The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-05
MOURNING.
in Sorrow
Over the Awful CataStrO-
phe OF Last Night.
Hundred and Eleven Charred
Bodies Removed.
Many Others Still in the Ruins OF
Burned Building.
Many Others Still in the Ruins OF
Burned Building.
Scenes Throughout Night Bafie all
Power of Description.

Paris, May 5-The terrible fire ut the
Grand Bazaar has thrown the French
capital into mourning. The connagra-
tion is believed to have caused the loss of
over 200 lives. As this dispatch Is sent,
early Wednesday morning, III charred
corpses have been recovered together with
IL portions of bodies whose identity may
never be established.
Since O'Clock this morning tho crowds
of people have been fiocking To the Palais
de l. lndustrie where many Of the bodies
and large number of the injured were
taken. AT six o'clock detachment OF
the Garde Republic relieved the detach-
inent of infantry who had been on duty
all night long, about the scene CT the
catastrophe Search for the dead cpn-
tinues. Coins, watches, rings, necklaces
ana bracelets have been picked up from
the ruins. Another body was Slowly
drawn from the black mass 1t was "a
little more than n black trunk, headIess
and limbless and little hope is entertained
of identity.
Taking Away the Corpses.
so soon as bodies are claimed by anx-
ious relatives and others who have been
lowering in despair about the spot
throughout the night, they are placed i'm
carriages held in waiting and borne
away.
The scene last night was a terrible one.
Long lines OF infantry were drawn around
the dreadful spot. The bonfires and
torches. electric lights and gas jets used
20 illuminate the scene reflected upon tho
bayonets and accoutrements of the soldiers
and threw CHASTITY illumination unon
the houses I'm the vicinity. Every now
and then "a hearse would be called from
the line stationed in proximity 10 tho
scene, black form would be lifted into
it and it would depart.
Frequently a dozen people would be
gathered together in the court yard of
the Palaise dc l. L'Industrie and opposite the
entrance of that building hundreds of
collins OF plain wood were ranged ready
To receive the bodies OF those who had
succunbed to the flames or To the smoke
or who had been trampled TO death in
that terrible stampede.
Scenes Bafiied Description.
The scenes witnessed among those who
remained about the fatal spot throughout
the night battle description. Now and
then "A distracted father or mother, half
mad with grief would endeavor TO force
way through the line OF soldiers The
atmosphere of the hall in the Palais do
L'Industrie where the burned bodies Law
was almost unbearable and the most
heartrending scenes were witnessed
Men, women and children passed up and
down before the lines of black bodies
eagerly scanning the terrible remains and
now and then throwing themselves down
by the side or some seemingly unreoog-
nizable form which they made out
TO he a missing relative.
Identified Dead
So far as known the following bodies
have been recognized:
Mile. Henrietta Hinihsdal.
The BarOnne Elizabeth ST. Martin
The Nicomte Jesse Marie Bonney8l.
Sister GuinouZ, the Superior of
sisters of convent of ST. Vincent DEL
at Raincy.
Mile DeGrancy.
The Comtesse st. Piery
The Baronne St. Didicr.
Mime. Laurent Cosselin.
Mile. Chivigny.
Mime. Florcl, wife of the Spanish con-
sui
The Comtesse Broderville.
NJ Victor COsselin.
Sister IcOnio Guillaume
Mime. Haussmann.
Nine. Schlumberger.
The Comtesse Humolstein.
The Marquisc Des Maison.
Nine. Nentimesnill.
Mime. Hoskier wife Of the we'll known
Russian banker.
Nine. Poitovn.
Mime. Kacques Haussinann.
1he daughters Of NJ Sheyilly.
Mime. Mandat Grancy.
Duchessc dc ~. Didler.
Baron Cabuel DE ~ Mart.
Baron De LaumOnt.
Baron Dc Mnckau
CumteSse De Nun.
COmtcssc DE Serrurier
Cumtessc DE Geitulhc.
Comtcsse De la Biotteric.
Comtesse Dc Nallin.
Comtesse d. Subcrsac.
Comtesso CabHyo Latour.
Nicountcssc De MalusiouN
Mime. Moreau, her son and four
daughters.
Mime. DE stage
Mime. Icwai
Mime. bergcs
NlnC. GrnndmaisOn.
Mime. Bernard.
Mmc. Du Frvsuc.
Mime. De Marauval
Mime. Germaine DE Masiols.
Nine Nicol.
Nine. Ieclcric.
Mime dc Puve.
Mime. Marie Chatrnn.
Mmc. Kahn.
Mime. Cohen
Mime Louise Lourmand.
Mime Iulay.