Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-05-31
The Horrors Of the Capture Of Paris.

NEW YORK, May Especial dispatch
es give details Of the fearful scenes en-
acted n Paris yesterday. The Tribune
correspondent says the lighting in Bou-
leYard Hausemann, and FaubOrr St.
HonOre, was severe. Many houses are
hlled with the dead and wounded of
both sides. The hotel of the Ministry
Of Finances is burning fercely. The
Tuilleries and the north side Of Louvre
are completely Quilted. -Four walls only
Of the Palais Royal are standing. Fight
ing is very were around the Hotel De
Vile, which Is blazing with petroleum.
The British Embassy building Is much
damaged. The Audit Office Of Archives
is burnt. The Place De La Concord is
terribly injured. No quarter is given.
The Versaillists behave well to the in
habitants. Fire. is raging in nearly every
street. The Northern Railway Station
is in the hands Of the Verssiilists. There
is a heavy bOmbardment of Paris from
barricades on the top of Rue Fayell.
The hunt for Commune leaders has
begun and the police are searching
houses, rooms and cellars. Paris is en-
Yeloped in a dense pail Of smoke, and IS
terribly damaged. The streets are
smeared with blood and Uttered with de-
bris.
Archbishop Darboy, ten hostages and
nearly fifty priests were murdered in
cold blood, at the Maxas prison, on Tues
day night. Several leaders of the Com
mune were shot to-day, after being tried
by drum head court martial.
May observation-disclosures has ceas-
ed. The Versaillists, have complete
possession of the city. The confiags-
tons are nearly all extinguished. They
in all cases were caused by shells OF the
Versaillists, and not by the Communists.
A portion Of the Louvre was saved. The
most precious works are safe in the
vaults. Last night and to-day the troops
refused to give quarters, and killed all
who fell into their hands.
The following leading insurgents have
been shot; Wales, AmOreauX, Brunei,
Rigault, Dombrowski and BOnsquet.
The reported arrest of Pyat, Deslucheze
and Cluseret, is yet unconfrmed. It is
rumOred that all the hostages held BY
the insurgents are safe, butnothing posi-
tive is vet known in relation to them.
The following public buildings have
been destroyed: The Palais of the
Tuileries, Ministry Of Finance, Prefec-
ture Of Police, Court Of Accounts, Palais
of the Legion of Honor, Barracks on the
Quay d'Orsay, Hotelde Vile, and Mont
de Plete.
The troops to-day surprised, and shot
on the spot, a large company OF women
engaged in pouring petroleum into cell
lars and afterwards throwing in lighted
fuses.
LATER FROM FRANCE.
Versailles, May Is, Evening-The in
surrection is completely suppressed
During the past week SO, o 0 women have
been taken prisoners, most Of whom
were under arms, acting as spies, incen-
! diaries or aSsassins in the interest of the
insurgents. The last Of the Communists
surrendered on Sunday morning, 18th,
at nine o'clock, Internationally. CON-
parative order has been restored in Paris.
Provision trains enter the city, and the
people are rejoicing. It is reported that
on Saturday last the Arch Bishop oil
Paris and sixty-two priests were shot by
the insurgents. It is estimated that
there are $1,000 dead bodies in the houses
and cellars OF Paris. One-fourth Of the
city has been destroyed.