South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-22
REVIVE HOPE
CATHEDRAL IS
NOT RUINED
Latest AdViCeS From Rheims
Indicate Damage to SanCtu-
ary From German BOmbard-
ment Can be Repaired.
ENGLISH ADMIT NAVAL
REVERSE IN NORTH SEA

LONDON, Sept. D. = The
cruisers Aboukir, CreSSy and
Hogue have been sunk in the
North sea by German submarines.
Announcement of this British
naval reverse was officially made
by the government press bureau
This afternoon.
The three cruisers al I'll of the
same class. They arr 454 feet
long at the water line and of
10000 tons displacement. They
carried II Six-inch guns in case
1nentS, u tnree-inch guns, three
three-pounderS, eight machine
guns. and torpedo tubes, and two
nine-inch guns in turTetS.
All three cruisers were ar
mored.
The Hogue was built at Bar
row-in-FurneSS in 1000. The
Aboukir was built at Fairfield in
the same year and the CreSSy was
built at Fairfield in 1900.
LONDON. Sept. 22.-While German
shells spread desOlation and death in
Rheims. German aerOplanes flew
overhead like birds OF prey, according
10 the correspondent of the Daily Tel
egraph. His story sent from Rheims
IS a confirmation of the late reports
stating that the cathedral there was
not destroyed.
"To the visitor. Rheims wreathed
sn smoke and echoing with the boom
Of cannOnading, presents forlorn and
disconsoiate sight he says. Every
where there is evidence of the damage
done by the shells Of the big hOwit-
gers. Whole houses are seen with
their interiors smashed into a shape
less mass of bricks mortar and wood.
Around the cathedral hardly a
house escaped damage. In front OF
the facade OF the cathedral stands a
statue OF Joan Of Arc. The figure IS
unscathed but the horse and pedestal
are chipped and scared by shells and
the flames.
Cathedral Intact
at first sight the exterior Of the
cathedral does not appear TO be much
damaged. although the masonry IS
chipped. Scared and whitened by
countless shrapnel bullets. while many
carved figures and gargoyles have
been broken off.
"In the door way still stands the
crippled beggar who has sought aims
there for many years He maintained
his position throughout the lombard
ment and like a statue he stands COW
cred with dust pebbles and glass. The
man was unharmed. He was crippled
IN the war OF 1870
"An examination of the exterior
Ill karnT "a
found lodging. 1t was the ancient and
priceless glass Of the windows which
suffered most. In the center Of the
vault the great Candelabra. which
hung from the roof. lies broken I'm the
center Of the floor amid "a great mass
or debris.
Decorations Ruined.
some Of the German wounded still
are in the cathedral.
Several OF them were killed by
ehrapnel during the bombardment as
we'll as at least one Of the French sol
dfers who were attending them.
German aeroplanes hovered over
Rheims while the bOmhardment was IN
nrogress, dOubtlessly 10 report the
success OF the cannonading. They flew
very high and the French soldiers did
mot fire at them"
a despatch from the Daily Mails
correspondent at Rheims sent Sunday,
says:
Refugees Stream From City.
FOLLOWING five days Of lombard
rnent constantly increasing in intensity
there IS streaming along the Wet mud
dv roads 70 Epernv a sad procession OF
refugees Of all classes from Rheims
They are fin every sort OF vehicle ex-
cept motor cars and because Of the
destruction OF their city, have been
driven TO seek shelter elsewhere.
Regarding the damage, there IS not
much 10 see on the outside OF the cath
edral. as might be expected. The tow
ers and walls still stand. and the scars
on the decorations caused by the Ger
man shells. are not easily distinguished
by the strangers eye from those worn
by the weather Of 500 years. but the
great doors have been consumed en-
-1tzelys -