The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-27
.S2OO,OOO,OO0 Loss in Paris
and Suburbs
WATER IS STILL RISING
The Conditions Are Not Yet at Their
Worst, Says the Weather Bureau,
and the Loss Will BE Stu
pendous.


not been reached as The Seine rose FL
day yesterday and at a late hour las
night it was still rising over night
there was spell 81 fair weather and
hopes rose IN consequence, but two o.
three hours later snow began to fan and
Il has continued almost increasingly ever
since Meteorological reports from the
upper valley Of the Seine and its anu
ents give no Indication Of permanent i'm
provement, and the central weather bu.
reau Of Paris is unable 70 encourage the
hope that tie downfall win soon cease
Water spread through several more
districts 81 the city during yesterday
chiefly through the various subways II
is thought q subteuanean lake exists
under Paris with only a thin crust to
support the city. Water bubbles through
in the most unexpected places. Work.
men were employed on the main, boule.
wards seeking holes Ia the paving, and
wherever they found crack &c was oe
Imsnted a large part ~ the thorough
fare IA front Of the ST Lazaire railway
station was closed BY ropes lest the
street subside. The same thing was
done in the Rue Royale, facing the
church Of the Madeleine.
It & figured that there were at least
$4,000 persofn sheltered last night in
public buildings glad to have straw
mattress 70 lie upon and soldiers ratlons
for supper Their homes and furniture
+ either Pc soaking ia mud and water, Or
are completely wrecked. for several
slight houses III tie suburban districts
collapsed beneath the pressure Of The
flood.
The city itself has been divided into
sections for the distribution Of relief IN.
der the joint control of the military gov
ernor ana The project Of police.
4 THE work done for the public under
their direction s Of inealeuable valus.
and the soldiers and police are busy from
dawn 10 dark Last night Of about 25.
200 persons residing ID The district Of
lavel some 1000 are homeless
The floods have reached TIE dimension
of great national calamity an Off
eial estimate 81 The Losses up to yester
day Is s2e00aa000 ~ one.hfth Tie Nar
inder Is faid rs France u Germany
spaeial meetiu III Gle cabinet were
held Yesterday e consider means 81 cop
ing VITA the havoc already wrought and
the greater danger still impending Mil
itary forces have been summoned from
al parts Of lha country and the city
bas been divided into five military digi-
sione for the purpose % administering
the work &c rescue and relief
The eabihsi mei ii extraordinary res
on yesterday and decided 70 open the
Pantheon Sc sulphee seminary and 9TH
81 former church properties, which Is
cheated e Tie state, Tor the shelter
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III rsrsl & Inundated apa tbs watsr +.
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