Show Warsaw Is Undamaged in Fighting Russians While Destroying Forts an and Bridges Leave Utilities Unharmed T T Russian Poland Aug Aug- 12 J-J J The elt city of or Warsaw the tho center of the recent colossal campaign for the Vistula line suffered comparatively from the battles which raged around It and from the tho process of ot its evacuation b by the Russians Although fears tears had been expressed that the Russians Russians Rus Rus- In leaving the city might repeat the old century precedent at Moscow and set the town on fire lre tho they the did not do so eo The Tho water gas and ond electric plants were wore left In working working- order and only In Praga Prag-a were nero the water mains damaged in ln several several places by explosions elena The nu Russians retired In such haste at tho the last moment that the they omitted to carry out man many measures they had planned A whole park of or automobiles automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles and carriages which had been collected for Cor removal romo was left loft behind An order to carr carry off the church belle bella was only partly executed and man many bells were left heft hanging Most of or the Polish residents of the eft city declined to follow the order to 1 leave heave with the Russians escaping de deportation deportation deportation de- de b by 1 keeping out of ot sight The scenes on the tile night of ot tho evacuation evacuation evacuation wore Were dramatic At 10 o'clock Inthe in tho the evening evening- a series of or extraordinary heavy explosions was heard signalizIng signalizing ing lag the destruction of ot the torts forts Tho The sky over the city flamed red from burning military buildings and railway shops The Tho bridges were Jammed with retiring troops or flooded with columns of artillery I At 6 5 o'clock the next morning morning- the tho tho three Vistula bridges were destroyed de An hour later two Gorman German officers rode cool cooly through tho the city in an automobile automobile automobile automo automo- bile to the town hall ball where tho they met the chief of ot the citizens' citizens committee A few tew minutes afterwards patrols of ot cavalry appeared their lances lancea decked with flowers and the men singing Die Wacht acht am Rhein From the tho scenes In ln the streets It ml might ht have been beon thought the event cont was a city festival Crowds In ga gay summer attire thronged the tho thorough thorough- faros taros cheering the entering sol soldiers lers while man many offered red them flowers Meanwhile from tho the river front and even from overhead came the of or exploding exploding- shrapnel shells arid and the whiz of or speeding bullets Many Ian casualties s occurred In the city and ambulances were bus busy the entire da day transporting tho the wounded to their homes or to 0 hospitals Municipal 1 affairs are In the hands of ofa a n citizens citizens' committee under the control of or which a a. volunteer citizens' citizens police force has been beon form formed cd to preserve or or or- der The destruction of the tho railroad bridge e ewas was poorly executed The middle spans were wore wrecked and dropped into tho the river but tho the piers were left leCt standing FO o that It will take but a comparatively comparative comparative- ly lv short time to rebuild the tho structure and reopen railroad communication for tor Prince Leopolds Leopold's armies |