1 | Bombardment 4:30 to 5:30 A. M., 684 shells; renewed from 9 A. M., 2048 shells; total for the day, 2732 shells. |
2 | Bombardment from 8 A. M., 2259 shells; some shells at night. |
3 | Bombardment 9 A. M. to 8:30 P. M., 1744 shells. |
4 | Bombardment all day, particularly violent 4:30 to 8 P. M., 2123 shells; some shells 9 P. M. |
5 | Bombardment in morning, 10 shells; renewed in afternoon to 5:30 A. M., 795 shells. |
6 | Bombardment continued to 5:30 A. M.; renewed 4 to 8 P. M., and again in night. |
7 | Bombardment to 8 P. M., 8785 shells for April 6 and 7. Grand SÉminaire burned 4 P. M. |
8 | Easter Day. Bombardment 2:30 to 9 P. M., particularly violent 5:30 P. M. |
9 | Bombardment from 4:30 A. M.; particularly violent 2 to 4 P. M. and at 7 P. M.; continued during part of the night; evacuation of civil population ordered. |
10 | Bombardment in afternoon; particularly violent 4 to 9 P. M.; continued in night. |
11 | Bombardment day and night. |
12 | Bombardment day and night, particularly at 9 P. M.; perhaps 7000 or 8000 shells. |
13 | Bombardment diminished 7 A. M.; renewed for the day, 10 A. M. |
14 | Bombardment day and night, particularly from 5 P. M. to 5 A. M. |
15 | Bombardment day and night; St. AndrÉ burned 4:30 P. M.; 15 shells on the cathedral. |
16 | Bombardment 2:30 to 5 P. M. |
17 | Bombardment day and night. |
18 | Bombardment 12:30 to 3 P. M.; French artillery from 4:30 P. M.; 80 fires in Reims from April 7 to April 18. |
19 | Bombardment from midnight to 3 A. M.; renewed 10:30 A. M. to 7:30 P. M., 25 shells on cathedral, north tower, vaults and transept injured; renewed 10 P. M. to 5 A. M., 600 shells. Cardinal LuÇon issued protest against bombardment. |
20 | Bombardment continued to 5 A. M.; renewed 10 to 11 A. M., 50 shells; again 12 to 8:30 P. M., 300 shells, particularly violent 6 P. M.; 2 shells on cathedral. |
21 | Bombardment 3 to 6 A. M.; renewed 10:30 A. M.; again 1 P. M., HÔtel de Ville gravely injured; again 2:30 P. M.; again 6 to 8 P. M.; artillery at night. Cathedral injured, 8 shells. |
22 | Bombardment 9 A. M. to noon, 100 shells; renewed 2 to 6 P. M., 600 shells; cathedral injured, 3 shells; agitated night. |
23 | Bombardment 7:30 A. M. to 3 P. M.; renewed 6:30 P. M.; night calm; cathedral injured. |
24 | Cannonade from 4 A. M.; bombardment from 7:30 A. M., furious from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M., cathedral injured; few night shells. |
25 | Bombardment 9:30 A. M. to 7 P. M.; disturbed night. |
26 | Bombardment 1 A. M.; renewed 7:30 A. M. to 4 P. M.; again 7 P. M.; night calm. |
27 | Bombardment from 7:30 A. M. |
28 | Bombardment continued, particularly violent 12 to 3 P. M. and 7 to 8:20 P. M.; St. Thomas and St. AndrÉ injured. |
29 | Bombardment all day. |
30 | Bombardment continued; perhaps 1200 shells. |