Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-29


falling today at the rate of y of an
inch an hour. The river Marine has
dropped eight inches and the river
fonne eighteen inches from its maxi
mum flood. The hope is strong that the
subsistence of all the vagrant streams
will be rapid.
The high mark reached by the river
Seine at Port Royal was 81 feet /
inch. This is the highest known
record.
The crest of the flood was reached at
last midnight. The waters remained
stationary until o'clock after which
they fell slowly. At o'clock there has
been a drop of two inches. according TO
an official statement issued this fore
noon.
During the night the storm-clouds
disappeared and the weather cleared.
This morning the sun shone brightly.
Wire Communication railing.
The delay in Geographic communica-
ton throughout France and to Italy
and Switzerland continues today.
Despite the fact that the waters sub
sided during the forenoon, the situation
within the city was not improved to-
day On the contrary, the surface
water further invaded the streets.
while the pressure from the choking
torrents underground opened new
creVices in some places and at other
points forced up the pavements into
great obstructing humnocks, tiltipg
and sometimes tearing up trees and
lanlpposts
This was especially noticeable in the
Place de la Concorde, the Rue Royaie
| aIl1 tha Ul.,pn 1a8I Tho 1t<o
iamase was done at the Place de
Loperh and at the St Lazare station.
AZ the FORMER Tour bad cave-ins have
oecurreu' one III 'front.' or the new Duiln-
ius VI the Squltapie Li'e assurance
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the racjop In front og ~ e. go,
station where the waters rao;no.
through the Rue de la Grange
Bateliere subwav. ioininp the Hood ~
overflowed sewers, has turned the
Place Du Havre into lake, and some
sections of the Rue de L'Arcade, the
Rue de L'Isly and the Boulevard
'A""'Hi'i'''if' ~ iAOAib VI hiiC iSAPttIit
Chapel, erected to the memory OF the
decapitated Bourbons, into veritable
rivers.
All of the buildings within this
quadrilateral have been evacuated and,
are surrounded by Gordon of sol
diers. The big department stores, in
Guiding the Printemps and the Galleries
Lafayette. have been closed. Firemer
and sappers were engaged constructing
dams in this vicinity. There was great
danger in the streets as some of tna
buildings appeared likely to collapse
There have been dozen instances
where persons have disappeared
In crcvices suddenly opened under
their feet or been swept nvay in
the sewer Hood. MANY uitifuI
stories mr.. toId of the resc,. .f
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one salIor' VINO had engaged IN the
work Oh rescue rhtil ne reached the
limit Oh physlchl and mental endurance.
became crSl1eo' jumper lhto the Seiils
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WIN crews arrived nt points on the
W'.ter-iront above ana peiow me eity
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