The sun., 1917-01-26
RHEIMS HIT BY
$4,000 BOMBS
Whitney Warren Tells How
Great Cathedral Is Used
as Hostage.
Sure ALLIES WILL WIN
Architect Returns on TOuraine
After Eight Months at
War Fronts.
Sure ALLIES WILL WIN


Touraine yesterday after N eight
months visit to France and Italy, where
he visited Gen. Haig. Con. N!vel!e and
Gen Csdorna az their respective head
quarters. inspected she Entente troops
on the various fighting fronts in western
Europe. and accumulated material for u
! supplementary report to the French H.
stitutc on the present condition OF the
/ Cathedral OF Rheims.
| This Programme would Imply enough
| activity to keep almost any man busy.
but the celebrated architect who has
! been giving practically all of his time
since the war began to aiding the French
people and their allies. found leisure to
assure the people OF France and Italy
In addresses ana interviews that there
are many millions OF Americans who
understand what the Allies are fighting
for and who are longing for the COM
, plete defeat Of Germany.
| The material OF his supplementary
report on the condition OF the Cathedral
OF Rheims was furnished 20 THE SJ'N
by Mr.. Warren last night
Bombs Rain on Town.
I 81 have just returned" he said. from
b Rheims. where | passed two days eS-
/ aminlng the cathedral. visiting Il In de-
tall. as well AS the rest of the city. ]
! have interviewed the Inhabitants and
/ consulted documents regarding the bonn
bardments so as to supplement my re-
: port of September 25. 1914 The records
! q stp yhan
fallen on the town without taking into
account those which fell in deserted or
evacuated districts AS a total one may
estimate that AT least $4,000 bombs have
fallen. Five hundred ard forty-fiye
civilians have been killed. OF which
eighty-six were children and 1879 were
women. Six hundred and fifty-two have
been wounded
Every time the French have a sue.
cess on some point OF the front the
enemy takes It's revenge out of the hos
tage which Rheims represents. this with
out fear OF reply. for to reply would
mean the annihlation Of all. After the
retaking Of Douaumont 1850 shells were
counted in honor OF that event. and with
those not marked 1000 would he low
estimate. On this occasion the ath"dra
received as its part three shells o.
1b0m. calihre. without counting thos.
that soIl on the vaults and Wh.ci
cannot he verified.
"on July 1: she'll Of 21om. calibr,
pierced the vaul of the south transept
otherwise, II one overlooks the de
molished flying buttresses and surfac,
wounds the carcass of the cathedral
which is built like a fortress. has re-
sisted nobly. But the three winter.
which have pa ssed since the burning o
the roof threaten absolutely to destro,
the vaults which are thus without pro
lection from the weather.
In Danger From water.
..r,. o,. w,,o, ,as accumulated, l.,
ine wac, ""ien nae u, ,C.'i''uia'eu ~ .,e
hihd the h'sn parapet wIich crowns tn'
mohunen. pehe'ta.es everywhere lh,'
tne catheuiai as ,nouen 'HIoush s'eNe
no" long tne sauits can res's' IL queS
non ~ Oh pr'iie neeessI'y 'o guar
ahteo them WIN ,eh.l'oIaS roo' !"
paper OF a Mser 'en., w. NV
nii'Ia's au.o &c 80. an. 80 ".
.enp' o ~, ,,r,, w ,,,a, .o,nu ~, ,he,
49,, ,,no,. ,tair sr. 80, n, on;
,hrs ~ n,ost nsr,act monnmant n
s,oa, 1rrano, nv, ands i,ssIr In ,h,
.n.,,,, ,,o,i.,nn 90 h.irg dos,roy.a,
a,,har ~, the aIanents or hv the cnc,nv
stnm,a ,bs sIiohtas, at,emnt he made :,
save rutnS The (SermaTS NAV thu
boast of having DESTROYED one of tn,
aroot.a 70 tha eIorv NJ Cod
"It has been said that the cathedra
has been used for an observatory. Mgr
the Cardinal Lucon. Bishop OF rheims
who honered me with two long inter
views and who has lived IN the SHADOW
Of the cathedral since his return IRON
the conciaVe AT home IN Sep'ehoer
1914 says upon ms hohor Una. no oo
serva'ory OF an! kihu mas existed sihc'
the suppression oi pos' vi WIS
teiegraphy ions oelore lne uer'nans !
Nv eu r.',ar,, nv amw troons baSa ev.s
no arti,lefs or an' o'ps ,.nn.s % w
Deeu -, ,,t,',, ,ns,sts ,hat ,hara 80 ,,.a
Saroi'ai io -. ,r,.,,, sa,ho.s,.n W"
no .au'. r 80 ,n,,ns N'e''
NO, ,,r, III 'a,e ,SsnI go ~. o.,,, =.
on n,,Sa 80 ~, ~,
uuo'" o,nds ~ =. &C. ahsn,,,,a,,, ~, 49,, y,
,la' SUI IT, ro.u Ssas, n.annr,,. ueno' o.
tsheu' nc nro, p.'p. y. 'nI ar
aInai mas 'ees'eu -. ~ ..s e"aie sM.ee
nomps' nVe OF "h,ch nave iai'en upo
the mouse Nset' by miracle 'ne IN
mates nave not oeen kliea. ot All IN
heroes or he war mere Is none pure
than TINS Prince pt .he Shurch. fearles
, without bitterness faithtui at his pos
even as the commander OF dreadnough
In action
., u
P'' se'
THE unhappiness of It is that hi
I GAI To ssx l..