The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-05-05
THE PARIS
HOLOCAUST


long lines of sunptuous eoupares.
nroet of tbeee ret,rrad er,rt,. tbeir
ov,rsrs bofnr daad The others vyars
seor n,o,i,r Of u.inb occupents In
iured in head or limbs. in many cases
win races slreAinlns WIN pioou'
The nfe oralnaieQ en- tae ielt SIDE
OF the paHaar. tne lhulo lns ap-
paratus or lhe hhen1atg sftph eN-
ploded ana set hie 10 lhe iuthlsh cur
tains and hanEinss' IN ie" moments
the flames spread along the whole side
of the bazaar Inc puollc threW them-
selves inslneiiNeN TO- the ilsht slde
of the buiialnE' Wh.ch backed ON
high wall OF an adJolhlns eulHee' Ahe
bazaar altosether mao elIAt uouIs'
thiee III 'front.' all VL' uH .te l'i slue'
IN lhe rear were l"uI' HNe ~ is"'H WIN
doWs, Wnlcn We're s.-'''I's reserve
for the employees lne crowd near lhe
nam entrance was a''e 10 ape nuI
those az 'he o'I''' eu' ,l'I h"o"lhs
of the doors ie+el N'e Lot llle employees
tound themselves u'lHll'eu Ill.,
AS the nre spread 'ne pressure on
the right S'ue' WheIe lhsIC were no
eNlls' kept 7tv'''l'g ,l'yi eual''H' ~ eIG =
hulhDvI ol 'ne H''l'l,iS "e'v 'i u7l'
20 uea. Il@- !'''' Wy "o' "a ,ne
ilolel Du .'',,., a-''5'9' 49, - -, t,i'
paza'r u'c'>,' u- 'i'.'''I '' 3,,,,,' " ~
low l.Il''.o''la'llg ON wy "'"' l' .,
bi'N" 'iS SCI '"ii'S ID" '''''
bars. and were able to rescue a large
number Of persons.
Suddenly above the roar of the
flames. were heard cries of terror and
despahing appeals for help from the
end where the unfortunates were be-
ing burned alive The fremen threw
hundreds OF buckets of water upon
them from above at the greatest risk
to themselves, but their courageous eff
forts were an i'm vain.
In the Avenue Montaigne, the Place
Alma and the Rue Francois. adjacent
streets, there was a veritable flight of
maddened r.opIe. mostly women with
out skirts, petticoats or hats their
feet naked and their clothing either
burned off or torn off. Every available
6acre was taken bv assault.
The whole of the highest society in
Paris is in a horrible peu nell. hus-
bands seeking and calling for wives
and fathers seeking and calling for
daughters. one youug woman, still
wearing on her breast the badge of q
0lAeNut0l, EuSnl0E
in her pctticoat her dress having beer
torn off to be thrown over lady who
was in flames. Her one anxiety was
to find her parents and tell them OF
her safety.
Words would fail to describe the
horror Of the scene at the Palais dc
Industries where the bodies are ex.
posed on the side next to the Avenue
Banton, in a portion Of the building
now in course of demolition. Her,
| in a large room, covered with rougl
| planks and on sheets spread oveI
planks the bodies as they arrive from
the ambulances are being placed il
three long rows. Here is eXemplifec
death by fire, with all its horrors
Bodies completely nude, limbs twisted
in WRITINGS of agony some still hav
ing shreds of clothing which assls
recognition IN spite OF horrible dls
| tgurement' bones visible through hr'
eaten flesh, some merely skeletons o.
| grinnina skulls blackened with smoke
A large force OF officials IS engaged
in regulating admission OF friends a
| the entrance which Is besieEed by
! crowds shouting and fighting Only
small groups are admitted at a time
/ and the visitors are supplied with can