Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-01
RIVER SEINE FELL
STEADILY ALL DAY
In Heart of Paris Things Have
Resumed a More Nearly
Normal Appearance.
HUNDREDS FACE STARVATION.
Quarter of n Million Persons Affected
BY FIoods-Freezing Temperature
Adds to Their Misfortuncs.

Paris. Feb. 1.-The Seine fell steadily
today, the recession being at the rate
of about three -fourths OF an inch an
hour. The waters also are retreating
from the streets. More tramways are
in operation as are the new sections OF
the subway.
Streets that had been closed to traffic
were In many instances re-opened and
in the heart OF he city things resumed
more nearly normal appearance.
In the outskirts and in the inundated
regions above and below the city the
greatest distress still prevails despite
the magnificent efforts toward relief
and the prodigal distribution of food
supplies.
Hundreds of persons are found on
the verge of starvation and persons
who lost everything must be aided for
months.
1t Is estimated that more than a
quarter of million persons have been
affected by the floods.
Freezing temperature adds to the
misery of the unfortunates. An at
tempt to resume the railroad service
before the electrical signal system had
been restored has resulted in a dozen
train collisions.
In addition to the generous aid al
ready furnished by American resi-
dents, the flood sufferers will receive
the proceeds of a concert now being
arranged by American students.
Among recent contributions cabled
from the United States was a per-
sonal gift of $500 from Ambassador
Jusserand.
DIR. Laveran, the specialist in mi
crobic diseases who received the Nobel
prize for medical research in 1907,
proposes the use of a cheap and ef-
fective disinfectant which he says was
used extensively in the time OF the
Romans.
This is the smoke from damp straw.
1t produces gas that is perfect
disinfectant at small cost.
Despite the food. the academy of
scinces held It's regular meeting
today and discussed with great in
terest the scientific phenomena OF the
disaster and the recently discovered
comet
The members arrived and left in
boats.
RELIEF WORK.
The progress OF the. reliec work, under
the admirable system OF, French or
ganization is highly creditable. In cd
dition to the regular establishment OF
Red Cross and other relief societies.
public spirited citizens have thrown
open their buildings and on their own
Initiative transformed them into hos
pitals.
Marquis De Vogue, Count D'Haus-
senville, Duke DeCamstra, Count
and other representatives
of the nobility of France. are devoting
all their time to the work of relief.
The women of the Societe des Femmcs
de France. a Republican organization
as distinguished from the Societe des
Danes Franchises. have entered thc
hospitals as nurses
Monsignor Annette, bishop OF Paris,
is personally directing the work of the
Catholic clergy and charitable orders.
The work OF brigands who prey upon
the helpless in the outskirts of the city
continues Last night number were
shot and some women narrowly escap-
ed lynching when they were found in
the house at Alfortville. They had
a raft from which they
entered the still partially submerged
homes.
President Fallieres has subscribed
another 1000 to the relief fund