Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-02-04
PARIS STREETS
MAY Be SAVED
FROM COLLAPSE
STRENGTHENING UNDERGROUND
WORKINGS WILL SAVE SUR
FACE, IT IS BELIEVED.
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC is FEARED.
All Flooded Rooms Will Be Disinfected
by Health Officers Before They
Are Occupied Again.
RECESSION OF WATERS NOTICED.

PARIS, Jan. 31.-From midnight I'M
til noon today the subsistence OF the RIVER
Seine averaged only third of an inch
an hour. The weather, however, con
tinued favorable, with a rising barom'
eter. The temperature was slightly
lower. The recession of the waters III
some of the streets was noticeable during
the forenoon.
The situation at critical points was
ameliorated to a considerable extent,
notably in the neighborhood of the St
Lazare station. The engineers now nope
to be able within a few days to shore uE
the underground workings and SO pre-
vent the collapse of streets and build
ings, which has appeared imminent fol
several days.
Beginning this morning the authorities
concentrated their efforts on the reStora,
ton of the crippled public services, ano
the re-esta blishment of the now demon
allied railway communication. There Is
no prospect of restoring the electric light
and power systems this week.
To Prevent Epidemic.
Preparations have been perfected fol
cleansing and disinfecting the city. Pres,
ident Roux of the Pasteur institute, IL
conference with other experts, has de
cided upon a series of measures which
will be carried out by the sanitary 9th
Gals. The principal danger is consider,
ed to be from the polluted water supply.
The health authorities have caused d
house to house canvass to be made warn,
ing the occupants against reoccupyin2
flooded rooms until the apartments have
been disinfected By similar methods.
instructions are given that water must
be boiled before used. AS the deposits
of mud left by the waters are removed
from the houses, quicklime will be plen,
ELL liO1 ND ~ TylII is
cleaned and white washed or painted.
Danger from Typhoid.
DIR. De Bovo, dean Of the medical fac
ulty of the Academy of Medicine, was
comparatively optimistic. He says that
the pest of malarial diseases which enter
the flood through the respiratory organs
can be avoided. The principal danger Is
from typhoid, the germs of which may be
received through the digestive channels
if impure water is drunk.
The reciting of public prayers continues
in the churches. Sunday the image OF
st. Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, was
carried in solemn procession through the
afflicted districts on the left bank of the
Seine.
Messages of sympathy and financial
contributions from abroad are still pour,
ing in. Among the numerous sums cabled
direct from the United States were $40
600 from the Standard Oil company, $40,
600 from Speyer & Co. and $1,000 from
Frank ]. Gould.
Medals for Heroes.
The Gil Bias proposes that the munich
pality have a medal to be called the
medal of Paris, struck for bestowal upon
food heroes.
Armed detachments of the military will
be held to prevent pillaging in the inun'
dated districts within and outside the
city until normal conditions are restored,
The fuvial department estimates that
it will be two weeks before the Seine
has returned to normal state. Excit-
ing rowboat chases after criminals in
the outskirts of the city occurred dur
ing the night In several instances
the Apaches were fired upon by the
pursuers Three Of the fugitives were
shot dead. Two others were hanged
from lamp posts as examples of the fate
in store for those detected in acts OF
pilage and violence.
Nobility Aids Relief Work.
The women of the French nobility are
playing an important part in the work
of relief. 1t is predicted that there will
be further fall of sixteen inches i'll the
Seine by noon tomorrow. The Marine
has dropped three feet from its crest al
Chalifert. The Seine has receded equally
ut Montereau. The Yonne remains sta.
tionary.