The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
TWO HANGED TO LAMPPOSTS.
Sanitary Squad Is Hard at Work
Cleansing and Disinfecting
Streets In the Stricken
French Metropolis.

'iS '''t'io were hIcu upon ny lDeu
pursuers, and ten were shot dead by
soldiers. Two others were hanged
from lampposts as examples of the
fate i'm store of those detected in acts
Of pilage and violence.
Armed detachments of the military
will he held in the inundated districts
within and outside the city until nor
NAL conditions are restored to prevent
pillaging.
At Alfortville soldiers in launch
pursued a gang of looters who had
taken TO boat. When the latter saw
that they were likely to be overtaken
they drew revolvers and fired on their
pursuers. The police with their rifles
sank the boat, and two of the looters
were drowned
The work of cleansing and disinfect-
ing the city is being vigorously car
ried on. President Roux of the Pas
teur institute in conference with other
experts has decided upon a series Of
measures to he carried out by the san
itary officials. The principal danger is
considered to be from the polluted
water supply.
The authorities have caused house
to house canvass to be made, warning
the occupants against reoccupyin-
rooms which have been flooded until
the same have been disinfected and
giving instructions that water must
be boiled before being used As the
deposits of mud left by the waters are
removed from the houses quicklime
will be plentifully used and the floors
and walls cleaned and whitewashed
or painted.
DR.. Deb0ve. dean of the medical fac
ulty of the Academy of Medicine, says
that the pest of malarial diseases
which enters the blood through the
respiratory organs can he avoided.
The principal danger is from typhoid.
the germs of which may be received
through the digestive channels il the
impure water is drunk.
Houses are still collapsing in many
quarters. their foundations. weakened
by many days of undermining. having
at last given away. In many sections
of the city the water still boils through
the streets, making the work of rescue
extremely difficult.
The terror of last Friday seems like
a nightmare now when continual re-
ports are published of the subsistence
of the Seine and the sun shines bril-
liantly after days of rain. Crowds
fn hn inn
dated places as the soldiers will per
NIT them.
News of the sinking in of pavements
and the abandonment of houses Is
taken as matter of course. Only
the lack of heat and light in some
quarters. the failure of telephone COM
munication in others and traffic diff
culties everywhere remain to remind
one of the terrors of the last few days.
Telegraphic communication is still
unreliable. A few lines are still work
ing, but their services are in such great
demand that the postofiice has sent
numberless messages by train TO be
left at the nearest station to their des-
tination and be delivered from there.
The itinerary of the traffic lines in
the metropolitan district will no doubt
be changed, and in this way several
commercial centers will be affected.
Active relief measures are in prog
ress. More than $250,000 from the
funds raised by the newspapers has
been turned over to the relief societies
of the city and the local authorities of
the towns and villages outside Paris.
This Is In addition to the aid directly
distributed by the government. Crate
full references are made TO the aid of
the United States and OF its citizens.
With Frances appeal having found
ready response in generous hearts.
contributions for the relief of the tlood
sufferers are already pouring in rapid
ly in dozens of cities throughout the
United States, while organizations are
planning systematic collections and
benefit programs are being prepared
for presentation in half a hundred
theaters.
Wealthy men have loaned their auto
mobiles for the benefit OF the Hood suf.
ferers. About forty cars were loaded
with bread and other foodstuffs and
sent 10 the most affected districts
Many of the occupants of the cars met
with hostile receptions. The people at
first believed them 10 be rich sensa-
tion seekers and were on the verge
in several instances OF attacking the
good Samaritans when they discovered
the mistake Then the automobiles
were roundly cheered.
In the chamber OF deputies a pro-
posal TO decorate officials who distin-
guished themselves at rescue work was
postponed at the suggestion Of the pre-
mier, who said:
"Frenchmen do not need the spur
of decoration to do their duty. They
never think OF reward when called
upon for sacrifices"
1t is certain. nevertheless. that the
next honor list will be much longer