New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-23
FUEL FAMINE AND RIOT IN PARIS.
WOOD SCARCE AND THE COLD sEVERE-A PANIC
AND RIOT-HOw THE POOR SUPPLY THEM
SELVES WITH WOOD.

AND A RIOT-HOW THE POOR SUPPLY THEM
SELVES WITH WOOD.
IFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, Dec. give are suffering greatly
from intense cold. There is scarcity, deaIth of
wood. Goals and coke have disappeared since some
weeks but wood. The Chambers seem to have abund-
ance in store only the bulk suitable only for baking
prposcs Private families which had not laid in their
stock cannot procure fuel in exceedingly small
quantities and the poorer classes none at all The close
blockade prevented the ordinary cargOes from arriving,
and the Goyernment-wit its usual and most lamentabe
want Of esght-now only begins 70 discover the sad
light population is likely to be in for want OF TINS
necessary of e Orders have at last been Issued TO cut
down Systematically the trees in the Bots de BouOgne
and Vincenne the hghroads and on the Boulevards,
and this wood is TO he dessicated by process,
and delivered up for consumption at fair rate.
Now, If one wants wood one must exhibit at the
woodward ones butchers card-a document de
liycrcd by the Marie of the ACCOMPLISHMENT, and
which entities the holder to less than II ounces OF
meat per day once a week-and upon the guarantee Of
this card every m6nage family group is entitled to
p.rclase onc-tenth Of tun OF fuel This however, must
be fetched away then sawn into logs-preiminary pro-
ceSses which double the cost Of the article. Hence
hundred wood, costing in ordinary times about two
francs cannot al this moment be obtained under seven
all expenses included. This state Of things has given
rise to page upon the vastest scale Bands OF men and
women and children are TO invading houses in
course of construction and carrying off wholesale every
uartice OF material that is cOmbustibe The boarding
around these buildings disappear by night as II by
magic In many neghborhoods the wooden benches on
tbe boucyards been broken up and carried on and
The trees that shaded them cut down. Many private
gardens and properties in the suburbs, within the walls,
hvo heen in like manner despCiled Of valuable orna-
mental timber Only the day before yesterday, in broad
daylight an army OF these marauders broke into the
small but we-wOOded domain OF lady well known Tor
her muuihcent charity, who has an ambulance
in her dwelling, and sons III the army ana
rcckle,sIv cut down and carried away the trees.
The MAYOR of the reimbursement would not IN
I, rfere and the mischief and ravage were completed
Union small body Of the National Guard. brought to The
rescue by the Cornmissary of Police, appeared at last
uroo the spot Builders premises have been robbed III
lie same shameless manner, and even the wooden par
racks erected on what were the exterior DOeNards anu
intended 10 shelter Gardes Mobiles have not been re-
stced II Is only right to add that in respect to these
public bareaeed rObbeTes, means to prevent ther re-
currence have been adopted, and many OF tie deDl-
queuts are in DURANGO No amount OF suffering can
Justify such acts but when the pangs OF cOd suc as We
have come TO aggrayate those OF hunger scenes IKE
these. and worse, may be anticipated sIih very
much is being done for the poor Of Paris ana the ets
Of the siege. Readings theatrical representations, con
certs entertainments Of all kinds set on foot the
proceeds OF which appropriated tOreeye those VINO
tufeT fancy fair OF bazaar is being held III the
saloons OF the Mstsre de- rInsrucOn PublYe, IN the
Rue de Grcnee ST. German, the halls Of which are held
by the and daughters and relatives Of the members
~ the Government and OF the Ministers. The shop
keepers OF Paris-Ie Commerce de PdriS-have con-
tributed the bulk Of the articles COR sale, and
the assortment is Of the most curious and
miscellaneous One STALL occupying an entire room, is
covered with vegetables, some grown since the sege,
under glass by NJ Jogneux, market gardener OF con
siderable repute Who you have been informed Ia one
OF my previous communications, suggested the idea OF
tla
grounds Of Paris. He met with immense opposition and
10 end Of most valuable time lost in consequence
but he succeeded n forcing the Government as well n
nature and now produces LlDutian carrots, capitaiS