Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-06-03
Scenes i'm Paris.

The London Times OF the Zbth
publishes the following bearing date
Of Paris, the 18th ult
The arnistice commenced nohi'
nally at nine o'clock but after that
hour, by Paris time, shells were
still falling near the Arch dc Tri-
ompho. This excited great indig
nation. among the Parisians. l
passed through the Porto Tcrncs,
and found il much knocked about,
though no breach had been made.
Tho avenues and tho adjoining
streets had suffered terribly. Many
houses are wrecks, with the upper
stories mere crumbling masses of
masonry. In Ncuilly the doorways
were crowded with people, chiefly
women and children, timidly Won
turing into daylight after nearly
three weeks close confinement in
thcir houses and even cellars. They
eagerly asked ifit was true that the
armistice had commenced, and what
time they had to escape. Ono man
begged for newspaper, declaring
he had heard nothing from the out,
side world for many days. | saw
no signs of starvation, but most
had been obliged to live on bread
and wine, and no meat was procur-
ublo. Many were suffering from a
state of mental excitement, painful
to Witness In the Avenue Foy, /
came upon n barricade Of tho Yer
saillists, facing II communist bhrrl-
cade. The officer in command said
he had received no intimation of an
armistice, and that he therefore had
right to continue firing. Not
withstanding he allowed us to pass
into the nearest ambulance. There
we found priest. who led us into
neighboring house, among the
ruins OF which lay several dead ma,
tional guards. The bodies had
evidently been there many days,
aud were in u state Of decomposi-
ton. Most had received bullet
wounds through tho head, appar-
emily in the act of firing through
loop. holed walls at the barricades
and houses close by.
The house in which they lay had
been damaged, and was almost
broken in prices by shells and rid
died by bullets. The upper por-
ton bad fallen in and the side wall
had given way. There were peo-
pie in the cellars, above whose
heads all the fighting had been 60
ing on. They had been kept from
starvation by occasional donation
of food, given sometimes by Yer
sailIists troops, sometimes by COM
munists, as each side got possession
of the house. The cellars were
dark, close and damp. In one lay
the body of a woman, dead from the
effects Of Imprisonment, no doctor
having been proeurablo for her.
The Yersaillists troops were search
ing the cellars for wine, and Selling
what they found. They seemed
greatly wanting in compassion and
sympathy for their dead enemies.
In the Rue Pelloncr, where the
sevcrest fighting had gone on, not
tree was left whole. Most were
torn to bits by mitriallcurs. Be
tween the two barracks lay the de-
com posed body of an ouvrier, which
neither side had been able to re.
remove. The barbados were about
five hundred yards apart, each pro-
tectcd by mitrialluers. There were
soldiers in houses between, but they
had been living in cellars, and
could only change quarters by
crawling along on the ground UNI
der showers of bullets and mitraille
The hostile oatposts were within
forty yards of each other, firing
through loop-holed walls. The
troops to-day remained near their
respective barricadss..
The Versaillists had received or
orders not 10 hold any communica-
ton with the national guards, and
srmly repealed all advances There
seemed great bitterness on both
rides. Neuilly soon became filled
with crowds looking for their
friends and helping 70 carry away
furniture. There was naturally
great confession. wlIich was much
increased By - refusal Of the Yer
saiIles officers 10 Jet the crowd pas
TO the low end Of the Avenue d
Esuillv. Several arrests Of ambu
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