The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-30
PARIS FLOOD IS SUBSIDING DANCER RELIEVED WHEN DAM BROKE AND WATERS SWEPT
 OVER THE LoWLANDs. Foundations of Whole Blocks of City Property Are Loosened and May
 Have To Be Rebuilt Be-
 cause of Waters.

lJs y, the swollen waters of the Seine, which reached their high mark at ? o'clock this morning, are subsidng ana at midnight the fall measured about four and one-half inches, not much, but enough to bring a sense of relief to the desolated and distracted city.
 The danger of some great calamity, such as has been predicted. now seems over, although the situation continues to be critical at many points, particularly in the neighbor. hood of the St Lazare station, where the entire streets and solid, blocks of buildings threaten to sink through the crust into the water beneath.
 The effect of the removal of the water pressure has been to weaken
 foundations generally. and this causes
 the greatest anxiety.
 Besides there will be thousands of
 acres to be cleared or repaired when
 tn water has receded, and there IS
 also tn possibility of an epidemic
 breaking out.
 It is generally believed that the breaking of the dam at Gennevillieres
 has stemmed the climax by releasing
 an immense amount of water, but the
 consequences below are appalling Gennevillieres and Colombes, having
 90,000 inhabitants, are completely sub merged, the water reaching the tops of the houses in thel over sections, while the flood is backing up into the very center of Asnieres.
 Figures es 10 the number of per sons affected by the flood in the val ley by the Seine are pure guesswork, but certainly 4O.OOO people have been driven from their homes to the hos pitals and other buildings. which have been placed at the disposition of the refugees.
 Such dispatches as have reached | here from the provinces indicate a general improvement in conditions, | except in the lower valley of the | Seine.
 President Fallieries and Premier Briand trayersed the inundated dis | tricts on the left bank of the river this afternoon in an automobile boat, giving particular attention to the re zion around the foreign office, after which they passed around the Eiffel Tower into the Javel district.
 The premier gave categorical de lial to the reports that the govern nent contemplated proclaiming state of siege in the city. He said here would have been no hesitation o do this if the necessity had risen, ut thep ublic had manifested com ,lete confidence in the government md were cooperating in such splen- lid fashion that France might we'll 'e proud before the worldl.
 General Brun, minister of war. and seneral Dalstein. military governor if Paris, also made tour of inspec- ion of the devastated suburbs, their hief object being to inspect the work f the soldiers.
 The French Red Cross, the Societe es Danes Franchises and the Societe es Femmes de France are rendering mmnse assistance to the authorities 1 the relief of the sufferers. The two ist named societies were organized fter the war of 1870 and have large eserves of money and supplies, that 'ere collected for the purpose Of leeting the contingency of possible 1ar or national calamity such as he present. and their entire resourc- g are being employed.
 Sixty relief stations have been es. Rblished in Paris as well as camps pr the free distribution of soup. food nd clothing in the outskirts of the towns an1 villages along he river.
 The local government authorities