The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27
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PARIS, April 25-Noon.-The armistice is in
force to-day, and there has been no firing. A
committee of five members of the Commune
have been appointed to preside over the entry
of the sufferers from Neuilly, and to take steps
for the accommodation of the homeless and des-
titute. All the vacant apartments in Paris have
been put under requisitiOn, and inventories
taken of the furniture and seals placed on all
portable objects At an early hour to-day Portes
Bivau and Ternes presented
Extraordinary Scenes.
Carriages, ambulances, and all kinds of vehi-
cles were crowded with men, women, and chill
dren, rich and poor, all clamorous to leave the
horrible city. Only persons possessing convey
ances were allowed to leave. Some took up
decent women who wished to go in search of
relatives at Neuilly. There was great distress
outside of the gates at the sight of thu
PitiabIe Nationals.
Many were drunk, and thousands of the poor
were collecting remnants of their furniture.
The ambulance corps were seeking the wounded.
The houses had been torn open by shells, rail-
ing and lamp-po ripped up, trees cut off, and
horses killed at the barricades, where in spite
of the armistice, the Nationals were working.
Tnc DcvUstotfon NvUs EsorrIOIc.
At point near the junction of Avenue Roniel
and Rue Orleans, it was evident that nothing
with life could have existed under such
Storm of Iron Hail,
and many were the impromptu places of shelter
resorted to. There was strange mixture of
ruins and magnificent furniture. The asylum
for the aged and bed-ridden was full of wounded
and everybody was engaged in hurriedly placing
the sick and dying in vehicles and their goods In
vans before the slaughter should recommence.
In the Elysees crowds of persons were view
ing the
Scenes of Destruction
or moving furniture. The Ottoman Embassy
was being dismantled. Many distinguished
persons were present. By 5 o'clock fifty thou
sand people had gathered at the ramparts wait
ing to see the first shot fred.
The Church of st. CrOix Is In Ruins.
In II was found young man much emaciated,
who had lived in the cellar three weeks. Last
week the Nationals came to the place and de-
manded the plate and money and the following
day the priests removed to the English convent
next door. On Friday last the Communists re-
turned, visited the English convent, and de-
manded the priests. The concierge attempted
to save them, but those who could be found
were seized and bound and taken to the Mazas
Prison. The Nationals attempted to set the
convent on fire. To-day
The Batteries at Porte MaIIlOt
are repairing by 800 persons. Every person
going out is forced to carry a sack of earth to
the work, and any one refusing is arrested.
| Three members of the Commune, accompanied
| by brilliant escort,
Attempted TO Approach Versailles,
! but were driven back by the Versailles troops,
| who were stern and uncompromising in appear
ance. At 430 the people were hurrying home,
and at 4'50 there was ageneral stampede towards
the portes, and at o'clock The Versauists had
| withdrawn behind the barricades where they
had been fraternizing with the Communists.
There was no firing from the Nepilly side Till
| o'clock.
VERSAILLES, April 25.-The bombardment of
Fort dIssy continued all day, and breach is dis
tinctly visible.
The Prussians
permit the Versaillists to erect batteries between
the forts, but if the insurgents approach they
will fire. An attack upon Fort d'Issy is ar
ranged.
Important Movements.
LONDON, April 27.-A Daily Nelos special
from Versailles says six thousand troops from
the Versailles army have executed some impor-
tant movements north of Paris. The situation
of the insurgents south of Paris is said to be
good. NJ. Theirs announces in a circular that
Active Operations RecOmmenced
yesterday. Forts Vanvres and d'Issy were fred
upon, and it is presumed the latter will soon be
silenced. The insurgent battery on the Troca-
dero has been moved. There was some fighting
at Asnieres yesterday. The Versailles forces
made attempt to cross the bridge over the
Seine TO Clichy, but were unsuccessful.
special despatch to the Telegraph says the
Prussians have ordered the arrest of the cure OF
the Church of ST. Denis. The cause is unknown.
Seven
Cannon In Fort d'Issy
have been dismounted. Fort MoRtreuge is an
utter wreck. The PrussiAn General BarnAc koW
and staff have arrived at Dieppe, where General
Won Goeben, commander of the German forces iI
the north of France, is expected.