The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-29
summary Execution Of Insur.
gents.
archbishop DarbOy and 60
Priests Shot.
Dispatches from Washburne.
AMERICANS IN PARIS SAFE.
ExtinguIShing the Fire.

ioNDoN. May 2.-DlSpatches from
Par, VIA Boulogne, Of yesterdays date,
.,srr that the Paris fires have been got
..nuulcr control and are now almost
rumsuished. The detachment of the
ire brigade of this city will not there
y-r proceed to Paris as proposed
Fate Of the Archbishop Unknown.
VERSAILLES, May 26.-Evening-In
.oy assembly to-day Mr.. Lefo states
.aa, he had received information that
,.e insurgents had shot the hostages
arl hy the Commune. He had no
diligence whatever as to what dis
,a.i,.on had been made Of Arch
',hop Darboy. The fate of the Arch
..,hnp i therefore unknown.
The yersaiIIists Shooting Women
aud Horrible Butchery.
PARIS, May 26, via BoCLoGNE, Even
.0s-The summary execution of prison
=, + Uriug vUmuuU,eu ny the 'ersall-
lis at a terrible rate-men, women
arl children are shot without discrimi-
nation or delay. The women are in
many instances publicly disgraced
'y,ore being executed. Great numbers
OF women belonging to the armed regi:
meats Of Amazons have been captured
and immediately shot. The insurgents
,0Il hold Bellevile and Mailmontans.
Prisoners to be Tried.
VERSAILLES, May 26.-The govern
mvnt will try the Communist prisoners
a, civic criminals. Many prisoners
have arrived here from Paris, includ-
NJ several Communists of prominence.
Summary Execution Of Insurgents
The city Mined.
p,m>, via BoULoGNE, May 21.-The
..,y was comparatively quietlast night,
and Lut lule firing was heard. A few
shot, were exchanged in the direction
o' BrlIcyille. The cOntlagrations are
-raInalIy growing weaker, and it Is
expected that the fires will shortly be
"ul The summary execution OF men
aal women continues. Great prepara-
'.ons are being observed by the Yer
>aIiistr in their operations throughout
Paris a. further explosions are feared.
The city iS known to have been extern
,iyrly mined by the Communists.
The insurgents are stubbornly defend
ng their positions in the northeastern
lorton of the city, and the fighting is
continued with great vigor. Great
numbers Of the killed in the regiments
oi the past week remain without burial,
and upwards of $4,000 dead bodies have
iren hastily deposited in cellars and
nntenanted houses. Grave fears OF
Irsnence are expressed in consequence.
Nlaughter Of the Insurgents-WOme
Firing the City-ExpIosfOn OF Gas
Works.
New YORK, May 27.-There is little
ncws that has not already been tele-
.raphed from the scene Of destitution in
and about Paris this morning. The
Slaughter Of the insurgents has been
'Flshtful, and the Versailists, since
tuesday, have been killing all prisoners
aiken.
The houses in the Rue Roy were wet
with petroleum, and the insurgents fired
them. The people are furious in con-
sequence. 1t is clear that the insur-
gents intended to destroy the whole
city. Even women were discovered
throwing petroleum upon the houses,
and six members Of the National
Gnard, dressed as pompiers, and who
threw petroleum on the fires instead OF
water, were shot in the Place Royal.
There is no limit to the readiness
that now exists to kill the members OF
The Commune, and all leaders Of the
"Hards taken are shot instantly.
The gas works at Aubervill iers ex-
Poded Many other explosions have
taken place.
The dead bodies of the insurgents
seem everywhere. Any hidden Com
munists, when found, are brought out
and shot Immediately, and no pity
shown.
Raval-RigaIlt, chief Of the Commun-
ist police, and Corbit, superintendent Of
the destruction OF the Vendome Col
"mn, were captured and shot.
A number Of prisoners, among them
one hundred women OF the demi monde,
taken while fighting for the Commune,
have arrived here.