The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-04
SEINE CONTINUES
ITS Recession
Thousands Have Been Sub
scribed for Flood Victims.
AMERICANS PRAIS ED.
Generous Contributions From the
United states Cause French Poo
pie to Express the Deepest
Gratitude.
AMERICANS PRAISED.

Paris, February 3.-The river Seine
continues its recession, the gauge today
showing drop of nearly five feet
from its crest.
The relief contributions from
crowned, heads +. apounts nov. TO ap-
proximately $4,000, Other foreign SUBJ
scriptions exceed 100000.
Redman Wanamaker, who desires to
pay the bread bills of flood victims for
one month has forwarded a first in
stallment of 5000.
A high official speaking today of the
generosity of Americans requested the
Associated Press to express IL The
American people the deep impression
created by their sympathy II. France.
1t is estimated clothing and food is
being supplied to a quarter Of million
persons in Paris and it's immediate W.
cinity.
When. the nuns, acting as nurses,
learned that the building used as
Red Cross post and owned by Placide
Alexandra Astier, radical socialist dep
uty, belonged TO a. socialist and Free
Mason, they declined to renatfl, saying
they feared eN-eoniinunfcftiou There
upon the. Countess ~ Hausaon Wills Or
dered that the place ne evacuated.
Later in the day Viscomte de Nam
tots on behalf of the Red Cross denied
that the building mad been evacuated
as reported anu declared the society
was in no wise occupied with politics
Several prominent royalist and Cath
oil ri dol ,t,4Eys
days papers against what is termed
the bankruptcy of the modern science
of engineering, contrasting the stabil-
ity of the ancient bridges like the Pont
Royal and the Pont Neuf, with the
latter day structures such as the Font
de LAlnla and the pont Des Arts. the
safety of which was in doubt through
out the height of the e, Oh. They de-
clare that not n single ancient sewer
broke under the pressure of The wa
ters, while the modern labryinth
cracked and gave way IN many places.
Frederick Mason, a member OF the
French academy. in bitter article lays
the blame upon the Lancization of
France, saying that still in the hour of
calamity the only consolation of the
country is found in divine. faith and char
ity. He concludes
."In this total bankruptcy of science.
government, police and the others who
should have foreseen and protected us,
the cross alone is triumphant
OF the 100000 already transferred to
Foreign Minister Pichon by American
Ambassador Bacon $4,000 has been
turned over to the French Red Cross in
conformity to the wishes OF the donors
The French official who expressed
thanks for the contributions of America,
said:
1.-THE French government and French
people alike have, been touched by tho
profound expressions of sympathy and
the liberal contributions pouring in from
abroad, but none has aroused quite tho
same sense of gratitude as those from
the people OF the sister republic ACROSS
the sea. The misery is still great, and
the work of relief must continue for
months. See what wreckage has been
left even here"
AS he spoke the official pointed from a
window to the devastation about the for
eign office, the high water mark show
ing on the buildings 9 feet above tho
ground and the still flooded Rue De Con-
stantine.
Several recent subsidences in the
streets were reported today. one occur
ring In front of the ministry of war.