The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-05
y .ueceeses in scrampsiug through an

rv succeeded in scraufsing through an
opening made oy some one. -..s>
eaahs. SeSs-ss.e ,.a,s -. ss,etrt fna horror
loaoMeu. 80 n. s.se-.,s VS. rs look back.
Ss -. - T-se whole thing was
.,sss~ ), ls minutes. and nothing remained
hat the charred and hlackened runs OF
the Aazaar."
The dead were psleI IN neaps near sne
exit. where the charrea reHaa1hs We - -.
feet deep. In some cases only the trunks
remained. with no vestsge os ciothihs.
All Parts Bereaved-
Tba news Soread ike wildfare All the
cafsnet ministers now IN Paris went I'm
r,,s,i,ately 10 the scene. Hundreds OF
.s,,rsxsaras <trsamed along the Champs
Esivs.s. their occupants all ANXIOUS. and
,.-,t hufear-s.asned faces saquiring Tor their
rpla esyes
There were many heartrending scenes OF
rr,ssg one LADY rushed about frantically
calling her daughter by name. Some one
told her the girl was safe. whersupon she
jumped. danced. screamed. then rushed 10
the coach1nan 10 tell him 10 drive home,
and fell sr a dead swoon.
Another Lady went insane. third I'M
axined II. her frenzy that she recogfhzed
her daughters dress Cannet ministers;
Ambassadors. noblemen and members Of
the highest social and financial circles
were side by side with the lowhest In
quiriug for missing relatives.
About thirty were saved by Fere AM
proise ana Pere FatfIi, VINO he-peu . .ls
over the wall with ladder TO the print
ing room or the newspaper La eoiN, .
ne STAN OF ,he fioie' "I s..,ss',S...
100 persons ,hrousa oa. ~ .'...,,
oses,ooAihs sns oase.iisn'' rr,.ss., s,sav
the notsi ehipioscs ~vio eaIi 49, Ins .' a~as
the bodies, sney sa" 'nrse pe'sons pu'ieu
10 death.
Policemen. their hands covered with
gloves. have been depated ey the preiect
mairs ara .o vrap them in pieces OF
alo.h - ra .ransTsrras In au,bulances 20
-" ~ A. Isr.s.,s,~,a
the ralais ae iinousuie.
The remains present horrible spectacle
OF limbs burned and twisted. on ali
sides can be seen stretchers piled with
yn,,,l,atel eorpses skulls split open and
~ ~a'iu.1'a'so ~ ~ fs', sr,,sss = 49,, ~ ,~ornsas
Drains eAuuihs-- pei's'iu -. :. n.@p ~, go
lies alone the pody OF wonian' ho
exposed. and from the empty socket OF
the right owe the brains are slowly ooz-
49, sy,s, arr,s a,d levs are burned off.
A little further OF Is the BODY 9, an
other woman. nude the entfaus pio' au
ing and the head missing. 1t is ghast-
~ slsn.. ,,,s, 80 constructed shout six
.tts. 80, A. III. time II was remarked
months ago, ~ 1ie ,i.s - ,,,o~s r,,ns
,nas ,n,ar,ar ~ "Uau as divided into shops la old
Paris. constructed of pret,iiy painted can
yess
An american "''
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press in an interview with Miss Elsie
xas1sns Hasr,sorne and Rushbeck. was
-o 10 -. os,,,,oa af,houch not
one oi ehs ism WY eh,.->pL sa,,s.
unscatheo. MISS DusIpeeA So ,hor.
wa Was ss 10y ooe'i 10 srrivea AT 4:i0 o'clock
with my friend. We stopped to look
around the bazaar and stopped at lot
terry wheel. where l won bunch OF as
paragus. Just then, happenins ~ suln VI.
around, 4 saw a,lu Ss.J my sso,ner ~ the
,i ssiuoa 49,, ~ eTtean wards away. Hardly
has done 80 when someone cried Fire
and pushed me toward the door. fortunate
" in time. AS this was my second ex-
perience under such clrcuns,anns.ss. n.sss =, sha
vised my friends 10 raise tneir sk,ys IN ,a, sl,r
'front.', so 'hey "ouio hos s'1
..xva ware inst stepping on the first of
the three steps leading out of the build
ing Turning my head saw the whole
place in flames. At my left | cauEnt =
glimpse OF an old iady emeIslns itori or az.
anlacehe ,r uoof anu ,ws.ar, suite twentv
a.o,s r'era niies on ton oe her. I
reached the street and turned around but
already the heat was so intense that II
scorched me and was obliged to raise
my hands to protect my iacst ,. .ar-,,,.
lnen nie a,iv rJvi MT @ ,.nrr ,han five min
utes elapsed from the first warning. Such
was the intensity OF the heat that saw
a firemsn's jacket sgnited ana seversi ot
lne NOISES Mele onsis s en- na,r The door
plse pn. 90 -. savad All were burned in
a moment OF the four nuns at my booth
two were saved and one OF the three blind
girls who were engaged there
Duchess dUaes May BE LOST
The visitors were for the most part
ladies gorgeousiy dressed. the list or
whom Includes the Duchess Dues. the
Countess Savigny and Mile. dc la Boulaye.
In the streets adjacent 10 the bazaar
were long lines of sumptuous equipages-
Many Of these returned empty; their own
ers were dead The others were oseen
moving off with the occupants injured. In
many cases their faces streaming with
blood
The search in the debris will continue
all night. II appears that the fire orig
mated on the left side of the bazaar. The
Illuminating apparatus of the kinetemato-
graph exploded, and set fre TO the Tur-
kish curtains and hangings.
AS the fire spread the pressure on the
outside. where there were not exits, Kept
steadily increasing. here NUMBER OF
victims were Killed happiiy the wan
OF the Hotei du Paials. against whlch the
bazar backed: furnished window out OF
which NUMBER OF people escaped.
Identifying the Dead.
At $50 p. m. only six bodies have been
recognized with certainty. These are
the bodies of Nine Henriette Hanihadal.
Baroness Elizabeth st. Martin. yis-
countess Marie Bonneval. Sister Guinox.
the superior of the Sisters of the Convent
of ST. Paul. Nine. de Graney and the
Comptesse ST Perier Other bodies sup
posed to be recognized are those Of Bar