Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-26

west, and if the present conditions con-
tir lie. the question of food supplies will
become menacing. The Senate today
unanimously adopted an appropriation
of 100000 for national relief and va
rious societies are sending out calls for
aid. The public fund for this purpose
Is swelling. President Fallaries heads
the list with $4,000. The Rothschilds
have given $4,000. the Bank of France
$4,000 and the Banque De Paris ct
Des Paye-Bas $4,000.
The entire population of IvrySur
Seine and adjacent places which are
completely covered with water, are in
desperate state. Only the tops of the
houses at Alfortville are visible, the
water averaging u feet in the streets.
At this place, since 6 o'clock this morn
ing, 5000 persons have been rescued
by boats and 10000 others from this
section found safety by their own eff
forts. In many towns along the rivers
the houses are collapsing and the
wreckage is whirled off in the stream.
The rescue work at Afortville was
fhampered tonight by lack of light.
There were weird scenes as the boats,
aided now and then by the glare of
Searchlght. were rowed here and
there, responding to calls for help. But
the rescuers had more to contend with
than the turbulent waters. Groups of
Apaches had gathered and soon were
engaged in the work of piracy They
seized several of the boats and robbed
rescued and rescuers alike. In some
h.
carried on their dcpredations. Finally
q force of soldiers appeared on the
scene and drove off the looters.
There were many cases of drowning
and OF death to the aged and sick as
result of shock and exposure. Two
instances of death were particularly
pathetic. Aged and infirm and finding
themselves unable to move. man and
woman hanged themselves to a bed
post.
The hospital at Ivry. containing 1000
patients, Is surrounded by water. AS
there Is no means of cooking the food
or OF heating the building the patients
must be removed unless the flood sub
SIDES and the attending physicians fear
that grave results will follow.
president Fallaries made an auto
mooile trip this afternoon through the
hooded districts in the eastern section
OF Paris. They walked through some
Oh the streets. knee deep with mud ana
water and saw the crowds fleeing, men
Juggling at valises and trunks and the
weeping women burdened with emil
dren and all sorts of household belong
lngS. The conditions were appaliihs
and the President and premier hasten'
ed away to seek means of RELIEF for the
suffering PEOPLE.
Floods have broken out in the South
the rivers Gors, Charentes, Adour ant
Dordegne having overfowed thel
banks. Fierce storms are raging along
the coast. filing the ports with ship
ping in distress At CONTAINS IA houses
collapsed. The Aube canal has burs
flooding Saint Just and several vii
lagos.
Paris. Ian. 25.-Fifty thousand sol
diers comprising the garrison of Pari.
were placed at the disposition of tn
municipal authorities today to fight TIL,
flood, whose ravages are spreading
ruin and CONSERVATION throughout tn,
city.
At s o'clock this morning the wate
at Pcnt Royal had touched Is fee
above low tide and was rising at tn,
rate of nearly half an inch an hour
with the prospects of the rise continu
ing until midnight.
The damage already done is incalcu
liable. The industrial life of this city i
rapidly becoming paralyzed Only tw
saeetions Of the subway are in opera
ton. while three-fourths of the surfac
nnes are tied up: Factories are shuttin,
Yown because of the lack of power du
~ the electric rlants having beef