The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-29


lalnng TO-DAY at the rate OF 3.i OF an
incn al nour The suosl1ence oegm
ut , O'Clock this morning ana promises
10 couunue. Tne river harne mas
cropped eight inches and the rlVef
I onue is inches nom It's maNimum
food The hope is strong that the
sdbsidence oil all the sueams will be
rapid,
Ihe high mark reached by the river
Seiue at Pont Royal was 81 feet inch
his is the highest known on record.
1ne hood Of 1916 is said to have at
tanned It's crest at 80 teet inches.
The situation throughout the city
continues. and there is fear that the
fsceding waters viii cause. tho COL
lapse oil many buildings whose founda-
tiUns had been weakened,
Paris. Jan. 29.-The waters OF the
Seine. after having reached an unpre-
ceGented height and causing great
destruction. began to recedo today
The crest OF the flood was reached at
last midnight The waters remained
stationary until o'clock. after which
they tcll slowly. AT o'clock there
had been a drop of inches, according
70 an. official statement Issued this
loIc Icnoon. During the night the storm
CLOUDS disappeared and the weather
cleared. This morning the sun shone
brightly.
The delay in telegraphic communi
cation throughout France and In Italy
aud switzerland continues today.
Despite the fact that the waters
subsided during the forenoon. the sit
uation within the city was not i'm
proved. On the contrary. the surface
water further invaded the streets
while the pressure from the choking
torrents underground opened new
cIeYices in some places and at other
points forced up the payements into
great obstruction hummocks. fitting
eDd sometimes tearing up trees and
lamp-pOsts.
This was especially Noticeable in
tho Place de IN Concorde. the Rue
Noyale and the Place de L'Opera
The greatest damage has been It
the Place de L'OpeTa and the St La
zare station.
At the former four bad caveIns
have occurred. one In front OF the new
building OF the Equitable Life Assur-
anCe society. where the water poured
into the basement. Workmen have
succeeded in erecting temporary walls
TO protect the furnaces.
The situation. however, is not as
critical I'm the Place de LOpera as I'm
tie region in front OF the ST. Lazare
station, where the waters. racing
through the Rue de la Grange-B -Bala-
Here subway. joining the flood OF over
fcWed sewers. has turnea the Place
ca Favre into lake, and some sec
tons OF the Rue de L'ArcGde. che rue
Ge L'lSly and the Boulevard Haus5.
nGnn, In front of the Expitori chapel.
erected to the memory o. the decapl-
tated Bcurbons, into veritable rivers.
All OF the bculevards within This
square have been inundated.
Firemen and soldiers were engaged
in constructing dams in this vicinity.
There was great danger In the streets.
as some OF the buildings appeared
likely 20 collapse
ihCre nave bce1 a dozen instances
wcere persons have disappeared in
c:c9lces suddenly opened under their
icct Ut been swept away in the sewer
flood
Many pltifm stories are told OF the
rescue OF half.staryed persons who
lad been imprisoned in their homes.
Two tamilies with nine children. who
lad been drifting about on raft all
richt. were discovered in the Jayel
district AT daylight and rescued. A
ncmDer OF persons have become In
sane through fear and suffering. Ono
sellor who had engaged In the work
ot rescue until he reached the limit OF
physical and mental endurance. be.
came crnzed. Jumped into the Seine
and was drowned.
Two hundred additional canvas
boats with crews arrived at points on
the water front above and below the
city this morning. They have under
taken TO aid the residents of the sub.
ur0s- The government has reauis-
itioned every boat obtainable and
p'Stcd notices everywhere warning
iIocd sufferers not to pay the boatmen
anything for their services. Many
IIlvato individuals. including the
Rothschllds, have placed their auto.
mobiles and carriages at the disposal
of the authorities
Extensive preparations are being
made for the thorough cleansing and
dis'nfection Of the city as soon as the
water has subsidized
Much apprehension is felt regarding
he eject on the weakened founda.
IONS OF the streets and houses when
the pressure is withdrawn.