The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-02-04
SUN SHINES ONCE MORE AND
BELIEVED FLOOD % At ITO
MAXIMUM. !.
CITY Is A MASS OF RUINS
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49, $500
In Paris. The rain ceased throughout
the afflicted districts before nOon and
as the waters Of the Seine appeared
to subside the lamentations Of tho
population gave way to rejoicing.
The experts Say that the river h
still risinE. but that the maximum
flood should be reached soon. The
Bercy Qaarter has been abandoned by
the residents. Is
Water Surrounds Notrs Dame.
With the sun shining brightly the
temperature has moderated Il = great
extent sfordinK much relief to home
less ones. President Faineres and
Premier BRAND visited the hospitals
and other places where refugees have
been sheltered.
Notre Dame Ii surrounded with
water and the crypts are flooded. The
rotten palisades back Of the lie 81.
Louis gave way and the situation In
the overnowed quarter hack Of the
Quail Bercy was rendered critical The
Quai D'Austeriitx embankment gave
a with a roar. flooding new dis.
triets. The waters have not yet
reached the Catacombs where rest
5000. 900 skulls.
The stage Of the waters exceeded
all records back To 1915.
Hope was given TO the local authors.
ties by an early report that the Seine
was stationary al It's upper reaches.
At Melum and Nogent the maximum
flood was reached during the night.
On the other hand. the river Marine
was reported N still rising and . new
and higher flood was racing down tho
Yonne and the Grand NORM.
Perhaps the most alarming feature
Of the situation In the morning was the
assure at the Anteuil viaduct nj the
foot OF Paris. Should this give way II
would act AZ a dam and submerxe the
entire city.
The valley OF the Seine 10 presents
a terrifying spectacle. The food 10
miles wide for rs miles above and the
raging torrent runs through thu city
nj the rate OF IS miles an hour. II In
flush with the parapets Of the bridges
where 1t IL not actually overlooking
them, turning streets into muddy Ia
goons and choking underground work
ings OF the city to he bursting point.
There are 700 miles OF sewers and
two rivers. the Bieyre and the Grange
Botel Betliere. under Paris. The latter
is running under the opera house.
whose combining walls are subjected to
the pressure OF thousands Of cubic
yards Of water. Wherever . break In
masonry occurs the streets cave In and
the water and refuse emerge. Thus
dozens Of palaces a mile back from the
river streets are flooded and the walls
Of adjoining buildings have been rem
dered unsafe. In many instances the
police have forced tenants / o abandon
their threatened homes.
Paris resembles n beleaguared city.
The military commander In each Of
the five sections into which the me
tropolis has been divided holds his
soldiers In constant readiness for dis.
patching to points OF danger.
The government Of the municipality
has placed the military barracks and
public school buildings at the disposal
OF the refugees. who already number
more than 100. 900.
Every minute today brought q new
tale Of disaster. The vault Of the
Orleans railway tunnel gave way at
the Rue Gilla Occur. Another bad
cave-in occurred In the Rue Lille,
flooding the quarters Of the German
embassy. The buildings Of the foreign
Office are surrounded by water and
abandoned. The main drain under the
Champs de Mars broke during the
forenoon. and the blanket Of water
extended back To the lnvalides, where
repose the bones Of Napoleon.
Fifteen thousand laborers Of the city
are out OF work. and although sub
scriptions are pouring In $500, 900 hav.
Ing been raised. including $l,4O0 con-
tributed by the American Chamber OF
Commerce, the government decided TO
ask parliament for additional credit
TO be used In relief work.
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