The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-06
ALLPARIS IS MOURNING
Many Homes Made Desolate by
the Bazaar Fire.
THE LOSS OF LIFE MAY REACH 200.

| Already the Charred Corpses of III Per-
sons Have Boen Removed from the
Ruins, Besides Portions of Twelve 9th
| er Bodies which May Never BE Identi-
fed-The Duchess d'AIencon One of the
| Victims-scenes and Incidents.
I, Paris, May 6.-The terrible fire at
Grand Bazaar de Charlie, a temporary
wooden structure about 100 yards long
and go yards wide erected i'm the Rue
Jean Goujon, for the annual charity
fair, of which all the most prominent
society ladies of Paris are patronesses,
has thrown the French capital into
mourning. The confiagration, which
broke out shortly after o'clock Tues
day in the kinematograph booth, near
the stall of the Duchess dUzes, while
from 1,500 to 1000 people were present,
is believed to have caused the loss of
over two hundred lives. AS this dis
patch is sent Ill charred corpses have
been recovered, together with twelve
portions of bodies, the identity of which
| may never be established.
Search for the Dead Continues.
Since 5 o'clock Wednesday morning
crowds of people have been iocking to
of the bodies and large number of the
injured were taken. AT o'clock a de-
tachment of the Garde republiquano re-
lieved the detachment 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,
Quantities of coins watches, rings.
necklaces and bracelets have been picked
up in the debris. At 8 o'clock there was
a movement towards a corner of the
ruins and another body was slowly
drawn from the mass with which it had
been covered. 1t was little more than
a black trunk, headless and lmbless
and little hope is entertained Of discov-
ering its identity.
Seek Means of Identification.
In this case, as in all other instances,
the firemen and police, upon discovering
body, carefully overnaued every
thing near it and under it, in order to
discover if possible some piece of jew
elry or other article which might lead
I to the identification of the remains. SO
soon as the bodies are claimed by the
anxious relatives and others who are
searching for the missing, and who
have been lowering in despair about this
spot throughout the night. they are
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taken to their former homes. The scene
at night was remarkable one. Long
| lines of infantry, were drawn in Gordon
around the dreadful spot. The bon
fires and torches, electric lights and gas
Jets used to illuminate the scene re-
| fected upon the bayonets and accoutre-
ments Of the soldiers.
Arrival of Hearses,
Every now and then a hearse would
be called from the line of vehicles sta
toned in proximity to the scene of the
I fires, a black mass of what was but so
recently Joyous humanity would be ten
derly lifted into it and another un-
fortunate victim of the conf1agration
would be taken to one of the temporary
I morgues in the Palais de PIndustrie or
at the neighboring hospital Beaujon.
Frequently as many as dozen hearses
were gathered together in the court
yard of the Palais de rIndustrie and
opposite the entrance Of that building
hundreds of collins were ranged, ready
to receive the bodies of those who had
perished in that terrible stampede and
which had subsequently. In most cases,
been charred beyond recognition.
The Recognized Dead.
So far as known the following bodies
Hinihedal, the Baronne Elizabeth ST.
Martin. the Viscomtesse Marie Bonne-
val, Sister Guinoux, the superior of the
sisters of the Convent of st. Vincent de
!, Paul at Raincy; Mdlle. de Grancy, the
Comtesse st. Pierre, the Baronne ST.
Didier, Mime. Laurent Cosselin. Mdle.
Chivgny, Nine. Florez, wife of the Span
ish consul; the Comtesse Miramel, the
| Comtesse Broderville NJ. Victor Cosse-
: lin, Sister Leonie Guillaume, Nine.
Haussmann, Mime. Schlumberger, the
Comtesse Humolstein, the Marquise des
Maison, Nine. Ventimesnill. Nine. Hook
ier, wife of the well-known Russian
banker; Mime. Poitevin Nine. Jacques
Haussmann, the daughters of NJ. She
Willy, Nine. Mandat Grancy.
: 1t should be borne i'm mind that owing
e to the Disagreement of the bodies iden-
tifcatlon In many cases is extremely
uncertain. and the list of the dead given
2 above is subject to revision.
Duchess d'AIencon "a Victim.
Among the articles picked up i'm the
2 ruins was a ring inscribed Ferdinand
d'Ordino- Sophie de Bavioro," the name
y of the Due and Duchesse d'Alencon,
e doubtless the betrothal ring of her high
ness, the Duchesse dAlencon. A silver
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also recognized as the property of the
duchesse. The body OF the duchesse, how
ever, has not yet been found. The
> Queen of Naples and other relatives OF
the duchesse sat up all night long at the
hotel of the Duke d'Alencon, the Ave-
nue. Friedland, waiting news. Nine.
Florez, the wife of the Spanish consul.
expired just as President Faure reached
her bedside.
Only One American Victim.
So far as can be learned there is only
one American victim, Miss Parkes or
Carkes. The correspondent of the As
J. ISOLATED Press is making inquiries on
the subject. There are still forty-six
Q bodies which have not been identified,
J, In addition to the mass Of heads, limbs.
o etc.
o The body of the Duchesse d'Alencon
n has been Identified among those Of the
victims. The Duchesse d'Alencon was
-t.ko~ - tho Exv,pr ,f AnofrIo a nd