Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-28
HOPES OF RELIEF
ARE DASHED AWAY
Police Officer Wthholds Real Situa-
ton and When Populaee Learn the
Truth Panic Almost Ensues-Maxi-
mum Expected to be Reached This
Morning.
fsy Associated press.,

PARIS, Jan. 27-Another day has
passed. but the inexplorable yellow
tide still creeps lowly higher. each
inch of water widely extending the
area of destruction, dissolution and
ruin. Although the barometer is ris-
ing rapidly and bright sunshine to-
day succeeded the raging storms, a
feeling OF CONSERVATION, bordering on
panic, prevailed tonight when the au-
thorities, who yesterday promised
the maximum of the food for today,
announced that this would not be
reached until tomorrow mrnins. The
city cuncil, at stormy session to-
night, charged NJ. Lepin perfect OF
police, with withholding the true
night, charged NJ. Lepin, project OF
defended his attitude BY saying that
he was governed by the necessity OF
not unduly alarming the people.
C;ty's Alarming Condition.
III the meantime what is happening
is enough to strike terror to the
hearts OF ALL The very crest OF the
city seems ready to sink into the
flooded subterranean labyringth be-
meath. Every hour drains are burst
ing in new localities, causing a sub
sidence of the streets, or bulging them
up several feet above their normal
level, while the overflow of surface
water from the river is Transforming
the inundated districts into'formidable
lakes. and the streets into canals.
( In the Beercy quarter the water Is
SIX feet deep in the streets and the
entire left bank of the Seine, from
above the islands to Auteuil, COM
prising the law court institute, the
fashionable ST. German district, the
foreign Office, the chambe. of deputies
and the Champs De Mars is sub
merged Under from one to ten feet
of water Some of the deputies left
the Palais Bourbon tonight In row
boats. others on the backs of attend
ants the walls of the Irvslides sta
ton are crumbling and both that
structure and the wing OF the foreign
Office opposite. are in danger of col
layse. The streets surrounding the
st. Lazare station have sunk three
feet and the situation is regarded as
desperate.
II is also feared that the founda-
tions of the two big neighboring de-
partment stores are being under
mined.
Desperate Work of Soldiers.
The overflow of the broken sewers
into the flooded Easements menaces
the health of the occupants and the
smell of sewerage is already peTmeat-
ing the buildings.
Soldiers are working desperately by
the aid of torches. disentsngling DRIFT
wood above the SolferinO and Henry
" bridges. while large forces OF men
are still engaged in constructing
dams to divert the course OF the
swiftly moving currents.
There was a further shut down OF
electric light plants tonight. leaving
the city in semi-dsTkEess. The rel q
work is progressing bravery. none re-
ing refused food or shelter. Arch
bishop Annette has ordered public
prayers in the churches and col
lection taken mp for the victims.
In spite Of the crippled water sup
ply. the Authorities say that the re-
scrvoirs are intact and That there is
no danger Of a famine i the water IS
husbauded carefully and confined
strictly 20 drinking purposes. Al the
same time a warning IS again issued
that thc water shcrld b. boiled.
Situation Below Paris.
The Situation below Paris is hccom
ing worse The streams Of Nat,7
which cngulfs Bouiogne Nuciiy. Peu'
tax. Sevrcz. Msisol Lah.tc. Dcpcco
and Po'ssy is widening rapidly. whiic
farther below the ,w0licn Disc D
pouring In new torrents over the Poa.
fis section.
The weather fhr0Tehcu' France has
amcliorsfcd and g. is believed fhs
Uorsi is passed.
The latin quarter cscared. 10 Dcir-
~ fhc high Erouud and the rich
Americans having rceif snccs iu th'
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