New-York tribune., 1871-06-15
PARIS AFTER THE CAPTURE.
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE DESTRUCTION IN
THE CITY.
IFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT

tFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, MAY 31.-Perhaps the most horrible
sight III Paris after ALL is the Avenue de In Grande
Arm6e from Porte de Neuilly to the Arc de niomphe
The sidewalks have been plowed and very frequently
the trees cut down by the shells; the lampposts are
generally leveled with the earth and the ground is
covered with disodged cornerpieces chinneyops, and
broken glass The houses often so ridded that 1t ia
wonder they stand. BY the gate itself the very
rmbankents are almost leveled, and the covering of
,he cireular railroad which is here under ground has
fallen in Had the whole avenue been burned
ont the asl,eet would not be more distress
Ing. The leaves have been whipped OH the
trees shutters hang by thread and houses are without
roof or several windows made into one North OF
the Avenue de la Grande ATm6e the destruction ex-
tends not much beyond the Porte des Ternos, but 1t
sweeps southwark TO Porte de Vanvres distance OF six
miles with varying width Of from few rods to half
mile Although Thiers said he would not lombard Paris
over ali the above extent is picture OF desolaton'
The destruction 10 sure is not great on the LETT
bank but that arises from the fact that the buildings are
more scattered. The appearance Of Passy and Auteu
each Of which is half city and half suburban quarter OF
Paris is indeseribably painful. Here almost all the
hoses are burned or ridded with balls The same is the
condition Of the Porte de Ia Muette the Porte de Passy
the Porte d Auteu and at the three gates Immediately
uIon night bank, where the army first entered The
Avenue de Versailles, leading from these gates, suffered
almost its whole extent the shells falling even as far as
POut de GTenelle.
On descending from the Arc de Trionphe (which re-
teyed hundred bullets on the west side and two
considerable nOtchesl 10 the Place de la Baste III the
Avenue des Champs Eys6es will be seen the same-the
broken trees and ampposts overturned benches broken
spOuts and defaced faeades; but the injury by
10 ieIarabe The Paais de lIndustrie received
shells through its roof on the east and south
udes The Place de la COncOrde fright The obelisk,
Tor wonder has scratch but the heads tails, and
wings Of the mythOlogical characters at the fountain
south Of il were scattered all around The statues the
.ues Of France, except two OF three, were very
much injured that TO Lille broken in the
middle and cast down. The immense candelabra
gerc reduced to fragments. the stone fence and
~ usual the ampposts were destroyed. The Rue Roy
se n almost entirely in ruins TO Place de la Madeleine.
IL the Rue de Ryol the Ministry OF Finance, plain
Tut very expensive building j. burned and partly fallen.
The THlerles palace IL burned, and the fire, extending
backward consumed several parts Of the Old Louvre,
including the library with 10000 volumes the Marine
Museum aud hail Of painting The front OF the Palais
Royal is burned, and No. 20 Rue de Rvol is burned;
thus fine block consumed. Eight shops the north.
wet corner Of Rue de Ryoh and Boulevard sebasOpOl
burned. East from Rue St. Martin square of the
Tower Of ST. Jacques four blocks burned either
side Of the street. II imay be stated here that
tie houses east of, and Immediately fronting the
ssOve square in the Avenue Victoria, and a large
Iube building opposite the Hotel des Vile, almost
entirely destroyed. Next in the sad list the Hotel
Vile itself and the Marie Of the FOURTH ArfOnlsse
Inent Along qusys the left bank the Palace of
The Legion OF Honor burned as well as large maya
Ine On the other side OF the street in the Rue de Lille.
Adjoining the Council Of state, the Treasury of Trusts
and ConsenInents, and the Court Of Accounts are
burned The Rue de Bac has suffered much by fire and
sbel, At the corner Of Rue de Lille the houses are
burned and fallen and No. q Rue de Lille is burned or
The great collection buildings including the Paais de
Justice and the Prefecture de Police the principal part
burned; but the Holy Chapel is safe. On the right
bank the Iheter Lyrque and three large blocks extend
ing along QUA de GeSores from Rue de la Tachee to
E6te Dc Vile burned
Along the bonlevards, the immense work house known
~ the Grenier dAbondance, on the canal facing the
Boulevard Bourbon, and the military buildings on the
Place dArsenal are totally destroyed The block the
northwest corner Rue ST. Antoine and Place de la Bas-
burned. AT the Place Chateau Eau, one Of
she great lions Of the fountain is dismOlnted. The
Grand Cafe Parisen is considerably damaged and the
adjoining block Is burned The blocks which form the
head Of Boulevard Prince Eugene three houses on the
Boulevard st. Martin, the Theatre Porte ST. Martin and
buildings as far the Porte ST Martin, are burned In
miscellaneous quarters, three great storehOuses in VII.
ette the canal three blocks near Pont dAustertz
the little Theatre des Deassements COmique beaut-
fu block the Boulevard Prince Eugene, another
e0rDey ot Boulevard Richard LeBeir, tbIee blocks