The Washington times., 1910-01-27

worlds now flooded This is the cause
OF the enormous damage. d damage thai
In Paris alone Is likely TO run Over
Sl00Oo0,0oo- The subterranean rivers hav,
caused the collapse Of scores OF streets
and are responsible for the water thai
now stands in varying depths over near
" half OF the city
Had 1t not been for the filing Of these
subways. the loss would have been com
paraIively slight. confined mostly TO the
property along the river 'front.' As it Is,
every part Of the city has been affected
Engineers declared today that II the
waters Immediately suhside. Il viii take
two wears 10 repair the damage done IN
Paris underground world
Famous Park Flooded.
The Times correspondent witnessed a
novel sight today CT a flock Of wild
ducks swimming In the water that has
now reached the branches OF the trees
iu the Henry " Park. on the isle de
La Cite, i'm the river Seine
The aged keeper Of this park com
uitred suicide today when he looked
upon the ruin that had been wrought
lie had been seriously III for several
GAYS, but left his bed today TO see
whether the terrible stories that had
been told him were true When he saw
that the ravsge % the park was com
pleJed, ne killed himself.
Police and soldiers are literally driy-
ing hundreds OF the poor from their
homes 10 prevent them from being
crushed 10 death in the coIIapsel OF their
houses Scores Of these houses have
already tumbIed in
Public halls churches. school bUfld-
.nES, and even such magnificent Struc-
lures as the Pantheon are being con
NerIed into refugees for the poor.
through the cooperation of the pCileF-
thousands OF destitute are BENG tairiS
well fed Owing 40 the scarcity of 1000,
however, coffee and rolls are the priu-
cipal items IN the raUous- Huge coffee
boilers are StCaEninE on many of the
street corners
Procession OF UnfOTturates.
Never before has such q depressing
spectacle been Witnessed as the almost
constant procession 10 Paris of The uu-
fortunates from THE go2dei environs-
Thousands Of these are coming 10 the
city in the hope of finding food. Shelter
and medical attention
ScsntilE clad women. with baDleS IN
their arms, aged men ItullInE IlcEel1
carts containing their household effects.
crippies carried or Filters or riding ia
EmprOvised carts. drawn In some cases
ny women and dogs crying children
and half-crazed men, make zap the sad
EarIv TO dav the police found a WON
an, driven insane 10y the flood, and her
five small children, almost frozen on
The top of the Butte tEaumOnr In Park
f1iiL Her case IS but typical of hun
lreds Of others
Future provisions FOR the thousands
who have been made. absolutely desti-
Iute 10y the food presents a serious eco
uomiC problem. though just now the
authorities are concerned wholly with
tie spresent- II Is question Of saving
LIE Sow.
Traffic Suspended
The suspension Of nrac ticaIlv al rail-
way traffic is fortunate thing for
Paris i'm one respect. for il has pre-
vented the influx Of thousands Of desC-
tUte from other stricken cities
The disaster is so widespread that
each civ VIII have 40 care as best ID
can for its o1u sufferers
The German embassy IN the Rue de
Lille was flooded today The entire Isle
de IA Cite is threatened The waters
of the Seine have already submerged
large part of the island
The water Is now over the arches OF
the ArCheE eQue- Alma SolfeTInD. and
St Michel bridges and their destruc-
tlon- either by the river itself or by
the authorities 20 prevent dam form
ing In the river, Is threatened The sta e
Of the Seine IS now . feet inches
rIues, arrived in the Bercy section to-
day TO rescue the imperiIed people This
section is badly undermined, and its
streets are coilapsinE- The repf OF the
subway has fallen In The Quai st
Michel and the Boulevard St AuSustiu
have been partially wrecked Other
streets are reported linking
The conditions at 2. IIancourr. Auteuil
Passy. Grenelle. Javel. Bercy. Ivry. and
Clarendon are eXtremcly critical The
Weather residents have removed to the
hotels. but the poor have been forced
70 remain and face the danger
A small fire occurred today in the
building Of the ministry 0f public
works. in the Rue St Czermain- due TO
the destroying Of the electric accumu-
laTOrS BY the food The fremen gave
n wonderful exhibition Of bravery and
efficiency by standing w=fst deep in the
icy waters and successfully fighting the
IRE. which was put out after a slight
loss
Food Prices Rising
Food prices as stu rising and It is
possible that the Government will have
either 10 interfere 20 prevent the price
OF the necessities from being put be
yOnd the reach Of the poor OF confscate
the stocks Of provisions which are
being rapidly completed The question
OF food is hourly becoming more acute
and unless the RAILWAYS can re-eSta5-
lIsh traffic within the next three DAYS
there VIII be danger Of famine.
The popular price restaurants boosted
their prices today.
The senate has authorized department
officials throughout all OF France 10
draw on the government for funds
where the need Is urgent.
The Easements Of the PrinteuDs.
Louvre, San AIaritains and other of
the large department stores were food
cd today The DTopTtetOrS made heroic
efforts % save the goods IN the base
meRts md formed their employees in
chains, which passed goods from the
Easements 10 the upper floors.