The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-29
Floods Began to SubSide This
Morning
CITY WAS MOST JOYFUL
Steps Being Taken TO Inspect Every
House to Determine Its Safety.
The Destruction Is Very
Severe.

Paris. Jan. 2a-At ten o'clock this
forenoon, the river Seine had fallen three
inches from the crest Of the food, which
was reached at one o'clock this morn
ing, and the river is still falling The
temperature at ton O'Clock was at 80
and the sim was shining The crisis evil
IDENTIFY "a passed, and the city Is saved.
The people are wildly joyful, despite
the desolation due to the five days
food.
Charitable organizations are co-operat-
ing with the authorities in throwing
open their buildings and soceoriug ref
ugees Several conyents and number
of public buildings have been equipped
with military cots and bedding and
Transformed into hospitals The Red
Cross is performing splendid service in
distributing food and clothing
Nevertheless, numerous pitiful in
stances are cited Of women and children
who had refused to leave their homes
in the submerged districts shrieking
from their windows for bread
The number Of refugees arriving here
Il enormous Ciarenton alone sending in
$4,000, who he'd come there from Calais
and other afflicted points,
Many thrilling rescues are recorded.
The family Of NJ Barthou. former min
ister Of public works whose home in
the Avenue d'Autin is surrounded, were
taken out on the backs Of soldiers and
rescued in boats
The chamber Of deputies held a sitting
yesterday III the water beleagured Palais
Bourbon. believing that an adjournment
81 a transfer Of their activities TO Yer
saillesi as bad been suggested, would
only serve to increase the popular panic
Parliament yesterday voted q bin ex
tending business notes one month.
3ies.aaes Of sympathy end offers Of
assistance are pouring IN upon the gov
ernment from individuals and societies
sll otter the world
TIE public services are crippled The
mails ere uncertain Telegraph lines are
down il eeerv direction. and communi-
cation WITH Eaeana Holland, Denmark
and AHstfis and many of the cities and
towns ID France are completely eut of
The telephone has been practically aban
doned 10 Paris
Hospitals in Trouble
Several hospitals are in dreadful
plight. water having Reached thaig ee
lars and quenched tbe fires ID tire ftu
naees Four hundred patients we're hnr
riedly removed n aulbnlaHees from tha
Hospital de Ia Salpetriere 70 the Hos.
pifal 8oneieault Their rescue was dra
matie Some were diving and ala came
to them IN tie nick of time TIE hos
pital already was Isolated and new
rush of water threatened to level IT
ST this moment the tirelss project
Of police n Lapine arrived and sent
out 4 score Of policemen On bicycles to
summon sambulanees and boats and addi (
tional police and soldiers
While some Of tle soldiers were lay
ing pont0ons othars ufted ont patients
from fhe hospital Two hundred wera
saved IN boats, while The other two hun
dred were carried across the pontoons
on the backs Of soldiers
Messages Of sympathy.
The French government IS deeply /
touched bg the expressions Of sympathy /
from abroad King Victor Emmanuel (
aud the Italian cabinet have sent mes
saaes 81 coincidence, and Pope Plus has
transmitted $4,000 to Mar Amietfa, the \
archbishop 81 Paris, for the satTarers ia
his archdiocese Emperor Nichols and I
the king Of Belgium have sent 81 1000
each for the poor of Paris Public
subscriptions have been opened iu Belgi
um for the food sufferers