Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-20

Terrible Explosion Of a Great Magazine
HuiiliHdss Blown lato the Air.
insanity ofths Parlslahs-A Federal Ofiosr
Gone Up-FearfHI State Of Affslrs.

citizens are daily imprisoned, and the
lives OF those held as hostages are
despaired of.
| TWeDty-One members of the Com
mune no longer attend its sittings,
but remain in their respective arrOn-
easements.
Four hundred Vegsaillists have de-
serted.
The batteries established at Qua
phine Gate have been strongly fOrti-
fed with earthWOrks and new barri-
cades.
| Marshal Mcmahon, in a general or
der to-day, tells the soldiers that the
rebels have destroyed the column in
the Place NendOme, which foreign
/ enemies have left Undisturbed, and
exborts them TO redouble their efforts
to preserve the country and its glO-
riOus memories.
NEW YORK, May ia special
correspondent telegraphs Of the explO-
sion, last evening, OF q cartridge fac
tory, on avenue R0ph, near Champs
/ de Mars, which caused a great loss of
| life, mainly among women and chill
| dreD. The Conclusion was felt through
out the city, and produced the widest
/ CONSERVATION. Thousands Of persons
rushed in the direction of the column
Of white smoke, and the entire pOpu-
lstiOn seemed to be on the streets-alI
filed with amaZement, terror and Gu
Ti0sity, An indesCribable scene of
/ confusion, excitement and terror en-.
sued.
At halfpast six in the evening q
force Of csvalrymen was ordered to
drive away the crowd from the vicin-
ity, as there are several other maga-
zines in the neighbOThOCd, and it was
feared that the fire department would
be unable to arrest the flames, and
that they, too, would explode. All
the traffic on the bridge has been
stopped, and q panic among the
troops is feared. r. guisiti0ns have |
been made upon all street cabs.
A dispatch this morning from the |
same source says the Committee of !
Public Safety officially declare the ex- |
pl0siOn Il the cartridge factory, on |
avenue RDph, to be the work Of agents |
Of the Versailles government.
It is reported that Captain Delsaine |
found in the pockets Of the wife Of /
a CendsTme, q plan Of the cart |
ridge factory, aud also a plan of Paris, /
prepared by lrOchu. -Four persons |
have been arrested on suspicion.
The deserters from the Versailles |
army have been removed from EcOle |
Militaire, where they had been con-
fined, to the interior Of the CITY.
The mangled remains of the vic
TINS OF the explosion were exhibited
yesterday in Church st. Pierre and
on the outside Of the ratings. An
immense crowd assembled inside of
the sacred edihce, including a large
band Of the National Guards. The
men smoked, drank, COnversed and
laughed, as if at the Jardin de Mabille, |
The number Of persons killed by the
explosion is less than was expected.
The WOrkmen had all left the build
Ing some fifteen minutes before the
catastrophe took place. An attache
Of the American Legation was blown
into the air by the explosion, but was
not seriously hurt.
Yesterday was the Jgte Of the As.
censiOn. Large crowds visited the
Place NendOme and TUileries. where /
there was a promenade concert.
N. GambOn, a member of the Com
mittee of Public Safety, Joined the
Franc TiereUrs, who are menacing
and disCOntented. Should they openly
declare against the Commune, they .
will give considerable trouble. as thev 1
are well armed and organized. I
The inhabitants Of FubOura st.
Antoine, who were among the
most enthusiastic supporters of the b
Commune, are in want Of work and as i
they cannot obtain il because Of the
rz.rrrwnuffnra fhnwV i 2
tented. 2
Forty thousand Versailles troops
are in B0is de BOulOgne, and are l
pushing forward their parallels with !
great vigOr.
LONDON, May 19.-The Versaillists
Fort MOnuOuge. A rein c
reached the garrison while I
he fighting was ia progress, and the
attack was not only repulsed, but sew .
sral cannon were captured by the fed +
erals. An attack by the Versailles \
rOOp5 on the village Of Nanvres was Z
llsO repulsed, and the Versaillists
lesten in the BOis de B0ul0gne and il
before the MaillOt gate. The gate has v
been destroyed. The Versailles flag
ioats over Fort Vanvres. s
PARIS, ria LONDON, May Ig. mid z
light.-It is said that the Germans =
that an armistice be arranged |
letween the opposing forces around 7
Paris, to enable the taking of a Y
)lebiscitum throughout France, to D
iecide the future form Of government | g
nd bring the civil struggle to close, Il
Officers OF the Commune have "
eiZ-d valuable sacred articles in
Trinity Church. All the churches in |
he city will be similarly dealt with, n
nd then closed. 81
The Committee of Safety have de- | 3,
reed the suppression of the ReOue des / "
)slr MOHdes, AUsnir NutiORale, Pa
re, C0HUJ0lese, Justice, aud FIVE other V
JUrIals. No new journals will be al ! ii
owed to be established until the war oi
) over. Writers must sign their arti- |
les, and are liable to trial by court -
martial and punishment for attacks
q the Government. The officers who az
estate to obey these orders will be
OBsidered guilty Of treason. 81
Many arrests have been made.
A requisition has been made for the n
liver candlesticks in the Cathedral of "
IOtre Dame. eli
Persons without passports cannot
ave the city. 90
The Committee OF Safety is deter
lined 70 rsze Paris to the ground sa
itner than surrender. 9'
There was heavy cannonading on -
he southwest side Of the enciente this R,
lOrniBg.
Two battslions Of government fri
oops on Thursday carried, at the
oint OF the bsyOnet, two stations 10
ear MOnTOuge, killing and wound mi
x 400 insurgents. The places Occu-
led were afterward evacuated be. lei
iuse Of the exposed FIRE Of the enc an
- heavy guns. II
The demolition Of the Chapel of the SsA
in Rue d'AujOn, st. Hon 70,
-e, has been commenced. Ia
A Court Of Impeachment was OPEN bs
to-day, TO select hostages upon
no to execute retaliatOry measures, Or
hich have been determined upon by ga
.e Commune. I"
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