The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-05-12
HOLOCAUST IN THE CITY OF PARIS
PERISHED in FIRE.
Many People Lost Their Lives in Burning
Bazaar.

Fire broke ont Mt o'clock Tuesday after
noon In crowded charitable bazar in the
Rue Jean Gouiou, Paris, at which the Ouch
css d 'Uzes and other wel-known patronesses
were present. Many people were burned to
death, and there was terrible panic, during
which a number of persons were injured.
one hundred bodies have been recover
ed, the injured people are being cared for
bv physicians, and many are reported miss i.
iue.
The ba2ar was arranged TO represent n
street in old Paris. The flames were discov-
cred over stall occupied ty the duchess
dues while the place was dcnsely crowded
IL being estimated that there were 1900 or
| 500 people In the building. In a moment
the whole structure was In blaze and the
people were making mad and panic-
stricken rush for the few exits. These were
quickly chicken, and many persons were
,rampled to death. Shtieks OF agony arose
ns the strong crushed the weak, and the
flames advanced with terrifying roar.
Before the flremen could arrive the roof
OF the bazar crushed in, burying numbers
Of those who had been unable TO make their
egress from the building The building was
erected In the ilimsiest manner, the nudity
Of the scatrolding inside being concealed by
tapestry hangines OF the most inilammable
material The flames spread with startling
rapidity through the whole building. which
rumbed like living furnace, but the up
roar Of the cUnilngration could not down the
groans and cries Of the agonized crowd
The whole thing was over In ~ minutes and
nothing remained but the charred and black
ened ruins OF the bazar.
The dead were piled In heaps. and especi-
ally near the exit, where the charred re-
mains were Aye feet deer. In some cases
only the trunks remained, with no yestige Of
clothing
The names licked most OF those who
escaped. and dresses were burned from the
backs of their wearers, who tore OIL their
blazing hats IA they ru1hed for the street,
their heads singed TO the roots Of their hair.
The clothing not burned of was literally
torn of. No painter ever imagined II last
Judgment so appalling. One girl, who ran
through the streets, sklrtess, to tell her
mother of her safety, had charge Of the
wooden horses in the bazaar. II is impossi-
bic to tell how many children were on them
at the time or how many perished. The fire
briga !e came quickly. The scorched people
cried for the ilremen to souse them. which
they did. The cries from within were cries
never to be forgotten for Intensity OF an-
gush. The ilremen courageously let them
selves down from houses round about, hut
their efforts were too often fruitless Holes
were broken through the walls 10y nayyies,
who happened to be working near.
lhe building was constructed ABOUT SIN
months ago. At the time II was remarked
that 1t would burn like matchwood. The in
terror was divided to shops. Il In old Paris,
constructed of prettily painted canvas
The ba2ar was 800 feet long 10y $50 feet
wide, and constructed almost entirely OF
wood.
The Dowager Duchesse d Ties ia one OF
the most prominent women In France and IL
said TO have provided 5000, 900 francs for
the propaganda Of General Boulanecr.
The proceeds OF the sales mt each stall
We're devoted to separate charity.
1t is thought. not less than 200 lives were
lost great crowd il searching In the
ruins for bodies, which are so manged aud
burned as to render Identification i'm mpossibe
in most cases.