The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-06
REBELLIOUS PARIS
Details Of the Massacre in the
Place Vendome.
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TEE DEAD IN TIE STREETS.
Demonstrations by the Battalions
Of Montrnartre.
At TIE GATE OF ST. LAZARE.
The Strong Positions OF the
Insurgents.
THE PARTY OF ASSASSINATION.
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Correspondence Between the Government and
the German Military Authorities,
PARIS WILL Be TREATED AS AN ENEMY.
The Men Who Drench the Streets Of
Paris in Blood.
Correspondence Between the Government and
the German Military Authorities,
PARIS WILL Be TREATED AS AN ENEMY.
The Men Who Drench the Streets Of
Paris In Blood.
PARrsMarch q. 1871

cloud that covers Paris. For four days there mas
been a. complete reign Of terror in Paris as ever
there In the days when the guillotine stood In
the Place de la Concorde. The atroclous siaughters
In the garden IN the Rue de Rosters gave fearful
glimpse Of the temper Of the men who held armed
and absolute possession OF all authority In the city
and though the murders did not continue there was
an impression on every mind that there was still
pentup fury to explode, and what form the explo-
sion might take was sombre Imagination that did
not terrify men the less because they kept It TO
themselves. Moreover,
THE SHADOW OF THE OLD TERROR
Is still the history OF Paris. and in that shadow
people may sketch any outline OF horrors and be sure
not to 60 beyond what Is proven TO be possible.
Just the slaughters OF the coup d'etdt In 1852
put the people down at one stroke by demonstra-
ton OF resolute purpose the butcheres OF the
generals gave the Central Committee an absolute
authority, and crowds looked In quiet consterna-
ton at the continual arrests OF in the street by
the c1ndfie, clad In the uniform OF the National
Guard. N was q daily occurrence Tor men who
gathered in little accidental groups on the BouIe
ward, discussing
THE TOPICS OF THE HOUR
10 differ In opinion and from every one OF these dif-
ferences OF opinion some arrest was sure to take
place, made by the men Of the National Guard who
always stood handy. And II seemed at the time
these arrests were made that arrest was only
the first step OF murder-that it was to be regu.
larry followed by trial in some out OF the way
place by an unknown council OF ten. aud sudden
execution In the corner OF a garden-
A SHORT sHRIFT
Of the hands Of half dozen drunken National
Guards tfor the instruments OF the new tyranny
constantly kept Piled to their utmost 9acy with
wine. brandy and absinthe). ~s-s
THE POWER OF THE INSURGENTS.
Incredible as II may seem people appeared to be
getting used TO this. Insurree:fon was for the mo-
ment fairly installed Bower and such is the cult.
tnemselxest 70 sudden changes OF government that
gnI pesn ged o. 10
ton. since 1t produced so little apparent difference
IN the aspect Of far the greater part OF the city II
and careless what might come next From the
Place de la Concorde TO the Arc de 1riomphe along
the whole length OF the Champs Elysees one could
see the same Paris that he might see on any day
Of the most profound peace and on SUNDAY, when
half the world outside Of Paris was
a, the first news Of the rightiu MURDER of Generals
were a. lively as ever on the sunshiny promenade,
the dancing dogs cut their capers TO the more than
circulated with all the Satisfaction OF complete en-
toyment In TACT, the appearance was that the last
mind any other IMPRESSION than such as disappears
with casual explosion OF petuent impauence.
that necessarily follows upon bad government and
frequently repeated revolution had fallen upon the
PEOPLE ,p 1 When they saw The nnspes S ncapac
dame spark that might have been uodden out by
single heel.
DOWN WITH THE REDS.
At three O'Clock TINS afternoon there was another
spontaneous expression OF the popular Will against
up by the people as the exact utterance OF every
honest mans thought, and thus became in a little
~ people assembled on the Boulevard des ltaens,
raised q banner In the nam, OF order and moved
along the street bearing 1t above them They were
joined by every decent man they met They mad hit
the real sense OF Paris. This march was In moment
accepted peaceable. bloodless. but unmstakabie
means OF declaring the general hostility TO the DON'T
nation OF the insurrectionary committee. Ii moved
nled with the dense crowd to which the few hun
dreds had swollen. Every man was animated by
the same purpose and the cries uttered all OF
character. In the face OF tnis Immense mass OF
people
PsRALYzED
and lost all power to guard the place They raised
tue butts OF their muskeIs In the airwhlch appears
to be the principal use OF nluskes In Paris Just
Prom the Place de la Bourse the vast throng
moved 70 the Place vendome, where are Inc
also the National Guard, which disposed to ais
pute the advance of the crowd lost all sembance of
before it, Indeed, this one sudden, spontaneous
ouDurst OF opposition, while it seems In great
encouraged the whole body OF the people, and the
excess OF opinion against the Central Committee,
ouspoken and energetic ia the highest degree.
AT MIDNIGHT
all IL quiet In the CITY, but the groups Of citizens
stopping all aloup the Boulevard larger and
more numerous Than ever ana IN all the expression
OF reaction against the mob Is definite and i0rcDle
Details of the Massacre in the Place veadou;ss
VINO Opened the Firc-Dess and woundca
La the strcets-Samss Of the virtim..
PARIS. March o. 1871.
The actual firing began precisely at tAlriy-aye
minutes past one O'Clock, and izs,ei for fifteen
minutes. The procession win Admiral salsset at
It's head, ct thirty.1ve minutes past one arrived
chock up against the double line OF guards al the
Rue des Capucnes. Bostei Gus language on the part
OF 'tne Men OF Order" loud bravado, cheering at
the CRY bas ie COnsre. waving bandkerchlefs.
hoisting hats on canes and waving the flag or
France triumphantly, only determined the National
Guards 10 stand more firmly.
FROM MY POINT OF VIEW
I could soc the captain In front Of the / ne bran
dishfng his SWORD and the men nervously moving
their schnciders. can that the frs. shot was
fred BY one OF The Guards though others claim that
this IL not true. not only the smoke and heard
the report out saw the man who discharged the
gun IL was fired IN the air At this moment there
was q rapid retreat OF the crowd and when the
space In 'front.' permitted all the muskets we're
placed at an angle OF nearly forty-nve degrees aud
discharged In the air. Quicker dispersion French
gathering never performed. Hats were damned
and left on the pavement, coats which pedestrians
bad upon their arms we're forgotten In the hight,
and a. the great mass moved down the Rue Nenve
des capuclnes, IL turned on OF the first corner The
hight once begun, the men having q lar neid, the
company began free drinR and took
DELIBERATE AIN AT THE VICTIMS
who have since died or were Killed outright. Many
ehois passed down the Rue Neuve des Capucines.
A man was Killed by bah through ms
Concierge OF the house was grieycusIy wounded
ia the arm In all 900 ROUNDS were fred. OF which
800 we're drecsed az the dying crowd. AZ forty-nve
Orlerf MAS caDfurcd Or tho A0ntmartreS and