Arizona republican., 1910-01-26
WORST IS YET TO COME
Houseless Victims of the Seine More Than 10O,O ,O00. Property Loss Beyond Calculation Many Are Drowned

Paris. Jan. 25.-rhe floods have brought disaster to a large part of France. Ordinarily modest and peace ful. the Seine is now raging torrent rising at the rate of more than half an inch an hour. The general expect ation that the maximum of the flood would be reached tonight has not been realized. The Seine's tributaries are rising steadily and the official esti- mate tonight is that the Seine will be at least fifteen inches higher tomor- row afternoon.
 The victims of the flood number more than 100000 and the monetary loss is. incalculable. Thousands of the poor are hopelessly ruined. The government has requisitioned army and navy material to house the suf ferers and boats for the rescue of the stricken as well as those imprisoned in the houses in the flood centers on all sides of Paris
 The region of inundation is steadily enlarging: scores of villages are com pletely submerged and people fleeing for their lives are abandoning every thing. In many cases the soldiers have been obliged to use force in com polling the inhabitants to leave their homes. Hundreds refused to go. clamoring only TOT food and water.
 Tn Paris the situation is rapidly be- coming worse. All the streets in one arrondissement are running rivers. Subway and tram service is diminish ing and in evefy section, gas and cleo tric lights are failing.
 D., .r,ts x.s,lf s.ff from the south and west. and il the present conditions continues the question of food will become meacing. The senate today appro- priated s4Oe00O for national relief. The public aid fund for this purpose is swelling. President Fallieres heads the list with s40O0. The Rothschilds have given s20,000.
 The entire population of Ivry- Sur Seine and adjacent places is in desper- ate state. only the tops of the houses of Alfortville are visible. water aver aging twelve feet in the streets. At this place since 6 o'clock this morning 5000 persons have been rescued by boats and 30.000 others from this sec tiOn have found safety by their own efforts.
 Groups of "Apaches' seized several boats and robbed rescuer and rescued alike. In some cases they entered houses and carried on depredatiOns. Finally force of soldiers drove off the loOters. There have been many cases of drowning and many aged and sick have died as a result of the shock and exposure. Old and infirm. and finding themselves unable to leave. man and a woman hanged themselves to a bedpOst.
 hospital at Ivy. containing 200O patients is surrounded by water. As there is no means of cooking food or heating the building the patients must be removed unless the flood subsidies. Physicians fear serious results will follow
 President F'allieres and Premier Briand 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 water and saw crowds of fleeing men tugging at Valises and trunks and weeping wom- en burdened with children and house. hold belongings. The president and premier hurried away to seek relief for the suffering people.