shrine saved from destruction in 1871 during the commune notre dame catedral cat cathedral idral famed tho the world over was menaced with grave dangers owing to the tha fury ury 0 of the communists who having effected an entrance collected all the available chairs and other combustible material and piling it in a huge bonfire drenched with oil in the center of tho the choir attempted to destroy the cathedral by fire tho the evil designs of the incendiaries were however happily frustrated by the arrival of the national guard