She said that she saw a fire, and Elie Wiesel later on in "Night" said that she was sort of like a prophet because she was seeing fire and smoke which later came to be identified as the crematoria.
Madame Schacter is a character of the book "Night", written by Elie Wiesel. On the train to Auschwitz, Elie meets Madame Schacter who has having visions of fire. She constantly warns the people on the train of the flames that awaits them. Her words prove be true as Elie steps off the train and witnesses the flames of the crematorium and the smell of burning flesh...
the fire
Madame Schachter screams in the book "Night" because she has visions of a fire consuming the Jews on the train, symbolizing the impending horror and destruction they are about to face in the concentration camps. Her screams are a manifestation of her distress and terror at what she sees in her visions.
Madame Schachter's treatment on the train foreshadows the suffering and mistreatment that the Jews will face in the concentration camp. Her screams and visions represent the fear and trauma that the Jews will experience during their time in the camp, highlighting the brutality and inhumanity of the Holocaust.
The Jews were relieved and finally able to get on the train to leave Sighet because they were being deported to a supposedly safer location. They believed they were going to a place where they would be spared the atrocities of the Holocaust, not knowing the true horrors that awaited them at the concentration camps.
Madame Schachter's visions of fire and destruction on the train are later confirmed when the passengers arrive at Auschwitz and witness the actual burning of bodies. This suggests that her so-called madness was actually a premonition of the horrors that would unfold, making her a tragic visionary rather than simply crazy.
During the train ride to Auschwitz, Madame Schachter imagines she sees a fire burning in the distance. She frantically warns the other Jewish passengers about the flames, screaming that there are burning bodies and a crematorium. Her visions reflect her deep sense of foreboding and represent the horrors that await them, although initially, the others dismiss her as delusional. Her prophetic cries foreshadow the grim reality of their fate in the concentration camps.
Madame Sachachter was a passenger on the train on the way to Auschwitz concentration camp. The first night on the train she started screaming that she saw fire and a giant furnace outside of the only window on the train. The people looked to see if she was really seeing the fire. Nothing was there, and people pitied her, saying she had gone mad. Her young son was the only one who was there to comfort her. Every night she would continue to scream about the fire. It got to the point where men would hit her to keep her quiet. The way she talks about the fire and the furnace is almost as if she can see into the future. She managed to predict the fate of many Jews even though some found her mad.
Brutality
Wagon Train - 1957 The Madame Sagittarius Story 6-3 was released on: USA: 3 October 1962
The treatment of Madame Schachter, who had visions of fire on the train to Auschwitz, revealed the increasing fear and paranoia within the community as they approached the concentration camp. It also demonstrated how the community tried to suppress or ignore harsh realities in order to cope with their own fears and discomfort.
Soul Train - 1971 Marlon Jackson Madame X 17-7 was released on: USA: 31 October 1987