The New York herald., 1871-02-22
A Visit TO Paris.


from Longwy some further particulars Of his flying
visit to Paris after the capitulation:-
1t surprised me to see so many well-appointed
vehicles Still in the streets Oi Paris, with WecOnd
toned horses Nor Mre the 3 eer M hs rev
condition, as were the horses ridden at breaK-neck
speed through the streets by officers who looked,
ami who probably were transmogriiied pettS crGrGs
After visiting the American Legation l made my
way to the Hotel lie st. Honor6, to an old
fashioned and wea known house, Kept by a
Un,hank had Tor his boarder through the
siege DR.. Gordon, our medical commissioner
III Paris, and he lakes pride in asserting, what
believe to be true that the doctor, under his aus
pices, had lived better than any other man In Paris.
When dinner came it bore out Mr. Unthank's boast.
Positively there was u fOwl-pretty well, reckon,
the last fowl IN Paris. Mr.. unthank was offered
eighty francs for the 0iped Whlle yet 1t had its
feathers on and refused il, and SO We had him for
dinner believe tins house is the only in Paris
into which horselesh has not been allowed to enter,
and this owing 10 exceptional circumstances l
mad intended TO promenade Paris all night. to make
the most of the time, necessarily limited; but by
BY nine the DIM lights were put out In the kiosks,
and were waning In the street lamps. BY half.
past the the ss;a Gales were putting up 1ae shutters;
descrpt. by ten the word OF Paris was left
10 darkness and to me, and So ! went to
collapse il her streets were not ceanedf There were
the scavengers at wora In this CRISIS just as If the
Empire was still to the fore and as II its name was
peace; and the shops open in the rue de ST. Honore,
and ladies' tripping about and cabs plying and beg
gars cadgng, ans everything as IKE peace tlme as
could well be Imagined, except that everybody was
in uniform, that you food for saie and did
crowds Of women waiting outside the bakers and
the butchers. was inside Paris but how was | to
get Out2 Irot:ing down the rue Rivoll met Dr.
Cormac, who, as mead of the English ambulance,
supported by Mir wallace, has been doing very good
work. On my right the gardens OF the Tuileries
were utterly desecrated, pi6ughed up With inhilmef
able hool prints OF cattle scored with tracks of pro-
built where dainty flower pots once were.
The Place du Irone has It's eastern end
blocked by gigantic barricade erected. suppose,
pour pdSSey te temps; for 1t is impossible tlat 1t
could be OF any use for defensive purpo2es. Once
outside this, tile Vincennes gate stood before me-
pulled up into walk, and Tried TO look as If were
doing the most ordinary thing III the world. There
was Gordon of soldiers across the narrow
passage just inside the gate One made a half
looked the other way. He forsook his purpose. In
another minute was IN the broad road outside the
suburD.. Presently came to tort my right, the
only fort still occupied by the French-a concern OF
barracks stone walls and slated roofs utterly use
cenncs have suffered terribly. A little beyond the
fort | came to the forepost line OF the Wartem-
burgers, and, CHANGING to meet an officer Knew,
rode through without as much as being clal
lenged. Except her forts, ner garrison and her
town Paris has been all through the siege. The fore
post defence line OF the French Is hardly worth talk
ing Of as an obstruction Here and there 1t s true,
1t is Formidable Around the chateau Of Vilantc-
neuse, for instance, there is ser:es Of works which
are OF o regular fortress character, and Of con-
them; but there they stand all alone, unsupported,
as French soldiers, as well as French works, have
been SO often during TINS S war % SO 5me German pa
teneusc works and do their business on the further
side, utterly negatlvng them. Noncontinulty Is the
striking feature everywhere of the French line OF de-
fence. Fort Nogent close on the right Uf which
passed my ride to-day, has not, to all appearance,
surered so much as Tie st. Dents forts. II may,
think be taken as granted that there will be no Ger
man occupation OF Paris The Germans have got
he substance. and in Gods name, say they, let US
RI flayi 10 fha ntv cno
German Atrocittes-A Franr-Tireur Burned
Alive-surgeons and Nurses Shot in Colo
Blood.
The burning alive OF an officer OF Garibadis force
is confirmed to-day by the correspondent OF the
London Daily Ne,cS, who writes from Dijon:--
Yesterday, while waiting for q batch Of wounded
coming up Irom DaiX, to De housed In the general
hospital, OF the D0fers teld that in the inner
courtyard was the corpse OF Franc-ureur, who
had been burned alive. l went to the secretary and
asked to see the cOrpse then went with Lieutenant
Davis and two Baden surgeons. or all ghasty
SIGHTS seen In these days this was the ghastliest.
TIE poor fellow, who mas since been recognized
as q captain OF one oil Rcci0ttfS companies, had
been tied to tree; the marks OF the cords were on
his arms. Tho fire had been lighted at his feet and
he had burned slowly upwards. His back, which
had been bound to the tree, was not touched by the
fire. his neck and face intact part OIL his red plaid
snilt still hanging on. lt is probable that the mis-
creants had been disturbed in their Infamous sport,
and that the fire went out before the unhappy VIC
tim was dead. 1t so happened tnat the same Baden
surgeon who examined the corpse was assigned to
me in the evening to attend to the few PrssianS left
at Daix He was in u most pitiabe state OF terror.
drove out to Hautevillc, to the house where the
members for the Saonc-et- Lore Ambulance had been
mur,ered. found very respectable woman, sis.
ter OF the Mavor OF Hauteve, anu her daughter, at
home They told me that on the night oil the 2lst-
22d, some surgeons and nurses came aud took
possession OF her house Tor temporary hospital,
h0isted the nag with the red cross, ADD, hav.
ing attended to all their wounded, were seated
In the kitchen awaiting some food tha she was pre-
pairing. Suddenly the Prussians rushed In. One
officer who spoke French, swore that she concealed
Franc-tireurs. She let them search They found q
none Then IN cold blood they killed the head sur
geon ana another doctor who was trying TO escape,
and LEFT for dead the ground four OF the nurses
The soldiers returned IN the morning ana stripped
the dead and wounded. In the same house young
girl OF twenty years of age was shot through !ne
heart but accidentally. Hitherto l nave stood up
for the Russians and disbeeved the stories OF their
atrocities. Now my whole soul revolts against
them, Ricciottiis surgeons are still prisoners. To-
day e have seen Of tne oceps y ns q pra aae
saus at Hautevile. They do not belong to the