Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11
HORROR. IN PARIS.
Over One Hundred Persons Por-sh
in a Fiery Furnace.
Awful work of the Flames in s.
Crowded Bazar-Many Members
of the French Nobility Among
the Victims.

Paris, May 5.-Fire broke out at fou,
o'clock Tuesday afternoon IN crowded
charitable bazaar in Rue jean-GouJon'
at which the Duchess d Uzes and other
well-known patronesses were present.
More than 100 persons are knoWn to
have perished, and it is feared the mum
her will reach 200. The known wounded
number $50.
The building in which the fire broke
out was 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 bazaar is an annual function
presided over by the leaders of Paris
ian society. A terrible panic and crush
followed the alarm Of fire. There Wa l
wild rush for the exits. and the we;Ner
persons were borne down and tram.;!cd
upon.
Death. May Reach 200.
In the meanwhile the pumps played
on 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 it to
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 de L'lndustrie. 1t is
believed that another hundred are be-
meath the ruins.
The dead were piled in heaps. and es-
pecially near the exit, where the
charred remains were five feet deep. In
some coses only the trunks remained,
with no vestige Of clothing.
Among the injured are Duchess De
La Tore, Princess kotchonbuy, Wis
Moreau. DuBrouil. Malez;us, Eugene,
Challemel. Hecaimer and st. D;dier.
Later News.
Paris, May GA somber feeling per-
vades every class of society because of
| the disaster at the Grand Bazaar dc
| Charlie. 1t is now estimated that there
| were about ] 200 persons in the building
when the fire was discovered, about one
half of whom escaped unhurt. Some es-
Inmates place the number of dead at
143, others at still higher figure.
| Some Of the Dead.
! Niscounte Damas identified his wife's
body by a piece of hair cloth which she
wore next her skin as a member of the
Third Order of St. Francis. Comtesse
Viileneuve returned to search for her
two daughters. but failed to find them
and perished herself.
During the afternoon the bodies of
Duchess d'Alencon and six others were
identified. The duchess was a woman
of great wealth and one of the most
prominent ladies in France Mrs.
Porges was the only American victim.
She was 4 Miss We,sweiller. Mrs. Will
liam Astor left the bazaar a quarter of
an hour before the confagration.
| Ntncty-Four Corpses Identified
! At seven o'clock Wednesday evening
the police officials announced that "a
corpses had been positively identified.
There arc - bodies still unidentified.
among which must be those of Com
tesse de Lupe and Nine. Nitot's secoud
daughter. both OF whom are missing.
Viscountess Malezieux is NOW placed
among those officially identified. H.
Gosse. the notary, on learning that his
wife and two daughters were among the
victims, was SO prostrated that his tie
| is deSpaired Of