Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06

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OF Her uighness, the Duchesse de
Alencen. A silver watch, attached to
a gold brooch, was also recognized as
the property OF the Duchesse. The
body Of the Duchess. however, has not
been found. Tho houses in the vicinity
of the scene Of disaster are being care
fully searched in the hope that the
Duchesse is only injured and is being
tended at some private residence. Up
to daybreak the Duo d'Alencen refused
to quit the scene and only went home
after daybreak because he was physi-
caliy incapable of further exortion.
The Queen OF Naples and other rela-
tives of the missing Duchesse sat up
all night long at the Hotel Due
d'Alencen, ON the Avenue Friedland,
awaiting news.
President Faure. all last evening. was
in constant communication with the
Project of Police, who forwarded to him
the names of the identified dead and
those OF the injured. The President
also dispatched orderly officers every
where to inquire into the condition OF
the injured. and, hearing that mum
Der OF the latter had been taken to the
Hospital Beaujou, the President, at 10
o'clock, proceeded there to console
them. In the court yard of the hospi cal
President .Faure met the surgeons who
were attending the injured and thanked
them for their devotion. Nine. Flores,
the wife of the Spanish consul, expired
just as President Faure reached her
bedside.
An extraordinary cabinet meeting
will be held this evening as result of
the fire.
Many tales of despair are told. Mime.
Feulaurd 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.
lie had clasped the girl in his arms
and had nearly reached the door. when
they were caught in the flares and
father and daughter persisted before the
eyes of the agonized mother The
Baron de Mackau hadsa similar expert
ence. Seven times he penetrated the
flaming ruins 10 search of his sister,
each time TO save another and only to
see bis sister later fall before his eyes
when he no longer had strength TO lift
her. The Marquise do Aigle was res.
cued by fireman after she had given
fallen around her aud she was on her
knees 10 prayer. awaiting death, when
a fireman seized her and succeeded in
extricating her. though she was fright
fully burned.
Several sisters of charity are known
to be among the dead and injured.
That the faces and heads of the dead
were so horribly charred and disfigured
is explained by the fact that the caps
worn were generally of flimsy material
aud were the first articles Of apparel to
catch fire.
The Marquise Lubersac is in a criti-
cal condition.
An eye witness describes the scene as
follows:
1.-The bazaar was nothing more than
hugo brazier. The heat was unbeara-
BILE. and we made our way to some
vacant ground between the bazaar and
the Convent of the Rue Bayard and
joined handful of workmeu who were
trying to rescue people from the flames
by means of a ladder too short to avail
much.
"!I'he awful drama was then at it's
height. In the midst OF kissing, crack
ling flames We heard the shrieks of the
victims, but they were speedily stilled.
"Seeing the hopelessness of saving
the bazaar, the firemen turned their at
tention to the adjoining convent I'D the
walls OF which the flames were feHping.
sin few minutes the bazaar col
lapsed with frigbtful crash, envelope
ing tho vicinity in flaming debris.
r'On all sides were the bodies of
lately elegant people, many of them
stretched on their backs. with arms
extended as though appealing for help.
Others were still burning, their bodies
emitting sickening odor. Owing to
the heat we were unable TO give the
remains the attention which would
have permitted relatives to identify
them. The space in which we were
standing was speedily invaded by des.
pairing crowds OF relatives, some of
whom had to be forcibly vented
from leaping into the flames 1t was
impossible then to find those whom
they sought in the heap Of shrivelled
limbs and blackened bodies. .
The body OF the Duchease d'Alencen
has been identified among the corpses
of the victims.
So far as known there is only one
American victim, Miss Parkes or