Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-31
GAUNT FAMINE
AMONG POOR
IN PARIS
GHOULS AND THIEVES
LOOT DES0LATED RUINS
ReCeding Waters Leave Scene
Of Misery and Destruction
Seldom EQuaIIed in Annals
of World CataStrophes.
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tby Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Paris. Jan. 30-While the most i'm
minent peril is past, the Seine sine
yesterday has measured only five an
half inches IN decline.
At this rate il would require a Fort
nisa; fDl the RIVER to reach its norma
level. Fortunately, tidings from th
flooded sections aDeye Paris glvi
hope Of more rapid suDsidenle afte
tomorrow
In the meantime. the situation II
Paris and in many PAGES Throughout
the country shows little Improvement
indeed. the raVagcs of the flood in The
city seemed TO Increase The water
was higher in come OF the street Will,
the situation in the town hetweer
Paris ana st. Gcrman was distinctly
sraver. a stream OF water twelve feel
deep was rushing through Genneril-
Heres and Colonies, making The work
OF rescue and succor more difficult
even than Yesterday
Several houses collapsed. ana many
their homes, where they had been
persons We're taken of the roofs OF
clinging for days
Hundreds are reported without food
or shelter, and all day an army Of
troops and civilians worked in the
flooded territory, bringing succor to
the distressed and distributing pro-
visions BY boat, to the thousands Of
mareened victims. who refused to Quit
THEN homes. Within the city itself
are great throngs Of sight-scers.
The Champs ElNsees. ordinarily Il
pathway Of thrilling scenes and light
tonight had hand lanterns strung
along the curbs. The unusually gay
boulevards We're wrapped ia silence and
darkness. The restaurants and cafes
were reduced to Nenitian lamps,
Most of the theatcrs were closed
the Coincide Ffancaise, with both elec-
tricity and heat gone. was open. jules
Clnretti the manager, eXplainins 70
tile meager audience before the cur
tain res, TIA he considered that the
national theater OF France should not
close its doors
We viii give q performances, he
said, with candles as IN the days of
Moliere and show the world that Paris
can be rs heroic as in the time Of rev
olution.
Although there is no intention on
The part Of the government to declare
martial law, the completely submerged
such as Javel, are in the
hands Of the military to prevent pill
aging Of the soldiers have orders
% give short shift to criminals caught
ooting. Thus far there have been
10 such eases within the city but the
hanger is great, as the French keep
heir money and valubles in their
homes
Outside of Paris. however. many de.
plorable instances OF looting have
,een reported \ band Of thieves have
,een 1T work in the vicinity of char
nton, but the soldiers have been
them At sight The Iouaves
ast night killed two Of the pillagers
Il lvry and two at Brie. These shouls
rave now transferred their operations
o the devastated region below Paris
many attempts to pillage the deserted
ilas and homes being reported.
The papers recount many deeds Of
ieroism on the part of priests at Att
ortNille, who continued the work of
escuc between midnight and daylight
yhen the soldiers, jackies and firemen
fter several days wrnuut rest had
'eeome exhausted Sisters OF Charity
owed to houses giving assistance.
Resides the aid distributed directly
~ he government and the municipal
ii more than S2s0,000 from the fund
III I'd by the newspapers has been
b, lcd over To the varions relief So
-iefes and to the local authorities of
HE towns and villages near Paris.
4 pitiable feature OF the flood in
is the plight Of the coll
nv OF 5000 rag pickers. fourth of
qbdn are children. Thev are the poor
st of all the Paris poor. and early
,ncl morning They cross the Seine to
sort the refuse barrels Of the great
.ity
'r1e village was q cluster of miscr
i'll, novels of plaster and earth
Il iSed with heaps Of bones, rags, iron
tndfodds and ends.
Ma meeting OF the municipal coun-
IN pdaN. one of the members protest.
II suinst the eNasserations now be-
ue uread in various countries. rep !
that Paris would become
asst metropolis after the waters sub [
fde. because of the Ecrm-nfccted
luuss Ii is pointed out. however [
hat the government has taken tie
most elaborate precautions aud that
herr is absolutely nothing to fear II j
he lublic follows the Instructions is
4ed 1by The board ol health
I.4e tonight ihc fan of the Seine
aa very noticeable effect IN several !,
tie streets which are no longer :
IS ahis-
Ti rising OF tile water. on the other +
nd continued.
Thfre il a considerable quantity of
~ now in the moulding chamber
fht Louvre museum
fr thr ninth arrondisscm.nt. II series
- nveriui pumps was Installed to I
~. u the water from several banks.
Is II. residents Of that section. who e
~. .5 that this would make conditions I
ti.atr own cellars worse. gathered in
~. land slashfd tho hose with y
rf.. They wre finally driven on p
il. police.
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