, 1870-11-10
.S1RA6B0UR0.
The Kava6es Of War..A Ruined
City.
Damage to the Cathedral.
Destruction Of Life and Property by
the Bomba1dment.


oehsA uesaon VI Llle ana property Dy
the B0mhardmar+
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tf"o~ o0" SPECIAL eo.eEsrospnsTl
The desire to witness sos nf ;ss ost as,
sceraa OF the great national dr,rx m III,
vev atspe whera IL Ia er,,tad -. ;-...;..
nj. III ~. ..r,r.as.M e1s oe' t,
formerly ctsled " tho great and important key
to France" the city OF Ettssbourg. Besides
there wss no fear Of apy difscu,tv Ia Gain all
Information about eyat1 tb;r, r-or.,,v ~ .ttAn.
INN A. 4h;s iunct,,,s - So "e.tD3 =. ~,
80. ~. III. Va A9" ana !" .A'
tee"n' "nne 'ne nesoauaEters OF tho dinof-
ent armies have bean Kept clear from Ill those
correspondents who could mt bf,a,t Of aorne
soecisi friet srunp1 tha w.. h,oh.s, -, .,u,.
g....;...H-.- A1 n'bue'' ~ eoa
mAnn"b o"ce!s. 4n's eucutnstAnce VIII snfn-
c1ently account Tor the fact that you did not
hitherto hear from me. Very gl,dlJ did
,;,, ~ n ~ IL, N'1 .1
*'o0 y. - nttsco, tne ~el-Kno*1
aosocAte ot "o1kinEmens F18hte, and / most
popular orator, TO accompany him to the cid
Germsn t.neich.tsd,," which after bainp
something nefe than a rrod1gel cmld for
over 2ou Seara, has again been brought back
TO the parental bosom, though with rugged
ga3b, and limbs most fcxrfnliv ,arerated and
bleeding frnm m.nr . v,rnd ~ 6ftoar
t,orr,., r;aa ~, - h.a,...,,4 ~ -. st
little have seen On tho first day has made
such powerful and lasting impression Oh
my mind, has touched all chords Of nv heart
,rnurca al n.ss;ons ~ -S nv sani ~ ~ nr ma., :
tender ~ ~ rre1l :. ,,, ,e,, VI I svu-tns .a. mos.
iess how to bring al tn;s in,o tho very 4 marrow
frame Of the picture which intended to show
sou i'll this letter, such colossal dimensions
| Goes this reality present to tho Awe-stI1caeIl
sisltor.
1t Was cur Intention 10 travel until evening
to kehl or Appenweier, where tho roai
IN cur Wat re aacertained that II We wonid
ckrry out this project, the immense crowd Of
retr1e whose destination Eas Styaaboure,
would detain us at either one Of tho forme1
| places over light; and even ut Achernx 4
charming little town at the foot OF Black For
ouly with much difficulty, the Village beiuS
tiled by multitude Of men eager 10 reacI
Suastpurg, *die 1eunu,-xc5oeue .VatU. :
We tlo1e mot q troupe OF fGesm,n-Amasicaus
coming from Heidelberg. and. Of cour.e. aisu
bound 1or st1aabourg, the oniy topic brought
1 TA8EH4n kfHt FRfS
ea1lY next morniuc, and wern ohJirei to d.
.cand from tha esPn ,Th;le ret or,s;ds ~ t,e
limits OF th,s fortress liz rsiro.d tjenot hahn,
shot into heap Of rt,ins. The nor1,inr am
had penetrated through tbe densa fnro Ind
,hn frat ol.fe,t h1onrht - ~, 1Gsi s;s+ "h4 Nv
his raya. vas thn nyram;a ~ ,he fsref.mo;
Mupsier. whose stern,a 1nne1rad ~
| Ie.rh f.r mn ,ntn TX -,;,e~
tlue sky. Tbs aerm.n cn;o,s 1ers
given to tio brt eze, and Ills proud a.eenle
most befiiiincly represented lhe % ris1nr ae vonne
uauon; health, cL,ld. thouch born "a rresi
u,iu ant1 agony. hsn,i1eI III, s..esms ~ = ~
b1oOd-atill nrnfnisinr = Tnos, hr;i1i.nt csraa,
-Ce,m.nv. iii GrnmsnvI
I In ono of lilo 1nsnv: iitt1e c,,4s hrorrh,
there Tor this nnrnoso. he w.. no,a,rts ftorr
neighboring villages, wo found seats. and =
rtrT el,ort time af,nr Va ttarted nsssino IN
the savsr,1 +hnns,n5s - Es,;dias n,
~ nmr. md fcr tI,o ,,a 1i..a - ~ ,,sr.a;rs
,S,e s;r1,s ~ dostrnct;o1 e1a-sphsEo ~ ~
min siraet of Eeh1 rhn1a ti,cLs i,,va han, r
s1,n1 rtn Losr, 1t;a .s,,o .o-s 1s,s ,,,,;,a
ion M hsye q Be- been m hsr,ilT s damaro.1 % ana sIf
s,,ndne ,,n,nuchai 1;nht smont, ia a." iiotr;s 80
GaIns nna nnaooSnsu Sa,;t Sns am,n6 ne aeotis
;.Is ,,ii.r III ,.t;o1, hsd as S,o a9 ~ ~
F,ebrI xnen " st,ii nn NJ esm, u .oi ~ ~; ~
LID Hsa 49,, VII III. ..,a ~.
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aotae.!s !a asen ~ so"nalssataa1 ae fonce,
RIVE s F,om ne en t1';s no;nt hnm ~ st[ns to1.,
n, IN asennes osef iou! miles 'ong, and hnet M
M1ua WI aae snau9 t,ess, isa 70 tne Guy na
nose aaa oeen ,eIeo y ING ffeneh' "hil'
@ .1se t9ieny aesss9set
sne % a;aa ~ ., eo1.ges ano mower eaIaen ~
Gn % cJa u s .ns e.ee. even .s tne MAs o,
tne ehutchy ya,;aHp yu ana part OF me tomostono! 2
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