The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-06
NO SUCH FLOOD
SINCE N0AH'S DAY
Wild Havoc Wrought by the
Merciless Waters of the
Seine.
PARIS, HOWEVER. Is
FACING CALAMITY BRAYELY
Disaster Has One COmpensatins
Feature; 1t Broke the
Power of Apaches.
BY PAUL VILLIERS.
to The Tribune.


Special Cable to The Tribune.
PARIS, Feb. ut IS not Gay Paris
now II is dazed Paris. frightened Paris.
devastated Paris, almost-ruincd Paris
But | may say even now with all the
horror OF the past fortnight upon Us.
and facing tile danger of decima ting
pestllence. II Is brave determined
Paris. Not even the shells Of the Prus-
slams and the wfnl cXcesSes of the great
Commune, nearly thirty years ago.
wrought such Wild havoc 10 the Grea'
CITY as has the mcrciess waters OF the
worry heart OF the city has been bufteted
torn, ruined by the gigantic hand of The
food Scores OF great buildings; some Of
them buildings with histories which con.
stltute the history Of Paris, have been
DESTROYED OF have been damaged almost
beyond repair: great streets and boule-
pleasure grounds. famous the world over
have been turned. Temporarily at least
ruin been wrought by water. Because
never has so terrible Il Hood had sucf
tree sweep against so great a city.
But With j, all France and Paris are
| not discouraged. Already tho work Of
reha Utilization has begun. Government
and people have taken hold OF the prob
lem with splendid determination. and
while u viii be matter Of months be
cd wire '@ waT Il win u be ene dom" ooa and dan oDe nc
thoroughly. Paris Will emerge from IL
u bigger. better, aud even more beautiful
Paris.
Calamity Has Compensation.
There is 10 great calamity without
some compensation. Ono of the compen-
sations To Paris for the scourge Is the
breaking OF the power Of the Apaches,
that great band OF criminals which fot
long has been reproach 10 the city.
Drawn from their underground hauuis
inals naturally began To loot. They had
long detied the police. and perhaps would
have made of the great tragedy verta-
ble saturnalia but for the troops OF th"
line. who had been promptly put To IN"
work OF salvage and the preservation nj
order.
the troops. As in San Francisco and 9th
cr stricken cities. vollcys from service
rifles in the hands of regulars put n stop
to lootinc and II is believed has bfosen
the back OF the most ruthless. cruel aud
strongest criminal organization Of mod
crn times. And Paris is by this much
the Sdincr.
Full Share Of Terrors.
The details of this awful striking down
ot a great city have been told 10 ths
American people with great fullncss. and
u Is not worth while Tor me 10 attempt
anything OF The sort here: Gu, Paris. , since since
rlors has had it's fuu share of the terrors
OF war. it has been swept by pcsti,ence
tlon that in all its history it has never
been hurt as by the food Of 1910;
That the people show the splendid cour-
age they do show, that they hsv" So
promptly taken the work Of regeneration
in hand and arc planning so broadly Tor
ous And let me say here that Paris
and France will always remember CRATE
fully the prompt offers OF sympathy ana
assistance which came from America.
Pestilencc Is Feared,
There is now only one source OF dread
1 in l,n tpnS of hA t-f,I ,C
people. That is of pestilence- That thi,
is very grave danger cannot be gam,
men better fitted to handle the sanitary
conditions which the flood left, IT wou!;
seem almost beyond the power Of human
Sl're be- rememberSd nc Ty%t that rat the cntrc sewer
system OF the city practically has been
destroyed. However all that science
can do TO meet the situation will be done.
Had Curious Experience.
Americans on holiday in Paris recently
had curious cNperience They were
leaving Il shop in which they mad spent
the sum of $50. and found their passage
barrcd by the assistants, and the man
ager. who appeared at this moment.
without the least ceremony began 20
search the pockets of the two customers.
sion. the manager smiled and informed
them that they were the swindareS
American for whom he was looking. and
that they would now be escorted 10 the
police station Two policemen were ac-
cordlngly summoned and a cab WAS
hailed for tho two Americans, who soon
found themselves before the commlssary
under the accuse ton OF passing false
money. An expert was hastily sum
moncd. and after he had examined their
gold he declared that ii was good. ON
learning that the Americans were no
"swindlaircs," the manager OF the hrm
burst forth into profuse apologies some
DAYS ago two Americans had left 60 IN
false coins and when he saw the tw"
customers that morning handing out the
same sum Of money he had naturally
suspected them. The victims of the er-
ror left the police station laughing
heartily,
Emperor Friend Pauper.
BY an order OF the local commissary
of nolicc. a poor old woman OF 50. named
Julia Mouton who was living in a mis-
orable room in Nincennes. was taken on
Monday to the hospital of st. Antoine,
The woman was known among her neigh
Younger days. in the Second Empire, she
was the finest horsewouan at the I'm
periai circus in Paris. Julia Moutou:
who Was then q striking beauty. lived
I'm a fine house and had 4 small army OK
servants to wait upon hor She was ON
Intimate terms with the emperor him
self Although she was generous. JuEa
NJouton spent n great deal of money. a"d
became penuilcss For many years shs
a small pension from count. an
intimate friend Of the cmpeaor, but ate:
tbc count died the poor womaD foinu
herself In complete poverty.
State Prisoners in India.