New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-18
INSIDE PARIS.
EXPERIENCES OF AN AMERICAN SINCE THE IN
yESTMENT.

EXPERIENCES OF AN AMERICAN Since HE IN
yESTMENT.
In company with a score or two OF persons,
including the brazilian and Portuguese Ministers, Mr.
Reed who has been in charge the Paris branch OF the
firm OF Tiffany Company for the past 20 years. left that
capital on 2h OF October several weeks aftor It had
been completely invested by the Prussans. Mr. Reed,
who has Just returned 10 NewYork gives very enter
tanning account OF and conditions within and
around the invested city He the difficulty Of get
ting out OF Paris after the investment, was
very great Minister Washburne personally applied TO
Gen Trochu permission for Mr. Reeds party to leave
the city, but Troehu objected that their departure
would have depressing effect upon the citizens Finally
Mr. washburne was compelled to demand, In Imperative
terms the desired privilege and Trochu yielded When
the marty reached the Prussan lines each person was
bindfoded. One of them, however commander In
the L. g. Navy contryed ~ catch glimpse OF numerous
batteries masked at the front toward Paris The Parish
ans did not seem TO believe that the Prussans would
lombard one great source OF comfort To them was the
daily reiterated official declaration that three great ar
mics were coming up from different parts OF France to
the relief Of Paris.
Tho Commssaries OF Subsistence claimed 20 have salt,
meat bread and wine enough last three months and
also large supply OF fresh meat system OF rationing
had been adopted for all persons within the walls ana
were issued the period ending February
lat ounces being the weekly allowance MI Reed round
that a ounces were about sufficient for an ordinary din-
nerf for
grown in the great gardens which surround the city
hin the outer lines Of the forts. Poultry plenty
m soJ at very high prices turkeys bringing 80 francs
each and chickens is francs geese rs to 80 france
About 100 horses we're slaughtered every day for i'm
mediate and future consumption Persons having
horses 10 sell would bring them to the Commissonerswho
weighed Them and gave 40 centimes abont eight cent
ner nound gross for each. The welto-do people had
their prejudces against eating and
had become rather fond OF it, but the poorer classes
sna,v refused to eat ii. "Checdl a Ia mode" was a
fayore dish with many; but horsenesh IN STEAKS ana
yoost, WAS not considered SO good
Gan Trochu occupies the Louvre as his residence and
besdouarters The Tueries, the Grand Hotel, and al
ot All the other large hotels occupied HOSPITALS
and ali have the white flag floating above them There
we're however astonishing number OF houses under
Tie bospita aag which not used az hospitals All
e had hoisted the and Stripes to protect
their nropcrty many Frenchmen not entitled 10 lts
P interposed caused large numbers to
be- taken down. Americans were very PoPuiar ia 4 us
especiay on account Of the prompt recognition by THIS
The American Sanitary Commission is doing noble
~ Sithn the city. Several large tents compose Its
honito and on the 25h of October they contained IS
npnJe5 The great superiority Of the American over
| IT, Ercnch system In providing for the wounded was
di ii nnstrated The American ambuances and other
hospital equipments are regarded even Dy the FRENCH as
@ Iattar Than their numbering apparatus. In
@ ~ 6sttle the American ambulance men are always
first in the field aud to the 'front.' and even INTO the
nss Reed gives the following statement of the number
| 80 trnnns Paris: Regulars, oo,uWi
vi Natonaes, 25OO00. These men had been
ot All armed with the Chassep0t guns, and the ladies'
d, re- cv were making cartridges at the rate OF about
% osS per day. The ChassepOt guns were not maze ID
H. cit but there great founderies there wh1h urn
W.. W., I'm cannon both siege pieces and breechloaders
o o1r The Prussan model, and also nitraileuses Al
rars hurnug wood in their houses are required by
rueu order o preserve the ashes, To Do ullized ID
the law ,crc daily sent on The day Mr.. Reed loft,
% sea-" p 10 carrying Is PERSONS the fhTe Tor tac DeiiL
on W. s s,oSJ With guarantee to land them beyond
~, pru a lines. In one case !arso balloon Nas about
| A a
W w ~ ',,o,rinus aud after rising to considerable
hht n auay fell the Prussian lines, her trench
conteuded for It's possession, neither Deng
sh, 10 carry it away for day or two Finally me
III ~ lied out In the morning and drove BACK the
rf'h.n az Tar that thc balloon could be secured.
Thsr was great deal of small poh Inc clty Tue Ia -
~ 4, nctober the number OF deaths rom ,hat disc se
49,, er 40 Grave were "ntertained that In the
ncIk aSes of the siege pesticnce would spread among
Iurthe e trcape M of Mr.. Reed and his coinpaHona
,ne Prnssians was exceedingly kind When they had
ny nnder escort at point outside Pais where .
could be sent to bismarck, tn. Pr'is-
IsIsei rla,s asled him what should be done with the
siah oIn't. The epy was received Keep them over
Amri'n ,aed tbcm WE'LL aud send them on In the morn