The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-13
Search for the Dead.

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Grand Bazaar de Charlie has thrown the
French capital In mourning. The con-
fagration, which broke out while some
1900 to 1000 people were present, is be-
lieved to have caused the loss of over 200
lives. One hundred and eleven charred
corpses have been recovered, together
with twelve portions of bodies, the
identity of which may never be estab-
lished.
Since o'clock this morning crowds of
people have been focking to the Palais
de rIndustrie, where many of the bodies
and large numbers of the injured were
taken: AT 6 o'clock detachment of
the Garde Republique relieved the de-
tachment of infantry which had been
on duty all night long about the scene
of the catastrophe.
The search for the dead continues in
the ruins. The scenes witnessed
among those who remained about the
fatal spot throughout the night, unable
to tear themselves away. Indifferent to
the entreaties of their friends or rela-
tives, baffled description. Upon several
occasions distracted father or mother,
half mad with grief, would endeavor to
force a way through the line of soldiers
or the inner line drawn about the black
ened ruins. Children were there weep
ms iOi iOol DuIeuts, anu tue Olu anu
young and middle-aged joined in the
murmurs of lamentation and exchanged
hopes and fears
Several sisters of charity are known to
be among the dead and injured.
Among the articles picked up in the
ruins was n ring inscribed Ferdinand
dOrdino-Sophie de Bavaria" the
names of the Due and Duchesse
d'AlencOn, doubtless the betrOthal ring
of her highness, the Duchesse d'Alencon.
A silver watch attached to gold brooch
was also recognized as the property of
the duchess.
The queen of Naples and other relatives
of the missing duchess sat up all night
on the Avenue Friedland, awaiting news.
Shortly before 3 o'clock this afternoon
the body of the Duchess d'Alencon was
discovered and Unidentified. The Duchess
d'Alencon was the sister of the empress
of Austria and the wife of Prince Ferdi-
nand OF Orleans. She was q duchess of
Bavaria and was born in 1S47 and
married in 1868. Her daughter, Prin-
cess Louise, is married to Prince Al
phonse of Bavaria, and her son, Prince
Philippe, is the husband of Princess
Henrette of Belgium. The former
queen of Naples is one of her sisters.
nc uuCHeSS was u woman OF great
wealth and one of the most prominent
ladies in France. Her remains were
identified by her dentist, who examined
the teeth Of a charred body which he
to be hers.
President Faure all day and evening
was in constant communication with the
project of police, who forwarded to
him the names of the identified dead and
those of the injured. The president also
dispatched orderly officers everywhere to
inquire into the condition of the injured,
and, hearing that number of the latter
had been taken to the hospital Beaujon,
the president at 10 o'clock proceeded
there to console them. In the court
yard of the hospital President Faure
met the surgeons who were attending the
injured and thanked them for their devo-
ton. Nine. Florse, the wife of the
Spanish consul, expired just as President
Faure reached her bedside.
The fact that the faces and heads of
the dead were SO horribly charred and
1isfgured is explained by the fact that
The caps worn were generally of fimsy
material and were the first articles of
apparel to catch fire.
The Marquise Lubersac is in a critical
condition. Nine. Mathievelle had her
whole body blistered. Nine la Noble |
vas severely burned about her back and
head.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the police
that sixty-three corpses had ,