Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-01-27
TERRIBLE SCENES
IN PARIS
Though Flood Has Started to
Recede Misery Is on
the Increase
HUNDRED DTHOUSANDHOMELESS
Giving Way of Acqueduct 1t is
Feared VIII Submerge
Entire City.

Paris, Jan. 2T.-The waters of the
Seine this afternoon began to recede,
very little it is true, but nevertheless
to recede, and the crest of the great
est flood in France since early in the
seventh century, appears to have pass
ed. Shortly before noon, the dismayed
crowd watching the water gauge at
Pont Royal, noticed that the flood had
actually begun to subside. And the
glad tidings spread like wild fire along
the quays where thousands of weary
soldiers and citizens were working to
build temporary dikes.
Paris today resembles a beleaguer-
ed city. The military commander of
the five sections into which the city
is divided, holds his soldiers in con-
stant readiness to dispatch to the
refugees who already number more
than hundred thousand.
The valley of the Seine today pre-
sents a terrifying spectacle. The flood
is a mile wide for twenty-five miles
about Paris, and the raging torrent
runs through the city at the speed of
mountain torrent. 1t is flush with
the parapets of bridges, where not
actually overfiowing them. The most
alarming feature of the situation this
morning was a fissure at the Auteuil
viaduct at the foot of Paris. Should
Two - nof
and submerge the entire city. At
eight o'clock this morning, the Or
leans railway tunnel gave way. An
other cave-in occurred on the Rue
Lille, flooding the German embassy.
The buildings of the foreign office
| have been abandoned
The main drain under the Champs
de Mars broke this forenoon and the
water extended back to the Invalides,
where the bones of Napoleon repose.
Several subsidences nave occurred in
the Place de la Concorde. the Rue
st. Honore and Rue de Lappe. The
easements of the Grand Palace and
the home of President Faillieres have
filed with water
While sections of the city, includ-
ing the st. LaZare subway station,
are roped off as being dangerous. The
waters invaded the court of st. Hap
pelle, the most glorious gem of Goth
ic' architecture in France, and the
lower floor of the historic Concier-
gerie is flooded.
Dismal Tidines.
The sun is shining in Paris today
and the rain throughout the afflicted
districts has ceased, but the JOY over
the falling of the Seine was turned
to dismay when the Fluvial depart
nent late this afternoon predicted a
further rise of eight inches before the
crest Of the flood is reached. The
waters again began to rise this after
noon.
More Disaster in Paris.
Notre Dame is surrounded by water
today and the crypts are flooded. The
rotten palisades back of the lie st.
Louis gave way and the quarter back
OF the Quai Berci is flooded, the sit
uation being critical. During the fore
none the Quai d'Austerlitz embank-
ment gave way with roar flooding
new districts. The water has not
yet reached the catacombs where rest
six million skulls.
Americans Extend Succor.
Paris, JAN 27.-At three this after
noon the Seine showed rise of two
inches since the subsistence at noon.
There have been further cave-ins on
a dozen streets. The Red Cross, aid
ed by substantial check from Am
bassador Bacon has come to the relief
OF starving Paris. Today soup kitch-
ems were established at hundred
points. J. Pierpont Morgan has
cabled $4,000 for the relief work. The
foundations of the famous national
porcelain factory at Sevres are sink
ing. At many places in that vicinity
the rush of water was so rapid that
the people had no time to leave their