Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-27
HIGHEST N NEARLY
THREE HUNDRED YEARS
STAGE OF WATERS AT PARIS Ex.
cEEps ALL RECORDS SINCE
1915.
VALLEY OF SEINE A
TERRIFYING SPECTACLE
Paris Resembles sefessured City and
Refugees Number Over 10000
Graphic Story of Floods Havoc
Waters Stationary at Noon, and
Slight subsdence Noted Since.


this morning exceeded all records back
TO 1915. The river continued to rise un-
til noon, when it became stationary
The most alarming feature of the sit
uation this morning was 1ssure at
the Auteuil viaduct, at the foot of Par
Is. Should this give way it would act
as a dam and submerge the entire city.
The river Marine is still rising and
new and higher flood was racing down
the Yonne and Grand NORM.
A Terrifying Spectacle.
The valley Of the Seine presents a
Terrifying spectacle. The flood is miles
wide for twenty-five miles above, and
gut Of the city at twenty-five miles an
hour. 1t is flush with the parapets of
the bridges where it is not actually
overflowing them. is turning the streets
into muddy lagoons and choking the
underground workings Of the city to
the bursting point.
There are 700 miles of sewers and
two rivers, the Bievre and Grange Botel
Betliere, under Paris, the latter running
under the opera house, whose confining
walls are subjected to thousands of GU
bic yards of water. Wherever break
of masonry occurs the streets cave in
and the water refuses to emerge. Thus
dozens OF palaces a mile back from
the river streets are flooded, and the
walls Of adjoining buildings rendered
unsafe
Resembles BeIeasured City.
Paris today resembles beleagured
city. The military commander at each
of the five sections into which the me-
tropolis ss divided, holds soldiers in
constant readiness for dispatch to
points Of danger. The military barracks
of the public schools have been placed
at the disposal Of fegugees, who all
ready number more than 100000. Fif-
teen thousand laborers are out of work.
Every minute today brought a new
tale of disaster. At 8 o'clock the vault
of the Orleans railway tunnel gave
way. The quarters of the Germany en-
bassy are flooded. The foreign office,
surrounded by water, is abandoned.
NapoIeon's Tomb Menaced.
The main drain under the Champs
de Mars broke this morning, a blanket
of water extended back to the In
valides. where repose the bones, of
Napoleon. The Easements of the Grand
palace and the home of President Fall
Heres are filled with water. Whole Sec
tion of the city are roped off. Boiling
waters between Pont au Change and
Pont Notre Dame indicate that the roof
of the subway underneath has coll
lapsed There is great danger to- the
Institute de France, the home of the
Academic Francaise, which is sur
rounded by the waters. The neighbor-
hood of the law courts and prefecture
of police are flooded, while tables and
chairs are drifting about. The court
of st. Chapelle, the most glorious gem
of gothic architecture in France, and
the lower floor Of the historic Concier-
gerie are flooded.
Tide Begins to Turn.
In the midst Of the new and alarm
ing developments and shortly before
noon, a dismayed crowd that was
watching the water gauge at Pont
Royal noticed that for ten minutes the
flood remained stationary, that at noon
it actually began to subside. BY 1890
the waters had fallen three-quarters
of an inch. The news spread like Wild
fire along the quays, turning the ex-
carnations Of horror to shouts of jubi-
lation.
Rain Ceases Falling.
Rain ceased thruout the afflicted dis
tricts before noon today. The sun ap-
peared in Paris. Altho the gauge
showed a, drop in the waters, it was
claimed later that the fall was due to
the rapid overflow into the Bricy quar-
ters, where the. Seine has broken it's
barriers. Experts say the rivers are
still rising, but the maximum flood
should be reached by 8 o'clock. The
Bricy quarters were abandoned by the
residents. tNotre Dame is surrounded by
water, and the crypts flooded. Rotten
palisades back Of the lie st, Louis gave
way, as did also the embankment of
the Quai d. AusterlitZ, flooding new dis
tricts. The waters have not yet reached
the catacombs, where rest 100000
skulls.
Waters Still Rising.
Late this afternoon the fiuvial de-
partment predicted a further rise of
eight inches before the crest of the
flood in the Seine is reached. The furry
of JOY at noon was followed by pes
simism as the water continued to rise
Another Rapid Rise Ensues.
At O'clock the river had risen two
inches since the subsistence at noon.
The residence Of United States Am
bassador Bacon is untenantable and the
family We're removed to hotel Bacon
called on the foreign minister and in
formally rendered the sympathy Of the
American government and people. He
also asked II financial assistance from
abroad was desired.
Financial Aid rendered.
J. p. Morgan cabled, rendering $780,
900 II outside contributions to the re-
lief fund are acceptable
Suburban Town Inundated.
It is rumored this evening that the
dixie protecting Gennezilleegrs, six
miles from Paris. has broken, and, that
the sattre town Is inundated. Ihe