The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19
THE RED FLAG.
Interesting Particulars Of the Fall
OF Column vendome.
Destruction Of Gates Anteuil and Yer.
sailles.
Terrific Explosion In Parls-wslls
Being Undermined, Etc.

. THE fALL OF THE COLUMN vEsDoME.
d PARIS, May 1.-THE column Vendou
d fell in three pieces. The square in whic
e 1t stood will henceforth be known ,
Place Internationale.
GUARDING AGAINST DICTATORSHIP.
The committee on public safety has b,
decree associated the civil commissioner
with all generals Of the Commune in or
der, it is said, to prevent all danger Of ,
dictatorship.
ASSOCIATED Is COMMAND.
M NJ Burger and Dereuve are asso.
ciated in command with General Dom.
browski VI. Johannahard with Gen. La
Cecilia and NJ. Mcllet with Gen Robi-
eska
TRAINS EXAMINED.
Alltrains leaving Paris are carefully
examined. Owners Of petroleum sre or
dered to report to the Commune.
FORT MoSTgouGE.
The Parisians still hold Fort Mon.
rouge. Fort Vsnvres is unoccupied.
DOME.
PARIS Evening, May l4-There was q
tremendous scene at the fall of column
Vendome this afternoon. The fall was
announced fot two o'clock, and all the bal
comics in Place Vendome were thronged
with ladies. Rues de Ia Paix and Ca.,ic-
lone were crowded. Three bands of mu-
sic arrived while the workmen were en-
gagged in shipping the base of the column.
NJ. Abadie next arrived and inspected the
windlass. The excitement was intense.
Rochefort next appeared, and the people
crowded around him, giving him loud
cheers.
FAILURE.
Soon all the srraueemen.- we've com
pieted and the bugle sounded MS If the COL
urnn, like the walls of Jericho, was to fall
from u blast. The cable stretched and
frightened, the column stood firm; the
windlass broke and pulley few in the air
and then descended, striking sailor and
wounding him. After the accident Aba.
die declared that he needed two hours in
which to repair the tackle. The odds rose
that the column would not fall. At a
quarter past five O'Clock it was given out
that the column would not fall before sew.
en- o'clock. A general expression OF dis
appreciation went through the crowd.
Abadie was accused of completely with
the Versailles government and threatened
with the guillotine.
At twenty-five minutes past hve the ca.
BILE was again stretched for the work of di.
molition suddenly to surprise the specta :
tors; the vast column moved an d swayed |,
itnext swept magniacently down, burst
ing into fragments as it struck the earth;
1t fell lengthwise in Rue de Ia Paix exact.
y on the manure cushion pr epared for it,
splinlering with dull, heavy, numbering
sound, whiles thick cloud Of dust and now.
dered masonry rose in the air.
SHOUTS FOR THE COMMUNE.
The crowd as soon as the column fell
gave tremendous shouts of "vive Ia COM
mune,' and the bands played the Mar.
seillaise hymn. When the dust cleared
away there lay
THE GLORIOUS COLUMN,
shattered to pieces, its bronze and mason-
ry in two masses together In the middle
and the statue of the emperor several feet
from one end Of the column with its head
knocked off.
RIoTous PROCEEDINGS.
The crowd rushed forward to collect
fragments as relics, and the guards were
unable to resist the rush. Next the rot
ers commenced their speeches, indulging
in all sorts of extravagant language. The
statue Of the emperor served as Il were
the emperor himself. The guards shot
into its face and struck it with their ri.
files After the ceremonies were conclud. |
ID, the crowd dispersed and the soldiers
moved of waving their red flags and CIV
ng expression to their JOY by continued
shouting. -.... -..
GRAND ASSAULT To TAKE PLACE.
1t is believed that the grand assault will |
ako place in few hours The enemies of !
rhiers assert he is delaying in ordering it
made because he is afraid the end of his
'ower will arrive when the army captures
Paris. F.
DIsRucrIos OF GATES, ETC,
PARIS, May l7--Afternoon.--The Au-
euil and Verssilles gates of Paris have
zen 2 destroyed by bombRrdment and the
'eighboring bastions are silent under the
errifc fire.
lssy, now in the hands OF the Versailles
roops bombards Petit Vanvres, Gren Giles
nd Point du Jour. The latter position is
lntenabls.
UNDERMINISG THE WALLS.
1t Is believed the Versaillists are under