The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-05-08
SCORES DIED IN AGONY
BURNING or AsFLIMsr eEmuCrunE.
CROWDED no THE DOoRa.
FsshiosabIe Bazar o. Paris Il Con-
verted Into Funeral Eyre 81
Tiuea Dansen.

Paris. May 5.-Fire broke ont yesterday
afternoon in a crowded chaFttabIe bazaar
IN Rue Jean Gouton. a. which Duchess
d'uzzes and other well known patronessea
were present Many people were burned
20 death There was terrible panic dur
ing which q numDer OF people were in
jured The building in which the FIRE
nroke out was temporary structure.
Flames were discovered above the stan
occupied BY the Duchess d'uxzes. while
the place was. densefy crowded The
bazaar - an annual function Dreaded
over ~ leaders Of Partisan society There
vas : Wild rush for @xits and older per
sons were borne down and frampIed upon
Inc tnnammabie nature OF the building
and It's contents caused The flames 10
spread with great rapidly and IN q short
time the bazaar was a mass OF names
The bodies Of - victims OF the cOnaagra-
ton, mostly women, were recovered and
laid out on the sIdewaIk. whsre flso
corpses formed a ghasfly SPECTACLE
over hundred pe0pie have been con-
veyed TO the Botel du Paiais but many
critical cases have been transported 70
the Hospital Be4ugosE- The policemen
on duty at the doors Of the bazaar say
from id0o 70 1890 people were Ia the build
ing when the fire broke out The alarm
caused a rush for the doors, which were
soon choked with people. thus preventing
the escape Of many Who might otherwise
have been saved The strong trampled
upon the weak. young crushed the old 70
the floor. Heartrendtng cries arose soon
followed by elrielrs OF agony as the
DANES swept upon the crowds struggling
for the exit.
The follow ing bodies have been Identi-
fed.
They are those OF Nine. Hearsst.e
Hanixadal, Baroness Elizabeth ST. Martin.
Siscountess Marie RonneYai Sister Cur
nox. the superior Of the sisters Of the
convent Of St De Paul al Rafncy. Nine
lie Grancy and the comptekse 81. Perier,
The Conptesse Mirtmel the Comprises
s3roderville. ~. Victor CossAiin Sister
Leonte Giliaume. Mesdames HaussmAnn
and Shiumberger. Comptesse Humotstein.
The MarQulse des Maison. Nine. won
rlmeEfie. Nine. Heskier, wife Of the well
xnown Russian banker. Nine Poifeyin,
Nine. Jacques HausmAn. the daughter Of
n SheyfiIy and Mile Msndal-GraEcey
Other bodies supposed TO be recognized
are those OF the baroness St Didier, Nine
I-aron, Nine Cessolin and Nine. Cke-
vigny.
The wounded are now known 70 number
at least ISa. Madame Flores the wife OF
the Spanish consul. expired az the Hos
pitRl Beaujon. where there are several
others injured AmonS the badly ilIJred
are the Duchess de Ia TeiFe. the Gem
Jesse R9ancey. Count MontcIair Count
Deyisin. Mesdames Macedo. R0cAmfer
de Laume. Hyster. Edonar1 Andre. de In
Tour. Dupin and Malezieux. and n.
Lebvne-
II is impossible yet 10 ascertain with
any degree of certainty the number Of vic
Tins. but II is stated that there are lIs
corpses in the Palais de rIndustrie.
There was no sign Of the masonry.
gardens and other structural parts that
are usually left after a big fire. The whole
edifice was reduced 10 ashes with 3 heap
Of charred corpses as the most noticeable
object The ground was a solid mass
q debris. Of clothes. hooSs and shoes.
coins. keys. and miscellaneous objects on
sale at the stalls While the IRE was In
progress the faces Of the people n the
crowd and In the windows overlooking the
scene told an awful tale OF the horrors
they were witnessing. All the mansions
in the vicinity have been converted into
temporary hospitals
Dachease d'Alencon Pound.
Paris. May s.-The body of the
Duchesse d'Alencon- has been Identified
among the victims Of the fire. The
Duchesse d'Alencon was a sister Of the
empress OF Austria and OF the wife OF
| Prince Ferdinand OF Orleans. She was
Duchess OF Bavaria. born in 1871. married
| In 1855. Her daughter. Princess Louise,
Is married TO Prince Alphonso OF Bavaria.
Her son, Prince PHILIPPE, Is husband Of
Princess Henrietta OF Belgium The
former queen OF Naples is also a sister
OF the duchesse- The duchasse had great
wealth. and was one OF the most promin-
ent ladies OF France. The remains OF
| the ducheSse were Identified by her dem
| list who examined the teeth OF a charred
body believed TO be hers
Further particulars regarding the find
/ ing OF the remains OF the Duehesse d'Al-
encon show that the secretary OF the
| prefecture. accompanied by the maid OF
I the duchesse and a footman belonging to
the household OF the duke examined a
row of bodies. The two servants stepped
before a blackened and mutilaJed corpse
| whose abdomen was torn open. They
| declared q was the remains OF their mis-
i tness, and also sent for the dentist OF
the ducheSSe- The latter. after examln-
/ ing the corpse for half an hour. declared
I Il was not that OF the duchesse- He
l claimed there was tooth too many in
the head. but the servants insisted, where
| upon the dentist and two doctors operat-
ed upon the upper jaw and then the dem
list was able 10 formally identify the re-
| mains as those Of the Duchess.
Many tales OF despair are told. Nine
Foulard was saved by her husband. who.
as soon as he placed her in safety. dash
ed back TO the burning building TO save
his daughter. He ciasped the girl In his
| arms and nearly reached the door when
/ they were caught in the flames. and
father and daughter persisted before the
I eyes Of the agontxed mother. The Baron
Seven times he penetrated the flaming
| ruins In search OF his sister. each time
to save another and only 10 see his SIS
ter later, fall before his eyes when he no
longer had the strength 10 lift her. Mar
Qukse d'Atgie was rescued by firemcn az
ter she had given herself up as lost. All
her friends had fallen around her. and
she was on her knees m prayer awaiting
death when the tiremen caught her up
and succeeded In extricating her. though
she was frtghtfully burned.
Ninety-four bodies have been identl-
fed.
In aristocratIc circles the numberiess
dinner parties and other functions OF a
gayly opening season have been suddenly
abandoned. IL r. now estimated that
there were about 900 persons In the build
ing when the IRE was discovered. about
half OF whom escaped unhuTt.
NJ Faure has received telegrams OF con.
dolence from Queen Victoria. Emperor
Nicholas. Emperor William. King Hum.
bert and other sovenetgns. all eonched n
terms OF deepest sympathy.
Seattle Tide Landa.
Seattle. May 6--Superior Judge Moore
today received .ktwest slfoBedyuvITtol
today reversed the old state land com.