The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-06-24
Tho Tullleries On Fire.

And 90 evening wore into night. A.,
night became morning. All! this monin.,
Its pale flush of aurora. bloom was darke.,
most sombre night for the once proud. No,
stricken and Inundated city. When III.
sun rose, what saw hel Not Z fair fight
on that within the last year Sol has looked
down mnre than once. But black cloud.
houted his rays-clouds that rose from tho
palladium of France. Great God tia, men
should be so mad a. to strive to make uni.
versa' ruin because their puny course of
righteousness is ruin! Tho flames from the
palace OF the Tuillerics, kindlcd by damua.
bic petroleum, insulted the soft light of the
morning, and cast lurid rays on srimy. re-.
crcant Frenchmcn. who skulkcd from their
bastard incendiarism to shoot at country.
men from behind barricadc How III.
place burned! The flames revealed in the
historical palace, whipped up the rich fur.
niture, burst on the plate. glass Windows.
brought down the fantastic roof It was in
the Prince 1mperial's wing, facing the Tuil.
lerics gardens, whore the demon of fire first
had his dismal sway. BY o'clock the
whole Of this wing was nearly burnt out.
Az reached the end Of the Rue Dauphinc
the rcd belches Of fame were bursting out
Of the corner of the Tuillerics facing the
private gardens and the Rue dc Rivol; tho
rooms occupied by the King of Prussia and
bic suite on the visit to France the year Of
the Exhibition. There IL . furious Jet of
flame pouring out IF the window whey,
Bismarck used to sit and smoke. Crashl
Is It an explosion or fall of flooring that
causes this burst of black smoke and rcd
flame In our faces? God knows what hell.
devices may bc within the burning pile; it
were we'll surely to give 1t a wide BERTH
And so eastward to tic Place du Palais
Royal, which is still unsafe by reason Of
shot and shell from tho ncighborhouA u
the Hotel dc Vile. And there is the grcs,
archway by which troops were wont to en-
ter into the Place du Carousal-is the fire
there YETI Just there, and no more; could
the arcl'way be cut, the Louvre, with It's
artistic riches, might yet be saved. But
there are none to help. The troops are
lounging supine in the rues; intcnt.-and
who shall blame weary, powder grimed men
on bread and wine. And 50 tho dcvasta.
tor leaps from chimney to chimney, from
window to window. lie is ovcr the arch.
way now. and would Tot give two hours
purchase for all the riches Of the Louvre.
In the name of modern vandalism, what
means that burst Of smoke and jet of fire!
Alas for art the Louvre is on fire indcpcn.
IDENTIFY, and 80 is the Palace Royal and the
Hotel de Vile, where the rump Of the Com.
mune arc covering under their inccndiar.
ism; and the Minister of Finance and many
other public and private building beside.
No wonder that Coubcrt, soi. disant Minister
Of Fine Arts, should have sent fur and wide,
among friends. foreign and native, to find
place wherein 10 hide Lis head. Minister Of
Fine Arts! Fine art, truly, TO burn tho
Louvre and its Treasures. Arc the dark ages
descending upon US again? Tie ages Of The
Goths and Visigoths. of the Vandals snd
tho Huns The acts Of lust night were
worse thsn suicide. The injury of suicide
is local and personal; the injury done BY
the burning Of tho Louvre is universal and
world wide.-l'aris Correspondence London
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