Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-28
Authorities Fear the Polluted
Waters of the Flood Will
Breed Much Disease.
EVERY PRECAUTION TAKEN
Officials Sending Out Warnings Uf
the Death That Turks in tie
Waters BefOuled by the B'0kCn
Sewers-AIl Flooded Houses NJ ,st
6" iunigated.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE ]

Paris, Jan. 2S.-Rearing it's ugly
head out of the polluted waters of
the flood, the horrible dragon Of dis
ease barred its fangs in the face of
Paris today and the stricken city
hesitated in it's rejoicing at the ar
rival of the crest of the flood, with a
sickening sensation of the new peril.
The health officers are sending out
placards giving the people warning
Of the death that turks in the waters
befouled by the broken sewers. The
newspapers publish in big type in
structions to the citizens, and every
means within the resources of the
crippled municipality is being en-
ployed to battle with the pestilence.
The soldiers and police have posi-
tive orders not to allow anyone to
move back into houses that have been
flooded, after the waters begin to re-
cede. Inspectors reported today that
the breaks in the sewers have been
so frequent that it will be necessary
for the officials to burn all clothing,
bedding, carpets and other materials
which absorb water. All the flooded
houses must be fumigated, and the
walls must be scraped before the oc-
cupants can safely return to them.
With the higher temperature to-
day the stencil from the sewers was
increased, and the danger Of the
spread of disease from the foul gases
was correspondingly greater.
The hospitals are being taxed with
numbers of patients far greater than
they could accommodate properly
under ordinary circumstances. With
the lack of heat and light, and the
danger of failure in supplies, the
doctors are facing most critical sit
uation.
Hundreds of doctors have been
working constantly under most ad-
verse circumstances day and night.
The heroic deeds that have marhed
the dark days of the food Lave not
all taken place upon the wate' front,
in the actual struggle with ne great
tide; but the bravery of the doctors
and nurses who have met tie siLuu
tion without dinching ranks with Jhe
spirit shown by the famous leader of
the Red Cross Society in times o!
war.
Within sight of scores of persons,
unable to rescue him, Corporal Trip
tier, was drowned today in water COW
ering the sidewalks of the Quai de
Billy. He had gone out with two
other soldiers and a messenger boy,
when the small craft was capsized,
and all the occupants thrown into the
water. His companions were able to
reach places of safety, but Triptier
was weakened by constant service,
and was unable to keep himself above |
he tide.
The sewer broke this afternoon |
near the Central Market, and flood
ed the basement, where a large guam
.ity of fish, eggs and game had been
stored. Most of the provisions were
destroyed and the market was rem
Tered so unsanitary that it was al
most useless.
This was one of the big food sta
ions on which the authorities were
to draw heavily to feed the
hungry and destitute, and the loss,
which ordinarily would be light is
heavy at this time,
The waters which have been at
acking the Hospital Boucicault today
% weakened the structure that it had
o be abandoned, and many of the
,atients, who were seriously i'll, were
arried out at che risk Of their lives.
The doctors had continued the oc-