Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-05
A PARIS HOLOCAUST.
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Du Brouit, Malezieux. Eugene. Challemel,
Recamer and st. Didier.
The missing, who are supposed to be
dead, include General Meunier, the Mar
chioness de Gallifet, the Duchess d'Alen-
con, the Countesses de Mum and St. Pier
ier, the Marchioness de Flores, the Wis
countess Hunol Hostein. Baroness Mack
an and Madame Morlaunelamon, her son
and two daughters.
Words would fail to describe the horror
of the scene of the Palais de fIndustrie
where the bodies are exposed on the side
next to the Avenue Banton, in a portion
of the building now in course of demoli-
ton. Here, in q large room rudely COW
cred with rough planks, and on sheets
spread over planks the bodies as they ar
rive from the ambulances are being placed
in three long rows. Here is eXempitied
death by fire with all its horrors. bodies
completely nude. limbs twisted in the
writings of agony, some still having
shreds of clothing which assist recogni-
ton in spite of horrible disfguremen1,
bones visible through tire-eaten flesh. some
merely skeletons or grinning skulls black
ened with smoke.
A large force of officials is engaged in reg
ulating the admission of friends at the en-
trance, which is besieged by crowds, shout
ing and fighting. Only small groups are
admitted at a time. and the visitors are
supplied with candles to assist them in
their lugubrious search. 1t is a strange
scene, as they go cropping about amid hu-
man debris and turning over shapeless and
unrecognizable masses of flesh.
Few Bodies Recognized.
AT $50 p. IN. only six bodies had been re-
cognized with certainty. They are the bod
les of Nine. Henriette Hinihadal, Baroness
Elizabeth st. Martin, Viscountess Marie
Bonneval, Sister Guinoux. the superior of
the Sisters of the convent of St. Vincent
de Paul at Raincy; Nine. De Grancy and
the Comtesse ST. Perier. Other bodies sup
posed to be recognized are those of the
Baroness st. Didier, Madame Laren Cosse-
lin and Nine. Chevigny.
AS soon as President Faure heard of the
disaster he sent the most pressing inquiries
for full particulars to the prefect of police.
All the theaters in Paris are closed to-
night.
Manufacturing to the difficulty of con-
| tiruing the search for the purposes of
| Identification by the light of torches and
| candles, the Palais de l'Industrie has been
| cordoned by the police who are watching
| the bodies.
| The wounded are now known to number
at least $50. Madame Flores, wife of the
Spanish consul, expired at the Hospital
Beaujon, where are several others injured.
| NJ. Faure has visited the hospital and the
Falais de IIndustrie to pay his respects to
the dead.
Further identifications believed to be
| certain are as follows: The Comtesse
| Mirimel the Comtesse Broderville, NJ. Vic
| tor Cosselin, Sister Leone Gillaume Mes
| danes Haussmann and Schlumberger.
| Other names must still be accepted with
reserve, but at IL o'clock Duchesse dAlen-
| con had not yet returned home. The duke
| was slightly injured.
1:30 a. NIT is stated that General Meui-
ner has died of his injuries. To the list
| of those dead must be added the following:
Comtesse Himotstein, the Marquis Des
| Maison, Nine, Ventimesnilla, Nine. Hos
kier, wife of the well known Russian bank
er; Nine Poitevin, Nine. Jacques Haus-
| mann, and the daughter of NJ. Shevily
| and Mile. Mandal-Grancey.
| Among the badly injured are: The Duch-
ess De LaTorr, the Comtesse Roancey,
| Count Mont Clair, Count Devisin. Mes
DANES Macedo. Recamier DeLaume. Hys-
| ter, Edouard Andre, Della Tour Dupin and
Malezieux and NJ, Lefebre.
An electric light has been installed at
| the scene of the fire to assist the fremen
in recovering the bodies.
| 1t is now noticed that in most cases the
| heads of the victims were burned to a Gin
| der, even when other parts of the bodies
were not much injured. This is explained
| by the fact that the thickly tarred roof fell
| in blazing masses upon the heads.
| Presidents Daughters Escape.
1t was reported that Mile Lucille Faure,
who left the Elysee to go to the bazar, had
| perished. NJ. HanotauX drove up in great
haste to inquire concerning her. and was
| Immediately followed by Nine. :Faure, pale
| with terror and excitement who was reas-
| sured by learning that her daughter was
not dead having been delayed on the way.
Many Americans. English and other for
eigners were among the stall holders, but
| it is impossible, as yet, to ascertain the
| names of all the victims.
The papal nuncio, W ho delivered the ben
ediction at the opening. had just left the
| building when the fire broke out. Half an
hour afterward the structure had COM
| pletely disappeared. There was no sign
of the masonry, girders and other struct-
| ural parts which are usually left after a
big fire. The whole edifice was reduced to
ashes, with a heap Of charred corpses as
| the most noticeable object.
The ground was a sodden mass of debris.
| of Clothes boots and shoes, coins, keys and
| miscellaneous articles on sale at the stalls.
| While the fire was in progress the faces
| of the people in the crowd and in the WIN
| dcws overlooking the scene told an awful
tale of the horrors they were witnessing All
| the mansions in the vicinity have been
converted into temporary hospitals.
Great Crowds Remained at L n. IN.
a. m.-Great crowds are still present
| at the scene of the disaster, where the
| workmen have already begun to build n
| high palisade around the ruins. During
the evening NJ. HanotauX visited the scene
| and summoned the prefect of police, who
took the names of all the inmates of the
Hotel du Palais, with view to reward
ing them for the rescue effected through
the barred window. The landlady of the
hotel sat for hours at the windows. look
ing at the scene beneath and recounting
incidents to visitors.
At the Palais de FIndustrie the police
men, parading with torches that spread
smoke and the smell of rosin. give the in
terror the semblance of a huge cavern
where everything is blurred and indistinct.
In the center is a caldron of pitch ablaze
hung like a gypsy kettle. From time to
time q link bearer dips his torch in the
caldron, making it smoke with renewed
energy. Ghostly figures are moving slow
ly around the corpses. Reporters are TAX
ing notes. In the center is a huge pile of
collins.
When body is identified it is Immediate
ly placed in one of these and sent home
nuns, with hands folded on their breasts,
following with the weeping relatives.
| The firemen found a box containing
about 1000 francs and lot of money melt
ed by the fierceness of the heat. The days
takings were $1,000 1t is impossible yet
to ascertain with any degree of certainty
the number of victims, but it is stated