New-York tribune., 1910-01-29
PARIS'S FLOOD
AT ITS CREST
SEINES TRIBUTARIES
FALLING.
One-Fourth Of City Under
Water-Thousands Rescued
Outside 4id accepted.

Paris, Jan. 29.-it was officially stated
at o'ctock this morning that the River
Seine here was stationary and that rs
tributaries continued to fall.
The situation greatly improved be-
tween and 2 o'clock this morning. This
in part is attributable to the change in
the weather. Suddenly the skies cleared
and full moon burst out. The temper
ature dropped and the wind veercd to
the eastward
The Improvement in the condition sp-
pears not to be merely temporary and
the officials are convinced that the end
may be said to be in sight and that the
waters will begin to recede to-day.
Late last night crowd attacked two
stores in the Temple district, the owners
of which were demanding high prices for
food.
Paris. Jan. 2S.-An agonizing cry goes
up from the people of Paris tonight.
will the end never Gomez" they are
asking.
After a slow. steady rise OF the food
waters throughout the day, the F'luvial
Department at midnight could only issue
a statement in answer saying that IL
was probable the crest of the turbulent
flood would be reached tomorrow. The
water has begun to fall in all of the af-
fiuents OF the Seine above Paris, but the
passage through the city is clogged by
bridges and an immense accumulation
of drift. and the seething waters hourly
are spreading over new acres Choked
underground rivers and sewers are
bursting their confines and playing
havoc with the streets. swamping more
cellars and threatening more founda-
tions of buildings.
A story of the details of the greatest
food which has swept Paris in years
would simply be repetition OF what has
gone before. The city presents a weird
spectacle tonight. the soldiers, sailors.
firemen and police hastily constructing
temporary walls by the light of camp
fires and torches in an endeavor TO keep
out the invading floods. while pickets
patrol those sections of the city which
are plunged in darkness by the bursting
of the gas mains and the stoppage OF
the electric lighting plants.
The situation in the Place de fOpera
tonight is grave. The entire territory
has been roped of as being unsafe. II
is reported that the new Equitable Lite
Assurance Building is in danger OF coll
lapse.
BOATS SAVE 1880 PERSONS.
During the day 1900 persons were re-
moved from houses in the eleventh ar
Provisions are being dis
tributed there by boats
Water is pouring into the basement OF
the Comedie Francaise. The Weather
Bureau predicts further rain.
Boats have arrived here from Genne-
villiers, in the Department of the Seine.
six miles northwest of Paris asking as
sistance- The dixie there has broken,
flooding the town. GenneviIIiers has A
population of about seven thousand.
A sewer burst tonight at the junction
Of the subway lines in the Rue Reaunnur.
about one mile from the river. convert
ing the tunnels into roaring torrents.
Shortly after midnight the water sur
the parapet of the lie ST. Louis.
which is now practically submerged.
Ambassador Bacon has received a sheaf
of dispatches from individuals in New
York. Chicago and elsewhere. Offering
money to relieve the suffering. These
messages were communicated TO the
Foreign ortice. which replied that indi-
Vidual contributions would be gratefully
accepted. MIR. Bacon announces that
contributions sent 10 the embassy win
be forwarded in the proper channels.
President Fallieres has received a cabls