The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30
GENEROUS AID
EXTENDED TO
STRICKEN CITY
Flood of Gold Pouring Into
France to Assist Suffering
Population
America Comes Promptly to the
Rescue of Her DesOIated
Ally of Old

last week the ground was absolutely
impermeable, and the water ran off as
II from .. cement floor.
H. Meunier concludes that the power
given TO an area Of country to take
care Of the water, outside of consider
ations as to natural soil. is measured
by the evaporation per acre. As the
trees draw the moisture from the soil.
permitting evaporation. this energy is
proportional to tie number of leaves.
Consequently, reforestration is the
only natural remedy.
Offers of Assistance
The American chamber of commerce.
presided over by Ambassador Bacon.
TO-DAY adopted resolutions Of sympathy.
The American ambassador said he and
Consul General Mason were receiving
cablegrams offering assistance, if
agreeable to the French government
The Offering of aid from abroad"
said the ambassador. is a matter of
great delicacy upon such occasions,
but I am sure that contributions from
Americans in all parts of the world, or
from anybody else. viii be gratefully
received"
Ambassador Bacon subscribed $1,000
ana the amount through this agency
tonight reached $4,000. Newspaper
subscriptions exceed 100000.
Delay in Telegraph
The delay in telegraphic communica-
ton throughout France and TO Italy
and Switzerland continues today
Despite the fact that the waters sub
sided during the forenoon the situation
within the city was not improved. On
rhe contrary, the surface water further
invaded the streets while the pressure
from the choking torrents underground
opened up new crevices in some places
and at other points forced up the
pavements into great obstructing hum
moCks, fitting and sometimes tearing
up trees and lamp posts.
This was especially noticeable in the
Place de la Concorde, the Rue Royale
and the Place de TOpera.
Scene of Greatest Loss
The greatest damage has been at the
Place de lOpera and at the St. Lazarre
station.
occurred, one in front of the new build
ing OF the Equitable life assurance So
clety, where the water has poured into
the basement. Workmen have sue
ceeded in erecting temporary walls to
protect the furnaces.
The situation. however, is not as
critical in the Place de POpera as in
the region in front of the St Lazarre
station, where the waters racing
through the Rue de Ia Grange -Bata-
lierre subway, joining the food Of over
flowed sewers. has turned the Place du
Havre into lake and some sections Of
the Rue de rArcade, the Rue de IIsly
and the Boulevard Haussmann, in front
OF the Expitori chapel, erected to the
memory OF the decapitated Bourbons,
into veritable rivers
All Of the buildings within this
Quadrilateral have been evacuated and
are surrounded by Gordon of soldiers
Department Stores Closed
The big department stores, including
the Printemps and the Galleries Isafay-
cite. have been closed. Firenen and
sappers We're engaged in constructing
dams in this vicinity. There was great
Danger IN the streets. as some of the
buildings appeared likely to collapse.
There has been a dozen instances
where persons have disappeared in
crevices suddenly opened under their
feet or been swept away in the sewer
food
Many PitifuI Stories
Many pitiful stories are. told of the
rescue OF starved children who had
been imprisoned in their homes. Two
families with nine children. who had
been drifting about on a raft all night
were discovered in the JaveI district
at daylight and rescued. A number of
persons have become insane through
fear and suffering. One sailor. who had