Evening star., 1897-05-05
PARIS IN MOURNING
Over 200 Lives Lost in the Charity
Bazaar Fire.
RGMAINSOF III HAVEBEEH RECOVERED
Heartrending Scenes Attending
the Awful Holocaust.
SEARCH FOR. DEAD CONTINUES

PARIS, May 5.-The terrible fire at Grand
Bazaar de Charlie has thrown the French
capital into mourning. When the contla-
grafton broke out shortly after O'Clock
yesterday afternoon in the kinema togra PIN
booth rear the stall of the Duchesse
dues, there were 1,jOO to 1000 people
present. 1t is believed over 100 lives were
lest. AS this dispatch is sent Ill charred
corpses have been recovered, together with
twelve portions of bodies. the identity of
which may Eever be established.
Since o'clock this morning crowds of
people have been fiocking to the Palais de
fIndustrie, where many of the bodies and
a large number of the injured were taken
AT 6 o'clock a detachment of the Garde
Republicaine relieved the detachment of in
fantry which had been on duty all night
about the scene of the catastrophe.
Search for the Dead Continues
The search for the dead continues in the
Iuins- Quantities of coins, watches rings
necklaces and bracelets have been picked
W in the debris.
At o'clock there was movement to-
body was slowly drawn from the mass
with which it had been covered. 1t was
little more than black trunk, headIess
and limbless, and little hope is entertained
Of discovering its identity.
In all instances the fremen and police
upon discovering body, carefully over
hauled everything near ii and under it, in
order to discover If possible some piece of
Jewelry or other article which may lead to
the identification of the remains.
As soon as the bodies claimed they
are placed in carriages held in waiting and
taken to their former homes
Remarkable Scene Mt Night.
The scene at night was a remarkable one
Long lines of infantry were drawn in cor
con around the dreadful spot. The bonfires
and torches, electric lights and gas lets
used to illuminate the scene, reflected upon
the bayonets and accouterments of the SOL
dlers and threw chastity Illumination upon
the houses of the vicinity, the windows OF
which were crowded during most of the
night with people watching the work of
horror Every now and then hearse
would be called from the line of vehicles
stationed In proximity to the scene of the
fire, black mass of what was but SO re-
Gently joyous humanity would be tenderly
lifted into it and another unfortunate vic
Inn OF the confagration would be taken to
ore of the temporary morgueS, in the Pa
lais de llndustrie or at the neighboring hos
pital Beaujon- Frequently as many as
doZen hearses were gathered together in
the court yard of the Palais de TIndustrie
and opposite the entrance of that building
hundreds of collins were ranged ready to
receive the bodies of those who had per-
had subsequently. in most cases, been
charred beyond recognition. Upon several
occasions a distracted father or mother
nan mad with grief, would endeavor to
force a way through the line of soldiers or
the inner line of police drawn about the
b!ackened ruins. Children were there
weeping for lost parents, and the old and
tne young and the middle aged Joined in
the murmirs of lamentation, and ex-
- changed hopes and fears
Scenes Mt Palnfs s3a U,UnIu....o
The atmosphere of the hall in the Palais
de IIndustsie, where the burned bodies
were ranged, was almost unbe arabic. and
'nere again most heartrendng scenes were
witnessed. Men, women and children
passed up and down, weeping distractedly,
before the lines of black bodies, eagerly
scanning the terrible remains and now and
then throwing themselves down by the side
OF some seemingly unrecogn.Zable corpse
Which they, by an instinct which an out
slder could not understand. made out to be
some dearly loved one and missing relative
80 Tar as known, the following bodies
have been recognized Mile Henrietta
Hinihsdal, the Barorne Elizabeth St Mar
tln, the Nicomtesse Marie Bonneval Sister
Guinoux, the superior of The Sisters of the
convent OF St Vincent de Paul at Raincy;
-iiie. De Grancy, the Comtesse St Pierre
the Baronne St. Didier, Nine. Laurent Cos
seiin. Mile. Chevigny, Nine. Florez wife
OF TIE Spanish consul; the Comtesse Mri-
mel, the Comtesse Broderville NJ. Victor
Cosseln, Sister Leonie Guilaume Nine
Haussmann. Nine. Schlumberger the Com
Jesse Hunolstein. the Marqu;se Des Mai
son, Mine. Fentimesn:l, Nine Hockier.
Elie OF the we!i-kRown Russian banker;
lime Poitevin, Nine. Jacques Iausmann
the daughters Of NJ. Sheviily, Nine Mandat
Grancy.
TIE Duehesse De ST. Didior, the Baron
Caruei De 81 Martin. the Baron De Lau-
mont. the Baron De Mackou. the Com
tesse De Nun. the Comtesse De Serrurier
the Comtesse De Geffulhe, the Comtesse
De La Bietterie. the Comtesse De Vallin
ihe CoTntesse De Subersac. the Comtesse
Carayon-Latour. the Vicomtesse De NAL
ezieHx Nine Moreau. her son and -four
daughters: Mime. De STANCE Nine Lowal
Lime Berges. Nine DeGrandmason, Nine
Eernard. Nine DuFresue. Nine DeMa-
rauval. Nine. Germain De Mazies. Nine
Nicol. Nine DeVatismenil. Nine Montj.
Lime Pierre BONE. Nine. CuviIler. Nine
Chaquis Mime. DeGosselin. Mime. Chonipe,
Thiny. Nine Porses, Nine German, Mile.
Suquet, Mile. MadeIaine Landucoeur, Nine
Lecierc, Nine De Houve. Nine Ma.c
Sna1rian, Si Nine Kahn, Nine. Cohen
Nine DeFardonner. Nine. DeCIermont
1ime: Riviere. Nine. Divoard, Mme
Hs,s He 'a9yenarsues, sn Nine. LIE Normand
Nile. De Grancey. Sister Gilhous. Sister
Nlrgtnie Thomazeau, the mother superior
of the Sisters of the st. Andre, Sister JuIia
H&FiFet, Mine De Bouthiilier, Nine. Cha
YiSny. Nine De Vallence Nine Vimont
Nine De Varanvalle. Nine. La Granie
Nine. Huzar. Mile Jacquin Mile Verhas.
seldt, NJ Sabatier. VI. Joseph Doron. NJ.
Leon Geullaumet, VI. jacques Haussrnann.
Gen Meunier, Father Marbeau, Baron De
Shonlay, the Comte De Boneval, Vicom,e
De 81. Pirier, the Vicomte De Chevisly.
So far as can be learned there is only one
American victim, a Miss Parkes or Carkes
The correspondent of the Associated Press
is making inquiries on the subject There
are still forty-six bodies which have moi
been identified. in addition 10 a mass of
heads, limbs, etc.
Linen belonging to body recovered Is
marked Il T. Near
The Comtesse De Nun, whose name an
pears in the foregoing list, was the wife OF
the Comte Albert De Nun, leader of the
Catholic party in France, one of the fore.
most orators In the republic. a man of the
most distinguished lineage, ard one whose
claims to scholarship were recognized by
MS election to the academy a month ago
at which time also NJ. Hanotaux premier
Was m5de one of the 'immortals''
The body of the Duchesse D'Alencon has
been identified among those of the victims
OF the fire at the charity bazaar
Nine. Laneyrie. Mile. De Cossard, Mile
Des Pierres. Mile. De Beauvais, Mile Elodie
Vauberviette. Mile. Louise Gerondeau, Mile
Continued on Ninth Page.)