New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-31
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
LIFE IN THE AMBULANCE C0RPS-LETTER6 PROM
ONE OF THE AMERICANS IN CHARGE.

LIFE IN THE AMBULANCE CORPS-LETTEhb Ihon
ONE OF THE AMERICANS IN CHARGE.
The following private letter from a Pans
clerk Of Nessrs Bowes Brothers Co. of London, was
not written or intended for publication and OF course
only porrsys the life of part Of the American citizens
there but view Of the public anxiety the Messrs.
Bowles furnish IL fer publication:
No IL Ruiz DE Ia PAX, PARIS, Jan. 10, 1871
Hessrs BowLEs BROS. a. Co., No. l9 Strand, London
DEAR FRIEND Gen Read, who left here the other day,
will doubtless have told you Of the retaeing OF the
then opened on the forts Of Rosny and Nogeni hanged
SSi ,r Of Avron occupied us some days then
we had new sensation-shells bursting IN the LnxeT'-
The dome OF the Val de largest and bet known
military hospital In Paris. One bomb passed (ast over
and lodged in house the Guy Lussae no harm done,
though Another passed into room IN the Rne De
with her husband and killed tho things II would
be to tell Of the many stray shots which fell two
%Ry, aDqs 70 DON. mind b. me men
Children play in the streets and the gaming rush for
ward the oonent shell explodes 10 collect the pieoes
nd .en them 10 the bourgeois" who have come to see
the sish,s Al the Point dc Jour- atAutou where the
halls ian thick and heavy the Prssian guns are playing
On tbe forticatons It's sight to see the crowds col
ected the balls tumble about like balls shaken from
tree and from Auteu 10 Passy every tree has man or
boy behind IT, who rush forward 70 get OF she
one has chance whatever ar. Wlinan nas Desn
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me- H. nroud Of It. and shows the callers who at times
come Of an evening TO smoke cigar and talk OF what
THIS food ouestion IL the staple of conversation
OF the state OF the weather. the hrst question Is
How do you dine, and whati Ladies no longer nave
fashions the merit Of h0rse-nesh If thhg uey mos
like TO talk upon. OF course we know all about ~ AND
our opinion II that it's good Ia taet myeen All PeI
feotiy cOntented with IT, The trouble now seems " DO
When any of the "eows" wants TO do the nice thing
he gives dinner In which horse soup, Cat fsue aut
fv.,
has been decided that II Ia excellent 80. =,
The want OF fuel has caused great misery within the
last few weeks but The fortunate retnrn OF WARMER
weather and supply OF wood obtained from the l0s ana
the exterior bOuleyards begins TO Lessen the evil You
have no idea cold 1t has been, and the amount OF
suffering which has Deen caused ny inc bipe'An Soih
peratme $500. - $1,000. 49,. Ar.
American ambulance Is the model ambulance OF Pans
and how few Losses compared with Others. MI
Toe Riggs il OF the assistant surgeons having charge
of tent does the dressings, &C. ana ~ is really WONDER
f 10 see the knowledge, capacity and energy he ex-
hibits Day and night he is at w0rk-hmd work 100
and his success commemorate with bis exerons He
has charge Of from 20 TO 40 men, and WIN an ad docs all
devotion we are successful DR.. bwlnebuTDe, ana H.
Brewer Cormack La Bonehere and o. Peett are Aus
the aids are only stndens but work like horses, riyaDg
Riggs In devotion. These men are all VOuhteerh ana no
trouble or oyerwOrk diemays them Al.
Tie ladies come ia for snare OF praise Ior uy Hc
day sometimes at night they work III the tents cleaning
Kidding up, attending 10 the wounded, rcading 10 teh
caring for them in all manner OF Wayr MITE DoWleS
Mrs Koch MIR Mcfarland, Mrs. Chandor, Mrs MOultOn
MadamOisellc de WIssembOurg, MIS- HugHafth, Mis
Kicker Miss Buick, and Mrs Mesay are inc most niue
fagHbe and the best workers. ANA ltb no easy WOiH
especially after battle Ike ChbihplSny, WINCH we hah
40 men come in in two days. ,-,,
brought la the first waPOn-load OF FIX ht : O'CLOCK
and from that hmc until the next nildlh6ht W" were
bringing them In; several were mOfLliy wodhd'h hhu
died That gi Most o the men were teV1rey %Vu1a
We looked fOr int Kind ON the held-ahd hnPat'tiohs
the ruiz almost All REQ urea instant ana eVL5lat