assist /
in recognition in spite of horrible dis |
figurement; bones visible through fire I
eaten flesh; some mere skeletons or /
skulls blackened with smoke. I
A large force of officials is engaged in +
regulating the admission of friends at I
the entrances, which is besieged- by /
crowds shouting and fighting. Only /
small groups are admitted at time, !
and the visitors are supplied with I
candles to assist them in their lugubri- /
Ous search
At $3.50 D. M only six bodies have {
been recognized with certainty They /
are the bodies of Nine Henrietta Han /
hadal, Baroness Elizabeth st: Martin, !
Marie Bonneval Sister +
Guinox. the superior of the sisters of +
the convent of st. Vincent de Paul at /
Rain Cy, Mime. De Grancy and the /
Comtesse st. Perier. Other bodies sup
posed to be recognized are those of |
the Baroness st. Didier. Nine. Laron +
Cosselin and Nine. Chevigny.
As soon as President Faure heard of /
the disaster he sent the most pressing /
INQUIRIES for full particulars to the I
project of police. All the theatres IN
Paris are closed tonight.
AT MIDNIGHT
Midnight-Owing to the difficulty of
continuing the search for the purpose
Of Identification. by light OF torcnes ana
candles, the Palais de LIndustrie has
oeen cordoned by the police, who are
the bodies.
The wounded are now known TO num-
Der at least 1S0-
Madame Flores, wife of the Spanish
consul, expired at the hospital BeauJon,
where are several others injured.
Nj. Faure has visited the hospital and
he Paiais de LIndustrie to pay his
respects TO the dead.
Further identifications believed to be
certain are as follows: The ComtesSe
.Iirimel, the Comtesse BroderVlIle, NJ
Victor Ccsselin, Sister Leonie Gillaume,
Nesdames Haussmann and Schlumber-
ser.
other names must still be accepted
With reserve, but at IL O'Clock DucheSse
Ie Alencon had not yet returned home.
Che duke was slightly injured.
HEADS BADLY BURNED.
An electric light has been installed
# the scene of the fire TO assist the
irenen in recovering the dead bodies.
+ is now noticed that in most cases
he heads of the victims were burned
o a cinder, even when other parts OF
he bodies were not much injured.
vhis is explained by the fact that the
hickly tarred roof fell in blazing
masses upon the heads 1t is reported
hat Madame Lucille Faure, who left
he Elvsee 10 go to the bazaar, had
,erished. NJ Hanotaux drove up in
,reat haste TO inquire concerning her
nd was Immediately followed by Mad
me Faure, pale With terror and excite
nent. who was assured by learning
hat her daughter was not dead, hav-
ny been delayed on the way. Many
americans, English and other foreign
rs were among the stallholders, but
{ is impossible as yet 10 ascertain the
James of all the victims.
The papal nuncio who delivered the