The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-08
THE RED REVOLT.
Collapse of the Commune
The Closing Scenes of the Struggle
Terrible Encounters in the
Streets of Paris
The City in
Flames.

have been even more desperate and destruc-
tive than was represented in the cable des-
patches:-
PARIS IN NFLAMEs-BURNING OF THE TUILERIEs.
Paris MAY 24) Correspondence London Times.
At dark ] climbed upon the top of the
Hotel Chatham, and sight, such, trust, as
l never may see again, met my view-the
southwest of Paris was sheet of flame, and
began to fear that the menaces which we
had scoffed at as idle threats were about to
become ia terrible reality. From Auteuil to
Montrouge the heavens we're lit up by a series
of confagrations which died away in sui
phurous smoke only to burst forth again with
a loud report, and spread still further west
ward. We were at loss to conceive what
could be on fire. Passy seemed smouldering
slowly, the real blaze being more in
the direction of Luxembourg. 1t
shot up in showers of sparks, revealing
a dark mass of dome that doomed black
against the sky. This we took to be the
Pantheon, and rejoiced in the fact that the
river lay between us and the advancing tide
of flame. The smoke spread slowly, but
surely, and some one announced that the Pan
theon had caught fire. We saw light shining
through the roof, and presently an immense
jet of flame shot straight up into the sky, re-
vealing form which was at once recognized
as the central pavilion of the Tuileries. A
pie who had assembled on the roof at the dis
covery of the terrible truth, and we gazed
fascinated as the flames licked rapidly the
mass of buildings, shooting up from time to
time in long forked tongues, accom-
panied by heavy white clouds of
naphtha-smelling smoke. Although at so great
a distance from the scene of operations, we
could hear the roar and the clatter of SILVER
ing states and rafters, while we we're 80 we'll
II in, tba Ill
began to whistle in our direction, probably
from the Linesmen on the Opera-house, who
took us for members of the Commune cele-
brating our hideous victory. Shells whizzed
past us, rattling down in neighboring streets,
and we began to feel our situation precarious.
By this time the great Pavilion was mere
skeleton of golden light cut by curved ribs
of black, and crowned by a square gallery.
1t reminded me somewhat of st. Peters when
illuminated, st. Peters, of course, appearing
as a toy in contrast I continued to
stare, scarce daring to believe my eyes,
when suddenly there was q vivid light;
the Pavilion had sunk in with crash, and
stream of sparks flew straight into the
heavens, literally mixing with the stars.
Steadily the fire advanced with certainty
that indicated the presence of petroleum in
large quantities, and we were forced to admit
at last that the great collection of the Louvre
of the Italian school are hidden away, but
who shall replace the antique statues-the
Venus of Milo ard the Polyhymnia-
are destined to be destroyed by the
diabolical spite of the madmen who
have been a terror to us for so long. The sight
and the reflections which it engendered were
so awful as to blind us to the presence of
other confagrations that were springing up
along the line. A huge red bar like a giant
g.. ipdi tod hot laru of tba
QUARTER st. German was being destroyed,
while light in the Palais Royal and another
in the Luxembourg suggested the idea that all
Paris was indeed to be destroyed, and that at
any moment our own quarter might be- sent
into the air through the agency of powder or
petroleum in the sewers which run under the
principal thoroughfares. Sick at heart lay
down, to be awakened shortly after by vio-
ent detonations.
RAISING THE BARRICADEs.
Paris Correspondence of the London Times.
The rapidity with which the barricades
sprang up on Monday (22d ult.) was per-
fectly amazing. One passed down street
one hour without difficulty, but, coming back
the next, found a barricade some three oil
four feet high already rising across it, and
not to be approached, as every civilian who
came near was expected to lend hand in
making it. This was, indeed, the problem oi
the morning-how to get about without being
seized and impressed into barricade- building
A regular trap was laid for unwary passers
by, and it was amusing to watch, from safe
distance, the process by which they were
caught. A sentry, placed SO far from the bar
ricade as not to excite suspicion, did not take
any notice of them as they advanced towards
it, but when, on getting up to it and seeing
their danger, they tried to turn, he politely
informed them that there was no objection tC
their staying where they were, but as to goin(
back, that was out of the question. Mean
time, his comrades came up and carried of
their victims in triumph to the barricade
occasionally cutting short all resistance o
argument by pointing bayonets and even re
yolvers at them.
PARIS AAIAzoNs AND CHILDREN AMONG TIL
PRISONERS.
Paris Correspondence London NeI0S
Among the prisoners marched into VeI
sailles were a company of the Amazons of tn
Seine, and battalion of patriotic children
The former were dressed as vivandieres
Some who had shown themselves restiVe wer
handcuffed. One had child strung on he
back. The arm of another was in a sling
The habit-shirt of another pretty brunett
was covered with fresh blood. Anothe
Amazon was wounded. They all shove
symptoms Of fatigue, bat still wore a dehaI
air. and did not seem TO belong to the clas
with which the Magdalen asylums are peepleC
All were not young; indeed, matroas wei
more numerous than maideus in this baud
female warriors. They were forced to wal
at q quick pace under the broiling sun, by
troop of mounted gendarmes. Their adveI
in the streets of Versailles was the cause
much mirth among the people. One sto
old woman, who responded TO the smiles .
the by-standers by disrespectful pantomim