. Rheims and the battles for its possession . THE MONT DE PIETE On the 18th, the bombardment began again at In addition tothe Sub-Prefecture, which was almost entirely destroyed, as were also manyimportant factories, the Cathedral, in spite of the Red Cross flag, was struckby 8-in. shells, which damaged the outside sculptures of the lower windows ofthe main transept, smashing the 13th and 14th century stained-glass. Splintersof stone killed a French gendarme and two wounded Germans in the lowerpart of the south nave. On the 19th. the bombardment was intensified. The Town Hall, Museum
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . THE MONT DE PIETE On the 18th, the bombardment began again at In addition tothe Sub-Prefecture, which was almost entirely destroyed, as were also manyimportant factories, the Cathedral, in spite of the Red Cross flag, was struckby 8-in. shells, which damaged the outside sculptures of the lower windows ofthe main transept, smashing the 13th and 14th century stained-glass. Splintersof stone killed a French gendarme and two wounded Germans in the lowerpart of the south nave. On the 19th. the bombardment was intensified. The Town Hall, Museum,hospitals (including that of the Girls High School), the south side of theCathedral and the Archbishops Palace were all hit. Towards noon, incendiaryshells were rained on the centre of the town. At about 4 , a shell fired the wooden scaffolding round the north-westtower which had been under repair since 1913. The fire spread quickly tothe roof, the molten lead from which set fire to the straw in the THE SAINT FRERES FACTORY IN RUINS (OCT. 1916) (IS Rue de IUnivetsity) 18
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