Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
TOday's Telegraphic News
River Seine Falling.


Paris, Jan. 80 Paris has Been saved
emporRrIly at lesst-but at cost that
stsggers the mind in it's contemplation.
Wan the river Seine, the lie OF Psri0
and almost Its death, vas 61slly brought
to halt this morning Ia its devastating
aud record-braking climb, 1t had wrought
damage In the city alone roughly estimat-
ed at 5000, O00,0 600 With the probability
tbst future losses resulting from its un'
dermInipg OF the city will sdd at least
another $50, 900, 900.
It hsd sent mad racing streams through
the 700 miles of Paris subEays and tun'
nsla, ripped and torn City miles of besp
tlful streets and boulevaEds, cost two
score of lives, destroyed hundreds Of
buildings, damaged scores OF the clty's
most historic and grandest edi6ces, reu-
dered 200, 900 people practically homeless
10 Psrs and its envir0us, temporarily
parslszsd tho manufacturing and COM
msrclsl life OF TIE capital, driven Psris'i
gay millions TO distraction aud delivered
blow that will make the city wriihe foi
months to come.
Whist has happened In Paris has
taken place, on a smaller scale, Ia other
parts OF Frsnce, where su9h havoc has
been wrought that 1910 is sure to be re-
corded in French history IS one of the
blacklist years the country has known,
except when war has laid Its blight upon
the lsnd.
Paris, Jan. 29.-At 10 O'Clock this
morning the river Seine had fallen three
inches from Its crest food, which was
re ched by / O'Clock this morning. Ii
falling steadily. The temperature Ia
800 and the qua Is shining brightly, the
conditions being favorable. to continued
sutsldence.
Reports from up the river and from
Its tributaries show q general fall, as q
result of which 1t Ia now officially stated
that the crisis has been passed and that
the city is saved.
The city is wildly j)y'ul, despite the
picture OF desolstion thst the 6ve-days'
ravsgo from the food his, spread every
where.
The condemnation OF hundreds OF
buildings is believed to be inevitable.
Disease prevention IA the inperativ
need of the hour, and here sgsin th 3
government will step 10 and ran thiogs
With an iron hand.
Notwithstanding that the thres ened
destruction OF thu city has been aVf rted,
there Ia an increasing losi from the food
today, due to the undermining Of The
streets from broken sewers aud subWsys,
aud new areas are being added to the
flooded section. This danger will con-
tioue for several days.
The conditions In the famous Place
de FOpera Increased In seriousness TO-
day. The section is psrtislly flooded
and psyements and streets have fallen
In places into the underground honey
combs.
In st. Lszire district, the same con-
ditious prevail. The water is still risioR
IN this section and m any OF It's palstial
bulldogs show slgns of cTumolng.
Tue police at Ohsrenton, one OF tbs
large suburbs, today killed 8 score OF
dogs that had been driven mad through
terror and hunger, A mad dog huat is
also being msda Ia Paris and other parts
q the devastated country, as an epidemic
OF rabies is feared unless the TaYenOus
dogs are killed.
The Place do POpera clear to No, q
Boulevard Ospucioea, is 10 danger OF
collspse. The beautiful trees aud deco
ra,iVe lsmp posts OF this seCtion are all
endangered.
Reports fromOheFbourg today say that
the lower section OF the city has been
submerged Two feet Of water cover this
section. Water is backing into the city
from the channel.
The foods today Invaded he OJaEa
HOUSE cellar, the bassment OF the City
Ball aud the rooms OF the mint
The underground railway under the
Sine, one Of the greatest architectural
wonders OF the city, and which cot
many millions OF dollars, 10 believed to
be in danger OF collapse.
Starving food refugees arc looting
many of The provision shops. Driven
slmos! Insane from hunger are deiYing
The police aud even the soldiers aud
smashing the windows Of shops where
provision are displayed.
Roue1, Jan. 29--The Seine, after
having stuck Paris a staggering blow,
has now beLpl on Rouen and threaten
enormous loss. The Stage OF the river
10 now 80 feet above the normal, with
the crest Of the Par's stage got to rssch
here. The wha,vss sre submerged and
ali factories along the river font have
bsen forced 10 Ghut down.
H)uses 10 the old quarter OF tho city
are bei1g rapidly emptied, as the gs.er
ihrsa.ens to h1od this section.