Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-06
Daily Ssuuebss 5ourual.
HORRIBLE SCENES
About the Grand Bazaar de
Charlie at Paris, France.
Search for Dead Continues Bodies
Recovered by the Score.
The Whole City Mourns Over the Disaster
Story Of Eye Witness.

Paris, May 5-The terrible fire at
the Grand Bazaar De Charlie has
thrown the French Capital into mourn
ing. The conilagration is believed to
nave caused the loss of eco lives. AS
TINS dispatch is sent, early Wednesday
morning, Ill charred corpses have been
recovered, together with II portions of
bodies whose identity may never be
established.
Since o'clock this morning crowds
OF people have been flocking to the
Palais de LIndustrie, where many Of
the bodies and a large number of the
injured We're taken. At 6 o'clock a
detachment of the grade requbliciane
relieved the detachment of infantry
which has 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 charred mass of
burned wood and mud
At s O'clock there was a movement
toward a corner of the ruins and an
other body was slowly unearthed
down in the black mass. 1t was a lit
tiV iitPit Aieiit a. tletth lIulik. UtdQicSS
and limbless and little hope is enter
tanned of identifying it. In this case.
as in all other instances, the fireme n
and police, upon discovering a body,
carefully overhaul everything near and
under it in order to discover if pos
sible some piece of jewelry or other
article which may lead to the identi
fication of the remains.
AS soon as bodies are claimed by
anxious relatives and others, who have
been lowering in despair about the spot
throughout the night they are placed
in carriages, held in waiting, and borne
away.
The scene at night was n terrible
one. The bon-fires and torches, cleo
trio lights and gas jets used to illumi-
nate the scene, reflected upon the bayo-
nets and aecoutrements of the soldiers,
and threw a CHASTITY illumination upon
the houses of the vicinity. Every now
and then a hearse would be called from
the line, stationed in proximity to the
scene, black form would be lifted in
to it and another victim would be
taken to one of the temporary morguos.
Frequently as many as dozen
hearses were gathered together in the
court yard of the Palais de L'Industrie
and opposite the entrance of that build
ing hundreds of collins of plain wood
were ranged, ready to receive the
bodies of those who had succumbed TO
the flames or to the smoke, or who had
been trampled to death in that terrible
stampede.
The scores witnessed among these
who remained about the fatal spot
throughout the night. battle description.
Now and then distracted father or
mother, half mad with grief. would On
deaVor to force way through the
line of soldiers.
The atmosphere Of the hall, in the
Palais de L'Industrie, where the burned
bodies lay was almost unbearable and
the most heartrending scenes were
witnessed Men, women ana children
passed up and down before the Lines Of
black bodies, eagerly scanning the ter
rible remains and now and then thro%-
ing themselves down by the seemingly
unrecognizable form which they made
out to be missing relative.
Here in a long room, rudely covered
with rough planks and on sheets has
tily spread over the planks, the bodies
as they arrive from the ambulance5
are being placed in three long rows.
This is death by fire with all its hor-
rc,rs. bodies completely nude, limbs
twisted in the writings Of agony, some
still having shreds of clothing which
assist recognition in spite of horrible
Disagreement, bones visible through
fire-eaten fest, some merely skeletons
or grinnirg skulls blackened with
smoke.
soon after noon the following bodies
had been recognized: Nine. Henrietta
Hinihsdal; TIE Baronne Elizabeth ST.
Martin; the Vicomtesse Marie Bonnie
val: Sister Guinoux, the superintendent
of the sisters of the convent of ST. Vim
cent De Paul at Raincy; Nine La de
Granch: the Commetesse St. Pierre; the
Baronne S. Didier, Nine. Laurent Cos
Selin, Nine. Chevigny. Nine. Florez,
wife Of the Spanish CONSUL the Com
Jesse Proderville; NJ. Victor Cosseli1.
Sister Leonio Guillaume; Nine. Hauss-
mann: Nine Schlumberger; the Com
Jesse Humolstein; the Marquis r. Des
Mason: Nine. Ventimesnill; Nine
HosIlier. wife of the well-known Rus
sian banker; Nine. Pestevia; Mime.
Kacques Haussmann; the daughters OF
M. Shevilly; Nine. Mandat Grancy'
Among the seriously injured are the
following: The Duchesse De La Tor
rema. the Comtesse De Raincer, the
Comte De Mont Clair, the Comte De
D'Visin. Nine Macede, Nine. Recamler,
Mime. De Laume Mime. Hyster, Nine.
T,douard Andre, Nine. De La Tour
Dupin. Nine. Malezieux, NJ. La Febyre'
IT should be understood that the list
contains several names of those who
are only believed to have been lhoerti-
fed. and is therefore subject to reVl-
sion.
Among the articles picked up IN the
r,,ius was a ring inscribed Ferdinand
D,Orleans-Sophie De Baviere, the
names of the Duke ana Duchesss
D,Aioncon. doubtless the betrothai ring
of Her Highness. the Duchesse - Aieh-
con. The body of the Duchess now
oyer. has not been found.
The houses in the vicinity OF the
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