, 1870-10-21
FRANCE.
The Destruction Of French Rail-
roads.
Aspect OF Recent Bnttic.Ffclds.
Condition Of the Country and People.

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tpK2H ooR sfRciAk c0nhEsFoSnEsLl
IHASD AkApQuAR4Esso OF 1i1s . tshk4As Ase'' i
xo~o,,,, .~ ,r.-o ,..;,,ant ,,.1o tha .c-
..a, ....:s- ~,
aoahHace u i1useisn iosA1 eooiHss "'t'
aas sent to make ttlal tT1p to sEe aEsns De-
fore Paris, over Belgium, Sedan, Esims, Chs
teau.1Aje1rv. Epernar. and Neanx. Hereto
foro ~ tcot fiva daya for t1,o rer};n mail to
.,ss.s..s -. c,..,,-,,,,.,
reach TIE headaaafse1s. osos s.asosneAea.
pont-a+ Aonsson, and Nancy. lnis courier
was charged to travel day AVID night, to sscer-
tain how uue4 less time this new route would
..ra ami ,,so n. comns,1,ive saYstr-
'aAe' eI rur n.v uo.ns
..,.-.... 'nA .'aA1-
As you are aware Tie raitsoaas on oosh nnss
Of communications arc not, rad h2SS NOT bean.
in operation for week past 1t Is ;ruo that
,ra;,,s hare been running between pout-a-
f.oossoA ~. ~ ~. .l.. ,'i,.., 49,
OF provisions and war material tilat Lave &C"
cumulated at the fe1mer Place for traasl' 'oE:a-
ton, made the passenger traffic entirely i'm
nossible. 1t mus: also be rcmerlbe1sl that
!. 1,;,a the t;ern,au aru,r has in tbi.
"nie .ne "1ao :. -, N .a'. :.,;...a.
"ar Eno"h ''ecA Eets "p' 4l4'-s"'
Of many good ssfatcsicsl posuf'
Al illustrated iu our lato American
conflict. it has not carried the art OF ra,iroal-
- -, th,t ,,,f.c.;o,, ,rh;,,, w.. -n.,, , 6;s.
'as ~ ..As t17e's'' "~'' 49, ~.
tlrseishs'g seasnte as cur ~ aHes. '"s tn
Eians, Sax"ns, aua ~! t:.s raat =! shr'f Alli~s
msv he, and probably arc, AZ good fighters AZ
our boys in tlue were. bu With j. CnIued 10
tear nj aud rebuild raIlroa.s in donhlo quick
tln,t, they s1e but mere 1STos as ronsra.ta to
them. Nl'te travelling frena the oteuse at
tie Maine Valley, I Was surprised to lind
the railroads " ruct, goui cpst!nio::
Although great many bridges. a;,l some
very Costly ones, slatl,tct4 anu tuuhela, were
entirely destroyed, ttilI the Instructions were
not 70 great but they coul hase cean c,asred,
a.d The road put IN good ruu1:ios order W
any Of our late army rsl'foad bE:g.ses 3it!,jt
neees.ary M to run road was to bo : e. desti1 i,
great piensitutle 1t al! stations. AL it tesded
was men 10 use them. Enro-
peans, however. hare great prejudices
against MY but the most substantially
tniit stone fail.osd bridges, hence they rather
ftlcgo tho use OF the road than to build tenn
ro1ary tacs.le-worGs OF hurrie3i5 c INSTRUCTED
aoct:en ErsJgeH. The French, OF tho o.htr
r; s,t IL in tl,* mode Of oa,etsmc.iug tbs ross
1,kes haze destroyed tEld.es on b:wa!a ami
pathways ly the hundred without III tile least
interfering With the forward march OF
.he G.fman army, for the sinpie
1easua that they were not OF
tic ltde Of march, lie NeEtfHctlqtl dt fAtl~
ro1l b1idges alone. from s;t,au 10 Paris. would
foot VI, II, y lo-s o. at least no 0tHi C,s, ot
fIancs. Tunnels tlst cost millions were blown
up and totally destroyed. Other ,bsn railroad
bIii1c, i: al ed the eauae fate, At ttj, L1aee
mo magnificent lridgen 81 apned the sl,.,r~a Of
s,cne Llicge, tho cost Of whic4 exceed
| eI S.00l.iS0 of francs. 18TH we're
n:;nf.1 anfi n,ouu ia .t,.u. c;rbt t1ats ueforu
= s;.cle I47.srinn made l,1s appearance; tbs
Lou,et iu The itumcdiatc yiciu;iy II t!lc cx.
| r)csitt, vcre uaalc ruiu., and msny l,al 10
s,;v ,na,, nith the h.as uaYt;.,n of cauapany
scr.e sl.culd have IL on tla, tlo lesty1lciiou
| Of these cre.ly bridges would nct 70.
ts,,1 tl,a a1x,rra ri fha enamr
lar t,,n,,cl NO "a to m,us il
,,l,r.;b1s -, dc.,rtsy t,,eta. far o,]v nhou! u
f-,.;.a fhe .1,1.,,. nj ,he Mains ,r,. ln.: AM
10 f'ni,,:;,,c ~ ,,o,to,.n hr;r,s wa,. ,lc
xu1t ri huf f,w f;,urs. TIC Iiyer no, u.
Inc more tlta, aa5 feet wise. acotLer :c1a.
,,or:,,y hri,,rr. In rt,,..rn tbs .1.u.1,s;t,.
SiS,c was r. n,sics,I. ;.ni,r. ;):.l. h. th..i,
hc.,siets aud wsns.u Jss:luc:;o,, Of s:r..ia. aui
oil,eJ nToyitioEa. within The rsdiIs ii
| .,i4,n+ fnrtv m;lps srn,nd rari.
thcy baye ehowu tlcu.xelycs. ~ ever
| fritc,cas and slIcrtsielltsd, Ibev lsv.
dorp IT, mr*ives more harm than their enc
10 III "" Lone. Nh,le ,bev Mi Iii have to Iemsin il
lie countrs a,:a st,rTc' f,r tl,e.e IL abstlute
| nctlinC LeIe to esi. either FOR maj, or bcaat
| EVERYTHING tAht could not ba taken into Fan
was E,,ur1, hui tho Chla,s MAKE excussue
into the ht.rt Ct Ike county, whence tho.
ps;rc tho neat sud tho bread tor Tho army
Al eotn I'll the RAILROAD vii
le III rutriuE order, cyeryt!ain
) int Int it nat; nat;crs not not vhenco i. CO comes, tn
fse.sh Vii Lave 10 pay Tot It, aad it xoal
!,asc Teen wiser for them to etay at hon. AMI
: | sicn Ills tliYersiop. and give au account q
NJ. focrrry from Sedsa to snis plscc. aud q
/ tlc cftlitfou Of the cuuntry through wllicl
: rassed.
JOURNEY FROM SEDAN TO rAnts.
The nho!e 1is.a, ce ftual Lehr4,uoas, ~heF
We lett tie railroad and took to lilo csa.lsst'
il nlYut 500 Kilometres. We made it iu fort
= rou-sru,iye houra. and tho entirs journer fro,
l. lin. Distance VI over $40 k,io:actics, i
sixt,-two hourr.
The ambulance which VIC recsiYtd at L. r
neck rate to tile belgian irol.t;ar town Of Don
lon Here tic evidences OF an existing war
l. ueichho,ips eouhise became more st4ikiu
+ The town, very dirty QUO. situated n
Il mountain gorge. WAS oreEiilied with uncantl
,, looking EelSian soldiers and tso
:. Eauca cf F'eneh prisoners gu lie
+ nav to Germany. AL hotels We
|
dirty little tavern, s-kcl fos tsa' privilege
i. iting permitted 10 PISS tile hight IN the dtisi
~ ,rc room ct kitchen, on eh4ir, OF OH Il
, Lcor, hut even That moderate Request ~ss !
J. fuset. At every house wc were ns.os:e:l vi
), E" n na pas plus de plGc', monsieur. 1t 'a'
+ nhtn both myteif anu courru7 conpagA
e acre on tho verge of despair. : lit
dirty uzcl,in zane up and informed
H. that he wonla lead n: TO- hon
tf where we con1d pass the Eight. We folio"
.trs.t. s whcl, to eise yos, AZ idea of tLs &C
o. ..isicn. would ,iEen to tina: tArrow alley RI
NJ niu1 from Clark 10 Dearborn sireet Aiorg-i
r, .l,c old TE,Erxf: Building. IL compa.iuy I
- two. old Clsrk stree. nlley would, howe&cr,
hs The most preferable, hus Nc were happy: ii
" We dof Ihc vh.le town could not cGcs
ny a1,tt,;ur viii vL1cl1 to satisfy our ht,pL
IT, fof ntitber 1--we nor money As
l: t:trui~E 1e%oss, Begin to use I
nt l. ovirtce uf TIC language Gl Hol.less1, vl.is
- ~ ern lGow' IL tls Ifc1lah, With nj landlat
=. I,,s Tr.,,lt ras not yers g!eaf. loxcver,
III ,:.e cnt,Id offer f;a vas drvbread. WHICH
81. IL .IL,li+ sc,.,:..1 AMI ,,i.;:;..1 u;.h ,
-" .a -! ~ foiioviI.~ morning af
= Ip,H'na.Ir. ,; a',.a.t =, ass,..;,. s61t -
r., r,iva,e conyeyance, i va. h,rpv agaiu,
" ,f,.ra ~ - ssa~Is wio wsre en;!esxnrinr
IN 1At1e wire seolts NJ . Mtas en..aao'tu6 .'
ns Jeseh SEDAN, e1s conlI nna no meahS. ~ ~
q: 1'nGs E. seseies usa ,sens usen sdn.e ..o;,,s
81 ~ oetoae ~ ,.'..i. ~, ~ ,r,ro c,,;o,
II: IN srtnt o. psl'te WI Va Mese ea'ses. .
oss - &c, some % n,.ts so1. wn,t Iii,
whne eoo1l many ,;n WEN. san,. na, srn
- WY o' ox.ss 3 ps1 ~; ~ ~. er ~
~ ~ thn lat.rIeo 4H's !a.s1 .'@ee ,1,as ~ y :,
n> i'casd mostly OF EeielsnF. NMl. "mls :.
., n!enlE fests o. tne'r ssmfa'me9 m s,,,en rna T.
~ Eanen; s.i' ao i,nver Ill., H.. est r;,a.,.a
u tLtlr fJ:s1ds Mlenese1 nes se1 = sas.'st. !.
lss met Win n lsfan saaseoA WIG eatac e.; y.
To- l'rnssels on purpose 70 ga.
nr t"me EhAsseross ano psssess; -,
II iEtn fske item or senu tnen Hp'
Is ltrgEested 20 INN that, ~ IHenu Q.
! irfI.Ch Cause, he conf eErTo 1H0M Oe%teE