The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-26
DISASTER WROUGHT
BY FLOODS
SEiNEIS A RAGING TORRENT AND
SITUATION is GROWING
WORSE STEADILY.

Paris. Jan. 25-Floods have brought
disaster to large part of France.
The ordinarily modest and peaceful
Seine is now n raging torrent and
rising NJ the rate of more than half an
inch an hour The general expectation
that the maximum OF the flood would
be reached tonight has not been
realized. The Seine's tributaries arc
rising steadily. and the official esti-
mates tonight are that the Seine will
be at least Is Inches higher tomor-
row afternoon.
Victims of the flood number more
than 100000 and the monetary loss is
incaiculable. Thousands of poor are
hopelessly ruined. The government
has reauisitioned army and navy r
terlal Ia house the sufferers and boats
for the rescue of the stricken as well
as those imprisoned i'm houses i'm
flood centers on all sides of Paris
The region of inundatian is steadily
enlarging. and scores of villages are
completely submerged, the people flee
ing for their lives and abandoning
everything. In many cases soldiers
have been obliged tn use force in COM
homes. Hundreds refused to 20. clam
oring only for food and water.
Situation Worse.
In Paris, the situation is rapidly be-
coming worse. floods sparing neither
the rich nor the poor The flood is
invading the comnactly built area. I'M
dermining buildings and forcing tho
evacuation of many houses All the
streets in one reimbursement are run
ming rivers. subway and tram sery-
ices are diminishing and i'm every see
ton gas and electric lights are fail
ing. Paris is practically cut off south
and west and. ii present conditions
continue the question If food will be-
come menacing. The senate today an
propriated 100000 for national relief.
The public aid fund for this purpose
Is swelling. President Faliieres heads
the list with si.000. The Rothschitas
have given $4,000.
The entire population of Iyry Sur
Seine and adjacent places are In a des-
perate state. Only the tops of the
houses at Alfortville are visible. the
water averaging l. feet in the streets.
~ EAAa4F IAsiAt S4fiNS O'CLOCK TINS
morning. 1900 persons have been res
cued by boats. and 3n.as0 others from
this section have found safety by their
own effort. Rescuers had more to
contend with than the turbulent VA
tiers. "Apaehes" soon We're engaged
In piracy. They seized several boats
and robbed rescued and rescuers alike.
In some cases they entered houses ana
carried on their depredations. Final
~ a force OF soldiers drove off the
hooters.
There were many cases of drowning
and many aged and sick died rs a re-
suit Of shock and exposure. Ola and
lnfirm. finding themselves unable To
leave. man and woman hanged
themselves to bed post. The hospi-
tai Al Irry. containing 1000 pa
tients. IL surrounded by water As
there is no means of cooking the food
or If heating the building, the pa
flood subsidies.
Physicians fear serious results viii
follow. President Fallieres and Pre-
mier Briani made an automobile trip
this afternoon through the flooded
districts in the eastern section Of
Paris. They walked through some
streets knee deep with mud and wa
ter and saw the crowds fleeing men
tugsing at yalises and trunks and
weeping women buriened with chill
dren and household belongings. The
president and premier hurried away to
seek relief for the suffering people.