The above view was taken during the German occupation. It shows the Red Cross staff conveying the wounded from the overflowing hospital to the College of Saint-Vincent.
RUINS AT THE CORNER OF THE RUE DU TEMPLE
After crossing the Nonette, one arrives at the junction of the Rue de la République and the Rue Vieille-de-Paris.
At the corner stands the inn "Le Débit Simon," of which a view is given below. Simon was without doubt the first victim of the German occupation.
Tn the middle of the afternoon a German patrol, who had just been drinking at the inn, was shot at by a French rearguard, who had left Simon's a few moments before.
DÉBIT SIMON (SIMON'S INN) THE PROPRIETOR WAS KILLED BY THE GERMANS
The Germans immediately seized the innkeeper, accused him of having fired, and shot him point-blank.