THE GLORY OF RHEIMS.
SHELLS WORK HAVOC. Bordeaux, September 29.
It is officially announced that all the roofing of Rheims Cathedral was burned, while many of the stained glass windows were broken. The upper part of the northern tower was seriously damaged, the sculptural decorations and statues being damaged beyond hope of repair, while the stone work inside was generally damaged. A Geneva paper states that a great quantity of straw and tins of petrol were found in the top of the towers of Rhetms Cathedral, indicating an intention to burn the building.
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Waikato Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5726, 1 October 1914, Page 2
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