The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28

struction was still COINS on. shells con-
stantly falling in all parts Of the city. I
We had ample proof Of the size of the
shells deliberately hurled at the
cathedral wncn In the mids of a Pile
of crumpled masonry under the tran
sept We came upon an meNpluded shell
of BOO milimeters.
After visiting the church we made !
"A brief tour OF the city and found
throughout a great change from a few
months ago. Like Ncrdun and Arras
the place IS gradually disintegratinE.
falling into final ruin. Up to the last
bOmhardment about 1000 Of the l20.-
pOO inhabitants Of before the war re-
manned there, but then about 10, 600
more were evacuated. leaving 900 a.
the present population. The famous
hotel, Lion d'Or. In the square facing
the cathedral which has Kept open
throughout. was finally compelled To
close its doors she Carriages which
have become famous FOR the p~ertinac-l
~ Of their drivers in remaining to
conduct sightscers through the town
were also compelled to quit. But eyeh
during the beginning of the fina
heavy Smelling they held on When
one side OF the street Mas getting
shelled the entire line Of vehicles took
their stand ON the opposite side or a
little further along whore there a
comparative safety u often artillery
Officers brought up iron various
points would leave their military au-
tomobilcs at division headquarters,
which ig installed In one of the "a
nous chnmpaene cellars, M calmly
hire 20 carriage 10 drive then out TO
the batteries.
Speaking OF champagne cellars. an
officer at headquarters told me th1t
the inhabitants are counting ON the
vintage nov bottled in tn" city To re-
store the city after the war. lie said
hat there are sO. 900, 200 bottles vt
La present valuation of $liO. 100000. /.
is proposed instead OF selling this
labeled ~ the year that FOR scntipen,-
al reasons 1t be- called the war hrand"
aud that the entire output be disposed
of under such q label as the authentic
champagne OF Rheims that resisted
the Germans.
! Our drive through the city showed
scarcely a single house that has cs-
Icapcd at least partial destruction aud
whole districts wiped out entirely.
The Hotel de Vile is a complete
wreck. There b. nothing standing but
fragments OF the outer walls. TINS
destruction was also part of the last
bombardment. At tho end OF the tour
we returned to the Place de Ia Caihed-
rlic and turned of In to the tiny Rue
du Cardinal do Lorraine, whore In an
aid palace adjoining the cathedral
grounds. there stiil lives Mgr. Lucon.
Cardinal ~ Rheims, lie Is 50 years
Of age. and. except Tor a trip 10 Rome
to attend the couDlnye that elected the
presont Pope, he has not passed a day
away from his beloved cathedral since
the beginning 81 the war.
Although half his palace Is in ruins
hit sixteen times during the last
, bpmhardmcnt- We were received with
-lall the etiquette that goes with a visit
q. to a curdiral with the few r~etaincrs
-lWhu remained. cardinal Lucon insists
5 on an ccrrmouy and the services that
I, belong To each JI,. II Is not oftcl he
\, consents To receive visitors. but he
was anxious to sc, Whitney Warren 81
THANK him and also Mrs. Warren for
u, tho large donations they COll@rtcd ~
I, America Tor his fund that kept alive
4 500. 600 refugee from Nheims and the
, Champagne district and which Is dis
tributed hy am his priests not serNiuf
I I'm the army. 70 is pathetic and won
, derful how he insists on remaining M.
I, ways In sight OF the church even
though half the generals Of the army
. have begged him tp go To- a place Of
y safety. lie watches that cathedral n
Inc might watch az the bedside Of sum'
b., lone who is dying
n lie told Us ~ tho last homhardmen'
At the b|eginninE he was walking 10
Is the garden reading his ~hreviary when
{ shell fell near him, ana tore n larg'
hole in the earth.
II went to my to pray III
. said.
u "a prayed 90 the angels To guar'
y my cathedral. and TO divert the shells
Al night, when the firing had die
u down. ] went outside. but ir tho moon
r light I could see. alas my prayer haI
"a not been answered. 7 do not unde'
staud. but suppose God In His wis