Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-02-01
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Much Distress Is
Thereby
More Alten
DISlNFECTl G The
All the Seine dQel
Again Been Thrown
to Public.

Special By United Press Wire.
Paris, Feb. 1;-From
yesterday morning until -
this morning, the Seine fell 80
inches at Tont d'Austerlitz, ~
ing twenty-five feet and three
today. The slow fall is attribft5;
the fact that there has been ,sslsz
rise in the river Yonne, a III.
to the Seine. -
Urgent appeal is made tod /,
( officials of suburban towns IN
government pay more attentik 3
their needs. Aside from rds
people In the suburbs, the an
ties have given them little atteE< I
with the result that the suburb z
in more danger Of disease
Paris.
Disinfecting crews are in al
Of the city today, and all oveI
there are blazing piles of rubD
All the Seine bridges havet&
thrown open to the public. The l
ernment today offered to defray
penses to send the homeless to
unaffected country districts untie
conditions have improved.
Disinfecting Flooded Distric
The work Of cleansing and dist vi
ing the city is being vigorously
ried on. President Roux of the
teur institute in conference with =
experts has decided upon sci
measures to be carried out by tn -
itary officials. The principal dal
considered 10 be from the p
water supply.
The authorities have caused
to house canvass to be made, W
the occupants against reocc
rooms whic% have been flooded
the same have been disinfects
giving instructions that water
be boiled before being used.
deposits of mud left by the wat
renewed from the houses quill
will be plentifully used and the
and walls cleaned and whiteV ]
or painted.
Chief Danger Is From TyphoA
DR.. Debove, dean of the medica/
ulty of the Academy of Medicine
that the pest of malarial
which enters the blood
respiratory organs ca1H
The principal danger
I the geffspas Of which -
through the ligestt!e Channels if
impure water is drunk.
Houses are still collapsing in n
quarters, their foundations, weak
by many days of undermining. ha
at last given away. In many seci
OF the city the water still boils thrs
the streets, making the work of sEe
extremely difficult.
News of the sinking in of paven9
and the abandonment of housel
taken as a matter Of course.
the lack Of heat and light In S
quarters. the failure of telephonic {
munication In others and traffic J
| eulties everywhere remain to re-
one Of the terrors of the last few
Telegraphic communication il
unreliable. A few lines are still
| ing. but their services are in SUCH
demand that the postofiiee has
numberless messages by train
/ left at the nearest station to their
tination and be delivered from thel
The itinerary of the traffic line
the metropolitan district viii no d'
be changed, and In this way sew
commercial centers will be affecte'
Vigorous Relief Measures.
Active relief measures are in 2
ress. More than S250,000 from
funds raised by the newspapers
been turned over 10 the relief socie
of the city and the local authoritie
the towns and villages outside n
| This is in addition TO the aid dird
distributed by the government Gj
full references are made to the al
the United States and of it's citiz
The Standard Oil company has
! 1900. Speyer & Co. $4,000
Frank ]. Gould $4,000.
With Frances appeal having Il
ready response I'm generous be-
contributions for the relief of the |
sufferers are already pouring In rs
ly in dozens of cities throughout
United States. while organiza tioDg
/ planning systematic collections
benefit programs are being prep
for presentation in half a hum
/ theaters.
Automobiles Garry Foodstuffs.
Wealthy men have loaned their a
mobiles for the benefit of the food
ferers. About forty cars were los
with bread and other foodstuffs
sent to the most affected distr
/ Many of the occupants of the ears
with hostile receptions. The peopl
I first believed them to be rich Sc
ton seekers and were on the v
In several instances of attacking
good Samaritans when they dlscovl
the mistake. Then the automol
were roundly cheered.
Many failures are due to WI
remedies. Lauer's White Pin,
Tor alUavs aSSurec Surppee I'm