New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16


wife hidden. He then Jumped through the
window toward group Of men, and II was win
the utmost difficulty that he was dragged away
only to return again. saw him this morning AZ
tho Palais de rIrdustrie scrut'nizing the hcau-
less charred remains and murmuring words OF en-
dcarment and fervent prayers. As got on 10 the
waste-land which the bazaar was constructed
I had no idea that there were so many victims OF
where they werc One saw just rev s'nou'u-
erng heaps. small black promontories uneveniy dis-
posed and studded with white spots-earthenware'
thought or debris Of bufrets and bars 1t was only
when was quite near. and saw the assistants OF
the ambulance lift up rellgously n nondescript
bundle that I perceived what the horrible white
spots were"
A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
An English gentleman who with his wife. was
present at the Bazaar when the fire broke out.
gives in THE London Standard" the following
narrative OF the latter's marvellous escape.
IL had" he said been In the crush for some
time but finding the heat unbearable went out to
smoke a cigarette was standing the steps
OF the main entrance when two three ladies hur-
red out, looking very pale and ILL., did not pay
much attention TO them. thinking they were prob
ably suffering from fantness. Immediately after
ward however, a solid body Of ladies simply tore
out of the door with such violence that l was
thrown down the steps, and pushed to the other
side of the street. Being alarmed for the safety
OF my wife, | endcavored to get back to the door
again. and ultimately succeeded in getting close to
It, and holding to OF the doorposts with one
hand. While was doing this lady In the crush
stumbled and fell as she was descending the steps
and would probably have been trampled to death
had not been lucky enough to extrcate her. and
put her her feet again.
After considerable time my wife came out
being one of tn. last to escape. I Immediately
dragged her along the Rue Jean Goujon toward the
Place Francois Premier when all of sudden
man called out to me- For Heavens sake get out
Of tho way the roof Is falling In On looking up
I saw the whole roof In flames. and l therefore
dragged my wife across to the other side OF the
street where there was a stable yard. AS we
crossed the road narrowly escaped being run
over by horse, which had boted. maddened by
fright. While In the stable yard many
people in frightfully SCARED and burned. and
some In flames. Ultimately managed 10 get to
| the corner Of the Place Francois Premier.
THE FATAL BUILDING.
| A few words about the Charity Bazaar It was
founded in 1885, and since then it has been held
every year with great success 1t Is said that the
receipts during that period have amounted to
1000 900 francs all of which has been spent In re-
lief 10 the poor and suffering. The Bazaar Is GER
! tainy of the best works Of charity In Paris.
| 1t was started by Henry Blount, son OF the
| former chairman OF the Western Railway, and
| Baron de Mackau the well-known Imperalist This
year It installed in large piece OF waste ground
! In the Rue Jean Gouion in the neighborhood OF the
| Champs Elysees. 1t built Of wood, and was.
| SAYS writer In "The London Globe" more like a
| vast shed than anything else. But 1t was splen-
| didly decorated both outside and inside and was
| freshly painted a few days ago. Among the at
fractions this year representation or street
| Of Paris In olden time which the reader may re-
| member figured in the recent exhibition OF the
| Theatre and Music. Baron do Mackau bought II
for the small Of $50 francs and had II placed
In the Bazaar. The number Of stalls In the Bazaar
tab, knrf hV adj
| belonging to tho highest class Of society. IL was
opened on Monday, and everybody in the fashion
able world patronized II. the receipts amounting to
As 900 francs. Everything pointed to most sue
cessful season. and no doubt 1t would have been
SO had not the catastrophe occurred to upset all
| arrangements. and throw so many noble famhes
| into mourning.
to discover the real causes Of this rshful calam
ity. public feeling already lays the responsioy
sble it is asked that the Prefecture Of roSes
has shown itself SO severe toward the theatres IN
of public and sH%d be
| places of meeting which, like the Charity bazaar
tres? The Prefecture viii no doubt say that It
was not Ats duty to examine places OF meeting ,o
give This argument. in the opinion of the
Parlslans will not be accepted by. anybody the
it possesses all the rights it likes to make use OF
when necessary. 1t is certainly strange not otto TO
employ a stronger term, that such an erection
was not officially examined before 1t was allowed
A building like that which has just been burned
| to the ground was as dangerous as match,o0X;
nature and was made ali the moro infammable by
the painting and vanishing which It underwent
was destroyed the authorities at once ordered all
theatrical managers TO adopt means to prevent the
resorted to- and the number Of exits was increased
these bad been ad0P G on h ne
have occurred, or. least. would not have been
so fatal
ONE wELL-KNOWN VICTIM
The Duchess OF Alencon is the subject OF an In
| teresting sketch by the Vienna correspondent OF
THE London Daily News" She was the young
est of Duke Max of Bavarias five handsome daush-
| ters only one OF whom died before her-Helen
hereditary Princess OF Thurn und Taxis. Tho
Duchess. when Princess Sophie Of Bavaria, was
early developed very fresh girl with all the I'M
affected love OF life that distinguished her father
tho Jolly Duke" She charmed tho young King
Louis much that. without the interference OF re-
lations diplomatiss. he betrothed himself TO her
he was then Vent b on Of 70 h ne
soonest, youths alive. Tho Princess was only eigh-
stately iancee, and the tokens OF his affection. IN
vented by royal poets productive fancy were
time. His people, which at that time held him In
absolute him and al the be5teT for
to become popular king and queen had
sat wbe e ns wa e prepanr
| his hances particularly poetical Christmas
tree His mother. the widowed Queen Marie had
| assembled the royal family at Hohenschwangau
which has Of tho finest situations in the world
| cnging q steep mountain that separates
| lakes in the Schwangau. Tho ordinary Christmas
| tree fesvity was over, and the presents had been
| given and received. when the young King led his
| betrothed into room close by. He threw open the
grown nGs IN the sS Sa
sight. Upon It the King had had a thousand wax
candles fixed and lighted.
The royal marriage was suddenly broken off
There were rumors Of scandal but they
after the King had left the Princess, and II can
not be said that they were justified One moonlit
night window looking on to the Winter Garden
was thrown OPEN and the sentinel pacing the
courtyard just in time to jump aside before
| the Princesss marble bust came flying the
pavement. thrown by the powerful hands OF the
| young King. The King never got over the bitter
| disappointment of those days and died unmarried
and woman hater. Princess Sophie. three years
after her engagement to the King had been broken
or married the son of the Due de Semours, the
| I,Ind In She lived the Rrea nnrt