Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
Today's Telegraphic News
River Seine Falling.

Paris, .1ao. 90 Paris has Been saved
TEN porsr;ly at lesst-but at cost that
stsgEers the uiud in its contemplation.
Wan .hs rive, Seine, the lie Of Psris
and almost Its death, vas 6oslly brought
to halt This morning in its Devastating
and record-brs aking climb, 1t had wrought
damage in The city alone roughly estimat-
ed at 5000, 600, 000 With the probability
that future losses resnl;iDg from its un-
derninipg OF the city will sdd at least
another $50, 900, 900.
II hsd sent mad racing streams through
taa 700 miles of Paris subEays and tur.
nela, ripped and torn fifty miles of besp-
tifnl streets and boulevards, css. tHo
score OF lives, destroyed hundreds Of
buildings, damaged scores OF the city's
most historic aud grandes! edifices, reu-
dered 200, 900 people practically homeless
10 Psrs and its enViroDs, temporarily
paraIyzsd tho manufacturing and COM
me,cial life of toe capital, driven Paris's
gsy millions to distraction aud delivered
blow that will make the city Wriihe for
months to come.
Whist has happened in Paris has
taken place, on smaller scale, ia other
parts of France, where sueh havoc has
been wrought that 1910 is sure to be re.
corded in French history as ono OF the
blacklist years the country has known,
except when war has laid Its blight npon
the land.
Paris, Jan. 29.-At 10 O'Clock this
morning the river Seine had fallen three
inches from Its crest flood, which was
re ched by l O'Clock this morning. 1t
i falling steadily. The temperature is
$40 and the su1 is shining brightly, the
conditions being favorable. to continued
sutsidence.
Reports from up the river and from
It's tributaries ahoR Q general fall, "a a
result of which i. il now officially stated
that the crisis hes been passed and that
the city is saved.
The city Is wildly j,y'ml, despite The
picture of desolation that the fve.days'
ravsge from the food hs, spread every.
where.
l
buildings is believed to he inevitable.
Disease prcvontion Ia the inperativn
need OF tho hour, nnd here sgaiu th
government will step 10 anal ran thiogs
G;th sn iron hand.
Notwithstanding that the thrfa cned
destruction OF the city has been avt rted,
there ia en- increasing los from the food
today, due to the undermining of The
streets from broken sewers and subTsys,
end new areas are being added 20 the
flooded sec!ion. This danger will con-
tioue for several days.
The conditions in the famous Place
de rOpers incra,ed in seriousness to-
day. The section is partially flooded
and pagements and slreeia have falier
in places into the underground honey.
combs.
In st. Laz,re district, The same con-
ditions prevail The wafer is still risioe
In this section and m any OF lis palslial
buid!rgs show sisna of cyuDloliag.
The police at Oharantoa, oae OF tbs
large subuibs, today kilied 3 acoIe Of
dogs hist had been driven mad through
terror aud hunger, 4 mad dog hua: Il
also being mals in Paris and other p srls
# The devastated country, as an epidemic
OF rabies is feared unless the rayenous
dogs are killed.
The Place dc POpe.a clasr to No, 81
Boulevard Oapucioea, is in dagger o;
collspss. The beautiful troea and deco
ra;ivo lsmp ros!a OF this saclioa are all
| endangered.
| Reports from Ohoytoarg today say that
the lower section OF The ci:y hs7 beer
submerged. Two feet Of water coysr his
ssctioD. Water is backing into the city
from the channel.
The h0ods today inTadsd he O.,ara
II 1usa cellar, the basement o! Lhe Oily
| 4hll aud the rooms OF the mint.
! The underground railway under the
Sine, one Of the creates. Architectural
wonders of the city, and which cot
many millions oI dollars, 10 believed to
be in danger OF collapse.
Starving food refugees gro lcoting
many OF The provision shopa Driven
slmos. Insane from hunger are aef?ing
The police and even the Gn!d.a.s aud
Hrnsshing lha windows OF shops where
provision ere displayed.
Roueo, Jan. 29.--Ths S2iae, after
having stle;t Paris staggering blow,
has now beEpl on Roaan s1d threaten
enormous loss. The stage OF Ihs river
Ia now 80 feet abo7e The normal, with
The crest of the Par.s s!Rso yet 10 r5ach
hare. The wha.Vss ere submerged and
ali fscIories along The river font h.Te
b5en iorcsG to shut dosn.
II uses in The old qaarter Of the city
arc beiEg rapidly emptisd, rs the Eser
.hr;a.ens to alnd THE soc;ijn.