The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-05
PARIS UNDER A PALL.
Fire at a Charity Bazaar
Costs 200 Lives.
BLUEBLOODS IN THE BLAZE
Many Of the Dead Members Of the
Nobility.
FIRES FURY FEARFUL.
Went Through the Building Like a
WhirIWind.
FIRES FURY FEARFUL.

The Crowd in Attendance Estimated
at 1900 to 2,OOO-Maddened With
Fright the Crowd Makes a wild
Rush for the Single Exit and
Scores Perish as ResuIt-The
Contents of the Building of the
Most InfnmmabIe Character Imug-
During the Search for the Dead
and Injured - President Faure
visits the Scene.
Paris May 4.-Fire broke out about A
o'clock this afternoon in a crowded char
table bazaar in the Rue Jean Goujon, at
which the Duchess Dues and other we'll
known patronesses were present. Many
people were burned to death, and there
was terrible panic, during which a num-
Der of persons were injured.
The building in which the fire broke out
was temporary structure of wood. The
flames were first discovered above the stall
occupied by the Duchess Dues. and
while the place was densely crowded. The
bazaar is an annual function, presided
over by the leaders of Partisan society.
The managers of the bazaar had ar
ranged the stalls, etc, so as to represent
street of old Paris, and it was opened
yesterday.
The proceeds of the sales at each stall
were devoted to a separate charity. The
stalls were presided over by Nine. Fevrir
the wife of Gen. Fevrir, the Marquise de
LAigle, Nine. Macobs, Barojne del La
4 Lucette, the Marquise de st. Michel, the
Duchesse 'Uzes, Nine. Mgnotte, the Ba-
ronne St. Idior, the Comtesse Dsalynska,
the Marquise lie Gouestier. the Marquise
B de Argenice, the Marquise de Pitt. the
4 Duchesse d'Alencon, a member of the Or
eans family; Nine. d'Arlu, Nine. Bois-
aaux, the Baronne de schickier, Nine.
. Moreau, the Marquise Costa de Beaure-
gard, her royal highness, the Duchesse de
yendome, the Marquise de Maison and the
i Comtesse de Grefful, nee La Rochefou-
cauld.
Mile. de Florese presided over the re-
ireshment stand. These ladies were as
sisted by many equally well known soci-
ETY. ladies. AS a somewhat remarkable
coincidence, the stall presided over by the
Duchess Dues was mo. 49,"
over one hundred persons have been
conveyed to the Hotel du Palais, in the
Cour de la Refine, but many Of the critical
cases have been transported to the Hos
pital Beaujon.
A policeman, who was on duty at the
doors of the bazaar, says that from 1900
to l,S00 people were in the building when
the fire broke out. He adds that the
alarm caused a general panic, followed by
Il terrible rush for the doors, which were
soon choked with people. thus preventing
the escape Of many who might otherwise
have been saved. The strong trampled
upon the weak. the young crushed the
old to the floor.
The bazaar was 800 feet long by $50 feet
wide, and constructed almost entirely Of
wood.
The Dowager Duchess d'Uzes Is one of
the most prominent women In France, and
is said to have provided 100000 francs for
the propaganda Of Gen. Boulanger. The
young Duchesse d'Uzes was, before her
marriage, Nine. Marie de Luines, daush-
ter Of the late Due de Chaulnes. She was
married in Paris on Jan. 10. 1891, in the
chapel Of the Convent OF the Sacred Heart,
where she was educated
The Due de Uzes is the premier duke OF
France, the creation OF his title dating
back to 1866.
Further details just obtained show that
before the iremen could arrive the roof
OF the bazaar crushed In. burying rom-
bers OF those who had been unable to
make their egress from the building.
Very soon after the alarm was given as
sistanee was hurried TO the burning ba-
zaar and effective help was rapidly or
ganlzed between the 1remen and the Do
hcemen. Although an alarm was sent out
with reasonable Dromptness. the whole
wooden structure was blazing before ,he
hremen could approach the bazaar. The
roof and almost the whole building col
4apSed' falling upon the unfortunate peo.
pie many OF whom are supposed TO hava
gaeS,.ously sucoumbed to the Sitting
In spite OF the efforts OF the nremsn
SUNG time elapsed before the eharred