The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-08
A FIERY FURNACE.
Building In Paris in Which a Bazaar
Is Being Held Burns.
More Than One Hundred. Human he
fngs TrampIed or burned TO Death
Nearly Two Hundred Others
Are Injured.


charitable hazar in Rue Jean-Goujon,
at which the Duchess d. Uzes and'other
well-lxnown patronesses were present.
More than 100 persons are known TO
have persisted, and IL is feared the num-
Der will reach 200. The known wounded
number $50.
The building i'm which the fire broke
out was a temporary structure of wood.
The flames were first discovered above
the stall occupied by Duchess Dues
and while the place was densely crowd
ed The bazar is an annual function
presided over by the leaders OF Paris
Ian society. A terrible panic and crush
followed the alarm Of fire. There was a
wild rush for the exits, and the weaker
persons were borne down and trampled
upon.
Heap OF Ruins.
The Bazaar is heap Of smoking Gin
ders and ashes. Ambulances are con
veying the recovered bodies to the
Palais De L'Tndustrie. Enormous
crowds of people are gathering around
the scene of the fire. Among them are
q large number OF liveried servants in
quiring for their mistresses and the in
dications nre that among the dead are
number OF French aristocracy, although
81 Is hoped that the missing ones may be
found among the injured who are at the
hotels hospitals or other places. Twen-
TX corpses and a number OF the most
seriously injured are now in the right
wing OF the Palais D'lndustrie.
The downger duchess Dues is one OF
the most prominent women in France.
and is said TO have provided 100000
francs for the propaganda of Gen. Bou-
LANCER. The young duchess Dues was,
before her marriage, Nine. Marie De
Luines, daughter of the late Due DE
Chaulnes. She was married IN Paris
on January 10, 1894, IN the chapel of the
convent of the Sacred Heart, where she
was educated. The Due Uzes is the
premium duke Of France, the creation of
his title dating back to 1865.
EcRpe Cut on.
Although an alarm was sent out with
reasonable promptness, the whole
wooden structure was blazing before
tie firemen could approach the ba-
Eaar, the roof and almost the whole
building collapsed, falling upon the
unfortunate people, many Of whom are
supposed TO have previously succumbed
10 tile sitting smoke. In spite of the
efforts OF the firemen some time
elapsed before the charred bodies could
be pulled from the smoking and burn
ing mass Of debris covering the spot
which but a short time before had been
the scene of so much gayety. The pre-
feet, NJ. Lepine, was one Of the first Of
ficals to reach the scene. and he di-
rected the operations for the recov-
cry OF the bodies aud distributed the
injured among the various houses OF
the vicinity.
Deaths May Reach 200.
In the meanwhile the pumps played
aon the burning ruins. AS the work
progressed and the inquiries became
more numerous and pressing it was
seen that the death rate would be much
higher than at first estimated. The
police officials say they believe II 10
be certain that the number OF deaths
would exceed 200. recalling the terrible
fire at the Opera Comique.
One hundred corpses have been laid
out in the Palais dc L'Industrie. 1t is
believed that another hundred are be-
meath the ruins.
The dead were piled in heaps, and cs-
pecially near the exit, where the
charred remains were five feet deep. In
some cases only the trunks remained,
with no vestige Of clothing
Among the injured are Duchess De
La Tore, Princess Kotchonbuy, Wis
comtesse D'Avenel and Mesdames
Moreau, DuBrouil, Malczius, Eugene,
Challemel. Retainer and st. Didier.
The missing who are supposed to be
dead include Gen. Meunier, Marchion-
ess De Gallifet. Duchess D'Alencon.
Countesses De Nun and ST. Perier, Mar
chioness De Floras, Viscountess Hunol
Holstcin, Baroness Mackan, wife Of the
lender OF the proratists in the chamber
OF deputies, and Mime. Moraunelamon,
her son and four daughters.
Many saved.
About 30 were saved by Pere Am
broise and Pere Bailly, who helped
them over the wall with a ladder 10
the printing room of the newspaper
LeCroix. The staff OF the Hotel Du
Palais lent valuable assistance, and
saved $50 persons through barred win
dow overlooking the bazar, where,
while the hotel employees were carrying
away the bars, they saw three persons
burned TO death.
Policemen. their hands covered with
gloves. have been deputed by the pre-
feet OF police to pick out the portions OF
remains and 90 wrap them in pieces of
cloth, TO be transferred in aInbulances
20 the Palais D'l Industric. The re-
mains present horrible spectacle OF
limbs burned and twisted On all sides
ran be seen stretchers piled with mu-
tilated corpscs, skulls split open and
brains cxuding.
The Duchess D'Alecon, sister OF the
Austrian empress. is among the injured
In the streets adjacent TO the bazaar
were long lines of sumptuous equipages