New-York tribune., 1870-11-05
STRASBOURG.
AFTER THE SURRENDER.

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SrRAsBoURG Oct 1.-When the news came
q, lausanne that strausbourg cspituatod thought
could not do THK TRIBUNE better turn than TO come
here at once and describe the condition OF things
boud And them In the city after its bombarment Of IS
days Mr. Rhyner the American Secretary OF Legation at
Berne who in the half hour had there between trains,
had most kindly and politely done everything to assist
me in accomplishing the object Of my journey, had
strongly advised going TO Carlsruhe TO the Minis
tero War and get from him permission To enter Stras
bourg. To that end. he had given me letter to MISS
Barton, who. he thought st rs she hau poen
for some weeks, the guest Of The Grand Duchess 81
Baden and who, he sure would do everything IN nor
power aid He also gave note TO MT hroso''
Vice-Consul at Strasb0urg, which proven VI u"o
greatest service, and my return to Basic, "here hl
20 step for day. to the Holbe'ns he mas pronSou
me shal find letter to gentlemen In Basle VINO KNOWS
ALI that Is 10 he known about those pictures which make
the glory OF the old town. II anything could have added
to the value OF Mr. RhyDer's services 10 me- IL w"ua
have been the manner in which they were rehue~u'
which was such TO make aD entire stranger Y" hm'
who indeed heard his that day for the first tine
feel that he had been receiving the kho Oihees VI
friend.
left Berne intending to follow Mr.. Rhy ners nsruc-
tons and to 20 Carlsruhe but. on reaching Appen-
weer the little station where the road branches on to
Kehl saw the train with steam for kehl and good
many people leaving train for that There was no
time 10 be lost and as inquiry found that there WAS
no doubt whatever that Strasbourg open TO all the
world. seized my bag and cut over to the station
bought my for Kehl, and got seat lust in time
a family of wel-to do people VINO were re-
turning to the city, and who discussing the proh
biy Of finding their houses safe, and their tenants ."
paying condition!
We had gone far before 10 my surprise the tram
came to a stand, and all invited to dismount'
though still at q considerable distance from kehl' the
ralraed having been destroyed from that point to the
river. The day. however, was rne. The air was cola,
bright and cheerful and the only draw
back WAS the wind which raised more dust than was
quite pleasant. We had not gone many steps beiore tne
ruin We were TO began to reveal itself. We were
large company, of 200 So all afooi men ana women
and apparently very few errand. like mine,
one OF simple curiosity These were people returning TO
their bones from which they had fed when tho siege be-
Kan. Few of them had anything with them beyond
travelling bundles aud yet they all seemed TO De
In spirits. As came into Kehl. the number
Of traunpers increased and oundurseves coming up
with wagons filed with people or household luggage on
their way to the ferry.
while passing along the main street OF Kehl. we met
convoy Of French prisoners in charge of Prssian sol
ders They had, probably, been found hiding In barns
aud houses snce have been In strasbourg have met
similar convoys and they were being marched
of to Baden. They mixed company, OF soldiers
vi the line, and Turcos and there were two
sailors the only who could raise laugh the others
looked black and sullen. One of the French soldiers
who ws caught hiding after the surrender, killed MS
capor and was shot for the Ofense directly When we
came ucar the river, there was a curious scene Ihe
railroad station is almost completely destroyed, and the
end Of the welknOwn bridge the side Of kehl was ss
you know blown up, by the Bavarisns very early in the
war There was therefore, of crossing except
hy la hOats and flying bridge. large party Of people
assembled the shore. many of them with wagon
furniture waiting to cross, but the greater num-
bcr uniucumbered with baggage OF any KIND Horses
al. ,f.rt.. luffa
laid across fiat boats and pulled back and forth by
ropc-bu preferred fiat boat and jumped into the first
saw, which filled up with about 30 people
The river was busy The peasants were making
aharyest OF kTeutZers extempore bOatinen ana we
soon found that our very eXtempore indeed.
is very rapid, with eddies and whlrpoois'
and all about are sandy slets that had amost uncomor
able look seeing that guides were apparently oeh
on running into them, and all but old IL seNeral uhes
A. Vas they allowed themselves 10 be carried oo"i
tr.srn a long way the great of their German
passensers who showered abuse upon their old heads
and oaths for the occasion that am very gla
nv German, learned from OIendoTf, did not enable M
to understand. As it they made my hair stand o
end one gentleman who, regret to say, proved after
be the editor of German paper IN sneghborin
town. quite beside himself with indignation-per
hap- the editor Of he rival paper in more sue
m resfu at!and, finally, seeing there was nothing
vi Lee dOne he Cried we then, We have TO go OMayence
suppose" To which the old peasant Palnurus, VIII
grunt. "wen twill be only II kreuzers, all the same
thad certainly, made unlucky choice Of boatmaI
the other boats that started at the same time
purs we're over before us, hut there help for II
and whatever fate may be reserved for me neYe
roud get into my head that shall 10 drowned, too
81 easily and gratihed at finding myself tun
bling ABOUT among my fellOw-suerers in consequence
the having landed-that is TO say she had bumpe
bang against the ryer-bsnk, and Of the agl
old men. springng out. iheld her TO the Gplace till w
could AZ scramble ashore. We were q long way dow
stream and had dusty walk back along the shore. TO tn
strashoutg road had good view Of the celebrated
bridge II Keh, and, it didn't carry over, am al
liberty hoI 10 praise IT, TRUTH like many another
gu!de-toOk and tourists "wOnder." 1t very dsap
pointing. IL is ugly bridge, for ALL mere assem-
bage horizontal and perpendicular lines and, so fu
goes, lis destruction VIII have been no loss
But WITH the exception Of the turn-draw at the Keh
end which Oyerset suppose it is not injured at all
aud LITTLE money will set it up again. As there
va, no conveyance be had, for love money, and
bOhody to shoulder bit OF baggage,
was obliged make up my mind TO carry my travelling
fag myself, I set Of prepared for tiresOme walk
Three miles is nothing, when has only walking
STICK his hand and, IL could have put my bag my
,ck should have been content; but, was, found
a. nuisance. The road from the Rhine 10 strasbOurg
hss doubt been pretty Onehat is. pretty for sras
Iourg but duller scenery than this l The
road had been lined each side with large and
handsome trees but for great part OF the distance
These had all been fed by the French in order to pre-
vent The Prussians hiding behind them. There
large tract however the river the eld and grove
where the monument erected to Dcssaix which the
l'russans are encanped, and where their earthwOrk,
still remain with the soldiers hut- There had
mot been disturbed at ALL and the houses we're less in
tured than Others But stI the destruction along the
foad was mt anchoy. 1t was most ii. "a IN Stras
Iourg the effect Of fire. and though nothing probably
sod have beeu done save the houses in the rural sul