Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
PATIENTS RESCUED FROM
SURROUNDED HOSPITALS
Sufferers Taken from institutions on
Backs Of Soldiers and by Boat
Asonizins Cry, "Will the End Never
Come" Goes Up from Stricken City
--AnerIcans Are Safe.
fRy AssocIated Press.l


PARIS. Jan. 2s.--An asonizing cry
goes mp from the people OF PARIS
tonight.
"win the end never conner they
are asking.
After a slow but steady rise Of the
food waters throughout the day, the
fiuvial department. ut midnight could
only issue statement in answer. say
ing that It was probable that the
crest of the turbulent fiocd would be
reached tomorrow.
The water has begun to fan in all
of the afflusnts OF the Seine above
Paris. bet the passage through the
city Is closged by bridges and an nm
mensc accumulation OF drift and The
seethlng waters hourly are spreading
over new acres.>
Clicked underground rivers ana
sewers are bursting their confine ana
playing havoc with the streets,
swapping more cellars aad Unrest.
ching more foundations OF buildings.
Work by ToFches.
Tonight the city presents VERT
spectacle, the soldiers. dremen and
police hastily constructing temporary
walls by the light of campfires and
torches in an endeavor to keep OFT
the invading foods, while pickefs pa
troll those sections OF the city which
ase plunged I'm darkness by the burst
ing OF the gas mains and the stop
page OF the electric lighting plants.
The situation in the place De LOpera
tonight Is grave. The entire territory
has been roped of as being unsafe.
1t Ia stated also that the new Equita-
bic Life Assurance Society building
is In danger CT collapse.
Words OF Cheer to Homeless.
President Fallie-ies and Premier
BRAND today drove In aufomo9iies
to the Hooded suburbs where distress
is greatest. speaking words or CON-
fort to the homeless and encourage
ing the soldiers and others engaged In
salvage and rescue work.
On their return they ssid that eve
erytbing humaneIy possible was done
to aid the stricken and prevent firth
er ravages by the food.
Charitable organizations are CO.
operating with the authorities In
throwing open their buildings and
succoring refugees. Several converts
and number OF prblic buildings have
been equipped with military cots and
Sedding and transformed into hosDi-
tails. The Red Cross ia performing
splendid service IN distributing food
and clothing.
Nevertheless numerous O: pitifui in
stances are cited OF women and CHI
dren. who had refused to leave their
homes In the submerged districts.
shTieking from their windows for
bread.
The number OF refugees arriving
here Is enormous, Cnarerton alone
sending in 5000. who have come
there from Calais and other afflicted
points.
Thrilling Heseues-
Many thrilling rescues are record
ed. The family OF u. BaTthcu. Ter
mer minister % public works. whose
hone in the Avenue D'AEtin Is sur
rounded. were taken cut on the hacks
Of soldiers and rescued IN beats
A large number of the schoc-s are
closed because OF the lack Of heat
and the municipality Il coasideFfnE
the ACCESSIBILITY Of closing OF all 81
them.
Practically al Of the flooded subu7-
ban towns above and below Paris TO-
night are without light and several
OF them without water. Their in1abf-
tants are hastily leaving
The cham CT ofrdeDusies held =
sittisg today IN the waieT-seleseuercd
Palais bourbon believing that an ad-
journr,cnt G. a transfer Of Their ac-
sivi;ies to Versailles. a. had been suH.
rpstcd. wcuid only serve 20 increase
The por-lsT panic Parliament to1s1
voted q bin extending eusinczs notes
one month.
Messages of symss'av sd Oilers %
assistance are po1ring N npcH The
gov ruraer. from individuals ard -
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