Evening journal., 1910-01-28
PARIS WIRES
ARE CRIPPLED
Seine River Stationary and
Will Soon Begin to
PEOPLE CELEBRATING
DELIVERANCE FROM FLOOD
BY United Press Leased special wira

By United Press Leased Special Wira
PARIS, Jan. 2S.--Telegraphic COM
munication between Paris and the out
side world is woefully crippled today
by the storm and floods. Lines have
been so badly broken and so many
offices have been flooded in. various
cities that communication can now be
established with only few outside
cities and these by a roundabout rout-
ing of messages.
There Is no direct cable communi-
cation between Paris and England. The
Seine river became practically station
airy at 1 o'clock this morning. II is
expected that it will begin 10 fall with
in a few hours.
Forty miles up the Seine from Paris,
the river is already falling. The Marne
is also dropping.
Paris believes that the worst OF her
terrible flood is now over.
From o'clock last night to O'Clock
this morning the Seine rose eight
inches. It is warm and cloudy today,
with slight. intermittent rains.
Fears of Pestilenoe.
One Of the worst fears now is OF a
pestilencc following the subsidence OF
the flood Nearly every cellar in
Paris is filled with sewage. Owing TO
the breaking Of many big sewers and
the Gripping Of the public stations IL
will be weeks before this sewage can
be removed.
Hotel keepers are deep in gloom over
the prospect that the flood and its
resulting dangers and inconveniences
It will cause tourist to avoid Paris
during the coming season
Sight Seers in Balloons.
Several balloons carrying parties OF
sightseers passed over Paris today,
ascending at the Aero Clubs grounds
at st. Cloud. Snapshots from the bal
looms were taken Of the flood scenes
Small boats piled today in the yard
Of Presiden Fallieres palace in the
Champs Elysee. Boats also sailed
around the theatres and the restaur-
ants in the lower Champs Elysee.
The surface OF the water in this sec
tion is on a level with the crest OF the
food.
Water continues to spread over this
Place. de la Concorde. A Gripping o.
automobile travel is threatened by {
shortage OF gasoline.
Worse horrors than those that pre-
vailed in the Grennelle and Jazei Ar
rondisserlents can scarcely be imag
ined. These are among the poor sec
tions OF the city and the suffering
there is intensified ten fold over tha
in the more prosperous sections. evei
though the loss in the latter territor,
/ is greater.
The mayoralty offices in all the rive
! ACCOMPLISHMENTS are crowded with re,
/ fugees seeking food and shelter Hun.
dreds Of the destitute are succumbinl
to sickness. TO relieve which all thl
doctors Of Paris are Offering their ser.
vices free.
Celebrated DeliVeranee From Flood.
AT No. Rue de la Sablonnieres
/ today the police, in answer to pitifu
cries that came from the almost sub.
merged house. found an aged and hal
blind man trying to carry his paraly'
tic wife to a place of safety.
/ Reports from the upper Seine anC
| the Marne. say that the people wep
and shrieked with Joy when It wal
announced that the rivers were reced
/ ing. The town criers announced tn
/ joyful news. Drum corps were forme,
and marched through the streets. Th
whole population turned out TO cele
brate the promised deliverance from
the flood.