The record-union., 1897-05-06

at the risk of themselves tore the fam
| ing clothing from the persons of the
ladies as the latter dashed in terror
through the streets.
| THE bazaar at that moment was moth
| ing more or less than a huge braZier.
AS the heat was unbearable, we made
our way to some vacant ground between
the bazaar and the convent of the Rue
Bayard, and joined a handful of work.
men who were trying to rescue people
from the flames by means of a ladder
too short to avail much. While the
work of rescue was in progress heart
rending cries from the rear attracted
us. Two women who had just escaped
from the flames We're lying writing on
the ground just beyond the margin of
the fire. We darted in that direction,
and as we neared them pieces of burn
ing debris fell in showers upon our
| heads and we were unable to reach
these unfortunates, who were burning
like torches. They had ceased to stir
and soon entirely disappeared in the
flames The witnesses of this awful
scene groaned and wept.
1.-The awful drama was then at its
hight In the midst of the kissing,
CRACKING ldil4eS we uSeiI u Lie Slil ASfAliiS
of the victims, but they were speedily
stifed Seeing the hopelessness of saw
ing the bazaar, the f1remen turned their
attention to the adjoining convent up
the walls of which the flames were
| leaping.
In few minutes the bazaar collapsed
with frightful crash, enveloping the
vicinity in flaming debris. / was then
oil a rAYsG
the bodies of lately elegantly dressed
people, many of them stretched on their
backs, with arms extended as though
appealing for help. Owing to the heat,
we were unable to give the remains the
attention which would have permitted
their relatives to identify them. The
space in which we were standing was
speedily invaded by despairing crowds
of relatives, some of whom had to be
forcibly prevented from 1eaping into the
| flames"
The bazaar was opposite Baron Roths-
child's stables. one of the grooms saved
many of the people whose clothing was
in flames by drenching them with the
stable hose General Mennier, with ms
| clothes ablaZe, rushed into the staple
yard and plunged into tank OF water.
| Further particulars regarding the
| finding of the remains of the Duchesse
d'Alencon show that the Secretary OF
| the Prefecture, accompanied by the
maid of the Duchess and foOtman,
belonging to the household of the Duke,
| examined the rows of bodies. The two
| servants stopped before blackened
and mutilated corpse, whose abdomen
! was torn open. They declared that 1t
was the remains of their mistress, ana
| also sent for the dentist of the Duchess.
| The latter, after examining the corpse
| for half an hour, declared that 1t was
not that of the Duchess. He claimed
! that there was a tooth too many in
! the head but the servants insisted,
whereupOn the dentist and two doc
tors operated upon the upper jaw, and
then the dentist was able to formal
! ly identify the remains as those OF
/ the Duchess.
Terrible scenes continued to be enact
| ed at the Palais de L'Industrie this af-
ternoon. The mother of the four-year-
| old child. Alfred David one of the
victims, arrived during the day for the
purpose to taking the body away with
! her. 1t was decided, however, that it
was inadvisable to show her the
/ SndSIly GemdlnS Oh neI CHIIC w Iiei
! this news was communicated to the
unfortunate mother, in a paroxysm of
grief she tried to force her way in the
mortuary hall, screaming, Il will see
my child 1t was found necessary to
| forcibly remove the poor woman, whose
case is one of the most distressing. 1t
appears that Nine. David lost her hus-
band month ago. and that her only
| or OH ich
The unidentified bodies, as we'll as the
| jewels recovered from the debris, have
been photographed by the Bertillion
method.
The funeral services of the victims
has been fived for the Cathedral of
Notre Dame. NJ. Faure will attend and
Pere Richard will probably officiate
AT to-night's session of the Cabinet
it was decided to ask the Chamber of
Deputies for a special credit in aid
of the needy families. The Minister of
Justice communicated to his colleagues
the frs tresults of the inquiry into the
causes Of the fire. The investigating
magistrate, NJ Berlotu, reports that
! there was great carelessness and i'm
prudence in the principal arrangement
| of the bazaar.
Former United States Consul General
S. Z. Morse said to a representative of
| the Associated Press: 1T was fortu-
nate that there was only one American
victim. This was indeed remarkable.
| because just now there is an unusually
| large number of Americans in Paris.
| They We're generous supporters of
such feteS as the Grand Bazaar Des
! Charlie. and, moreover, it gave them
a favorable opportunity of getting into
close quarters with the aristocracy and
many of the celebrities of Paris
Mrs. Porges was the only American
victim. She was a Miss Weisweiller.
Her daughter accompanied her to the
! bazar and escaped uninjured. The
! Porges family resides in Vienna.
| One feature which is generally re-
marked of the victims taken to the
Palais de LIndustrie is that the head
| is thrown back and the arms are nm
lifted with peculiarly wierd effect.
The scene on the Champs Elysee is
| like that on popular fete DAYS. The
throngs are numerous and multitudes
are driving about. From time to time
a solemn hush falls upon the crowd
and every head is barred as the hearse
passes by.
At O'Clock this evening the police
+, officials announced that ninetv-four
| corpses had been positively Identified
There are nineteen bodies still .uniden-
titled. among which must be those of
the Comtesse LIE Lupe and Nine. Nj
| tots second daughter, both of whom
| are missing