The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-11-14
! Week Spent Alsll he Con
nlls War Daricades.
Execution OF q Woman IN the streets
MANY Bloody Chap'evs In the
Reign Of Terror.
[By the Editor.l

France, with its terrible outbreaks OF
anger, ferocity, constitutions making.
rawlings about liberty. des-
potism OF the democracy-the entire
Reign of Terror-lad always been the
most fascinating chapter In all history.
When, therefore, I happened to be In
London in May, 1871, at the time when
a fierce war existed between the Ma
tional Government Of France and the
Commune. directly after the Franco
German War, when Paris was barri-
caded and was unler the fire of the Ma
tional guns, l had en- intense desire to
visit that city-if could do so safely.
1t was believed IN London that the
National troops wyuld not be able to
enter the city for some weeks, and un-
til they did, life in the city itself was
in no danger excepting on the YER
sailles side of 1t, where the fighting
was continuous.
On the 10th of May. 1871. w. G.
Dreyer, of the firm OF BOwles Brothers
& Co., American bankers in Paris and
London, told me that ne should leave
on the evening train for Paris, and in
order to pass without arrest through
the military lines which the Commune
had established around Paris, had Sc
cured from the American Minister In
London the Office of bearer of dis
patches to Minister Washburn in
Paris. At his suggestion / called on
the American Minister at once, and he
made me also bearer of dispatches to
Mr.. Washburn. Ne, the joint bearers.
left by the evening train for Paris, via
Calais, and reached the railway station
in Paris early in the morning. The
northern part of France was still Occu-
pied by sections Of the German army
in order to keep the peace and until
the National Government had taken
possession of the city.
A company OF Communists, without
uniforms, occupied the railway station,
and the officer in command. after care
fully examining cur papers, permitted
us to enter.
On entering fiacre we drove
through the streets. The stores were
closed. The quiet of New England
Sunday prevailed. AS we approached
a barricade constructed of carts and
stones, we stopped. and the officer In
command examined our papers. He
read them with difficulty, and did not
appear to understand them. Dreyer
told him that we were Americans on
our way with dispatches to the Ameri-
can Minister. He replied: "The
American Minister Is our friend. Go
on, gentlemen" On reaching the Ho-
tel Chatham, l engaged my room and
found myself about the only guest In
the house. Dwyer left with the dispatch
es and also left word at the rooms OF
Edward King that had arrived. King
was the correspondent Of the Boston
Journal, and had been correspondent
in the Carlist revolution in Spain. in
the war in Bulgaria, and In the Franco
German war. He remained In Paris
during the siege, and kept to his post
during the Commune trouble. He
spoke the French language with ease
and his large figure. blond face ant
tactful manner enabled him to move
among the Communist troops on duty
l had known him for some years. W.
strOlled along the Boulevard des tia
liens and settled down in the Cafe d.
la Paix for breakfast. Every store
was closed. The streets were deserted
We alone occupied the large room o
the cafe. But the street-sweepers wer'
at work as usual. az II the Empire wal
at peace. The waiter brought to III
coffee and remarked, I'VE are doini
no business now" In u few moments
a regiment of Communists. coveret
with mud and dirt, marched by. The!
had served In the front and were re
firing for rest. We then proceeded Il
military headquarters for pass. KIM
said: II must slye you q standing, I
character; l will call you an American
educator" He made q speech to tn
OfYicer IN charge. cOmplimented the OF
ficers on their fidelity to duty, and go
me a pass. under the signature OF thu
commanding general. As We passet
out into the street. Kjdg said: Lister
to the Uausketry lire In the trenches
at Issy." Then we heard the report O
cannon. We hired a hack. but tn,
driver stipulated that We should no
ask him 10 get under fire, At the Tro
caderO. from which there was an excel
lent view Of the Gntrenchments, WI
saw the smoke and heard the reports O
the muskets along q line Of ten miles
Many thousand veli-dressed French
men with their wives stood near M
and without any excitement watches
the distant contest. On reaching tn
Are de- TriOmphe, the driver said wv
shall be under IRE In this place n
Wa left him projected behind u hOus
and walked ~ ths Are. Soon q police
man said "The firing from Mont Va
lerien viii begin before long and the
VIII send shells 10 this place yo
must retire"
IN the afternoon Ne visited the sp0
where the guilloilne stood In 'sS, ~
ihe Place dr. Ia r0leorde, and found
baFrleade, An onlrer without uniforI
sAamlnej 0nr pas ,as, hui seemsd ~ b
pnabls 10 read them King mad
another clever spaerb ana NJ ellmhr
over tbs hsrlleshs Then NJ ylsils
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