The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
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List i! on VICTIMS ::ot THE BAZAAR 3
i FIRE lNCRE Asses Is 4
Over Ons$ Hundred snd arvvsnt y-l'ivS
4. u Lives q We're Lost. AhoaaE Thsssa
soHs q the Most Proniasat,
Sveracn ~ the ltepuhl -Duohess
sl'Aieaeon Among the victinsa.---
Only American Eknovva g Have
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lost IN the bazaar fire VIII not be over
I125, but the list includes mnny ofsthe
most prominent ladies' Ia the republic.
!, Sixty three icorpses have been identi-
fed. including that OF the Duchess
:d'Alencon, sister Of the empress of
!; Austria, and sister: Of the wife OF,
Prince Ferdinand Of Orleans. The
duchess was woman Of great wealth
and one Of the most prominent ladies'
!, Of France. The remains OF, the duchess
were identified by her dentist, who
] examined the teeth Of q charred body
which was believed to be hers. Among
the last to escape from the burning
building was the Baronne de Reuter-,
formerly Miss Beatrice Potter Of Phil
adelphia. N,
The scenes witnessed among those
who remained about the fatal spot
throughout the night, unable to tear
themselves away, Indifferent to the en-
treaties of their friends or relatives,
battle description. Upon several oc-
casions distracted father or mother,
half-mad with grief, would endeavor
to force a way through the line of SOL
diers or the inner line of police drawn
about the blackened' ruins. Children
were there weeping for lost parents.
and the old, the young, the middle
aged, Joined in the murmur of lamen-
tation and exchanged hopes and fears.
The atmosphere of the hall in the
Palais de rIndustlie. where the burned
bodies were ranged. was almost I'M
bearable, and there again most heart
rending scenes were witnessed. Men,
women and children passed up and
down, weeping distractedly before the
lines Of black bodies, eagerly scanning
them and then throwing themselves
down by the eide Of some seemingly
unacceptable corpse, which they by
an instinct which an outsider could
not understand, made out to be some
dearly loved one or missing relative.
Many tales Of despair are told. Nine.
Feulard was saved by her husband.
who, as soon as he had placed her in
safety, dashed back to the burning
building in order to save his daughter.
He had clasped the girl in his arms
and had nearly reached the door when
they were caught in the flames, and
father and daughter persisted before
the eyes of the agonized mother. The
Baron de Mackau had a similar eX-
perience. Seven times he penetrated
the flaming ruins In search of his sis
ter, each time to save another and
only to see his sister, later. fall before
his eyes, when he no longer had
strength to lift her, The Marquise de
Aigle was rescued by fireman after
she had given herself up as lost. All
Z her friends had fallen around her and
she was on her knees in prayer. await
ing death, when a fireman caught her
mp and succeeded in extricating her.
though she was frightfully burned.
Former United States Consul Cen
eral s. Il. Morss said to the representa-
tive of the Associated Press: ut was
singularly fortunate that there was
only. one American victim. This was
indeed remarkable, because Just now
: there is an unusually large number OF
Americans in Paris. They are gem
erous supporters Of such fetes as the
grand bazaar de charlie, and, more
over, 1t gives them favorable op-
portunity Of getting into close quarters
with the aristocracy and many Of the
celebrities of Paris
Mrs. Portges was the only American
victim. She was Miss WeisweiAer.
Her daughter accompanied her to the
bazaar and escaped uninjured. The
Portges family reside in Vienna.