Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-05
HEAPS OF CORpSES
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large room rudely covered with rough planks,
and on sheets spread over planks, the bodies
as they arrive from the ambuances are be
ing placed in three long rows. Here Is ex-
empliied death by fire with all its horrors,
bodice 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 flesh, some mere skeletons
or grinnng skulls backened with smoke. A
large forcd Of officials is engaged in regulat-
ing the admission of friends at the entrance,
which is besieged by crowds shouting and
fighting. Only small groups are admitted at
a time and the visitors are supplied with
candles to assist them in their lugubrious
search.
At $50 p. m. only six bodies have been rec
ognized They are the bodies of Nine. Hen
rietta Haniadal, Baroness Elizabeth st. Mar
tin, Viscountess Marie Bonneval, Sister
GunouX, the superior of the sisters of the
Convent of st. Vincent de Paul at Raincy;
Nine. de Grancy and the Comtese st. Perier.
Other bodies supposed to be recognized are
those of the Baroness st. Didier Madame
Laren Cosselin and Nine. Chevigny.
As soon as President Faure heard of the
disaster he sent the most pressing inquiry
for full particulars to the prefect of police.
All the theaters in Paris are closed tonight.
POLICE ON GUARD.
Midnght-Owing to the difficulty of con-
tinuing the search for the purposes of iden-
tlfication, by the light of torches and can
dies, the Palais de IL Industrie has been cor
doned by the police, who are watching the
bodies.
The wounded are now known to number
at least $50. Madame Flores, wife of the
Spanish consul, expired at the hospital Beau
jon, where are several others injured. NJ
Faure has visited the hospital and the Palais
de l. Industrie to pay his respects to the
dead.
Further identifcations believed to be GER
tain are as follows: The Comtesse Mrimel,
the Comtesse Broderville, NJ. Victor Cos
selin, Sister Leonie Gilaume, Mesdames
Haussman and Sclumberger.
Other names must still be accepted with
reserve, but at II o'clock Duchesse de Allen
con had not yet returned home. The duke
was slightly injured.
An electric light has been installed at
the scene of the fire to assist the firemen
in recovering the bodies. 1t is not noticed
that in most caees the heads of the victims
were burned to a cinder even when other
parts of the bodies were not much injured
This 10 explained by the fact that the
thickly tarred roof fell in blazing masses
upon the heads.
1t is reported that Mile. Laucille Faure
who left the Elysees to go to the bazaar, had
perished. M. Hanotaux drove up in great
haste to inquire concerning her and was
Immediately followed by Nine. Faure, pale
with terror and excitement, who was re-
assured by learning that her daughter was
not dead having been delayed on the way.
Many Americans, English, and other for
eigners were among the stall holders, but
it is impossible as yet to ascertain the
names of all the victims.
The papal nuncio, who delivered the bene-
diction at the opening, had just left the
building when the fire broke out. Half an
hour afterward the structure had completely
disappeared There was no sign of ma
sonry girdeIs and other structural parts
which are usually left after a big fire. The
whole edifce was reduced to ashes. with
heap Of charred corpses as the most notice
able object.
The ground was sodden mass of debris,
Of clothes boots and shoes, coins. keys and
miscellaneous articles on sale at the stalls.
While the fire was in progress the faces of
the people in the crowd and In the windows
overlooking the scene told an awful tale of
the horrows they were witnessing. All the
mansions in the vicinity have been con-
verted into temporary hospitals.
1880 a. NIT is stated that General
Meuiner has died of his injuries. To the
list Of those dead must be added the fol-
lowing: Commese Hunostein, the Marquse
des Maison, Nine. Ventimesnille, Nine. Hos
kier, wife of the well known Russian banker;
Nine. Poitvain, Nine. j. Haussman and the
daughter OF NJ. Shevilly and Mile. Mandal-
Grancey. Among the badly injured are:
The Duchess de la Torrer, the Comtesse
Roancy, Count Montcair Count Devsn,
Mesdames Macedo, Recamier, De Laume,
Hyster, Edouard Andre, De La Tour Dupn
and Malezeux and NJ. Lefebre.
COLUMBUS, o., May 4.-Fire today at
Caldwell, Noble county, destroyed 100000
worth of property in the center of the bust
ness portion of the town. Insurance about