Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-01
COLD ADDS MISERY
Stricken Paris Shivers in
Freezing Weather.
SEINE CONTINUES TO FALL
Thousands Will Be in Need of Aid
for Months.
SCIENTISTS TAKE TO BOATS
Meeting of Academy Held Despite
Floods-Smoke From Damp
Straw a Cheap Disinfectant
SCIENTISTS TAKE TO BOATS

PARIS. February 1.-The river Seine
fell steadily today. the recession bling at
the rate of about three-fourths of an inch
from the streets. More tramways were
in operation today, as We're the new sec
tons of the subway
Streets that had been closed to traffic
were in many instances reopened today
and in the heart of the city things re-
sumed more normal appearance.
In the outskirts and in the inundated
regions above and below the city the
greatest distress still prevailed despite
the magnificent efforts toward relief and
the prodigal distribution of food supplies
Hundreds of persons are found on the
verge of starvation and thousands who
lost everything must be aided for months
1t is estimated that more than quar-
ter of million persons have been affected
by the floods
Dozen Train Collisions.
Freezing temperature adds to the
misery of the unfortunates. An at
tempt to resume the railroad service
before the electrical signal system had
been restored has resulted in a dozen
train collisions.
The Seine at noon had dropped
little more than three feet from it's
crest
In addition to the generous aid fur
nished already by American residents
the flood sufferers will receive the pro-
by American students. Among recent
contributions cabled from the United
States was a personal gift of $500 from
Ambassador JuSserand
Straw as a Disinfectant.
DR. Laveran, the specialist in microbic
diseases, who received the Nobel prize for
medical research in 1907. proposes the
use of a cheap and effective disinfectant
which he says was used extensively IN
the time of the Romans. This is the
smoke from damp straw. 1t produces
gas that is perfect disinfectant at small
cost and is considered especially suitable
Cor use in cellars, stables and the under
.round workings of the city, and for the
cleaning up of the country districts. The
authorities have decided to recommend
that central depots of free disinfectants
be placed at the disposition of the pub
lie.
Despite the food, the Academy of Sci
ences held its regular meeting today and
discussed with great interest the scien-
titic phenomena of the disaster and the
recently discovered comet. The members
arrived and left in boats.
The progress of the relief work under
the admirable system of French organiza-
ton is highly creditable. In addition to
the regular establishment of the Red
Cross and other relief societies, public
spirited citizens have thrown open their
buildings and upon their own initiative
transformed them into hospitals Many
seminaries left vacant since the properties
passed to the state have been equipped as
hospitals and temporary homes for ref
ugees, In some cases beds being set up
in the cellars of the churches.
Nobility Aiding Sufferers.
Marquis de Vogue, Count d'Haussonville,
Duke de Camastra, Count d'Harcourt and
other representatives of the nobility of
France are devoting all of their time to
the work of relief. The women of the
Socete des Femmes de France. which is
a republican organization as distinguished
from the Societe des Danes FRANCHISE.
have entered the hospitals as nurses.
Mgr. Annette, archbishop of France, is
directing the work of the Cath
Ollie clergy and charitable orders.
The killing of brigands who prey upon
the helpless in the outskirts of the city
continues During last night a number
were shot and four men and four women
narrowly escaped lynching when they
were found robbing deserted houses at
Alfortville. They had constructed raft
from which they entered the still par
TALLY submerged homes.
Famished dogs are found in the desert
ed houses In inundated districts, many of
them so ferocious that they must be shot.
President FaHieres has subscribed
other $4,000 to the relief fund.