The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-01-29
Loss EXCEEDS.
$2!0!Q,00Q,o00
SEINE CONTINUES TO RISE TO.
DAY AND SITUATION BE.
COMES ALARMING.
PARIS FEELS PINCH OF HUNGER
Narrowing News Received. From In.
undated Regions Of Proviness.-VtI
T., lagos Are Under Water and Small ID.
Streams Are on Rampage.

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Paris, Jan. 27.-Paris is beginning
to feel the pinch Of hunger. The sup.
ply Of fresh meat and vegetables is
failing and prices are soaring to fam
inc figures. Some avaricious bakers
who attempted to double the price Of
bread were roughly handled today,
and two Of them were thrown into
the Seine ut Charentoh.
Details from the flooded regions of
the provinces tell in narrowing monot-
ony Of broken dykes In the canals and
Of the inundation Of villages. The
rivers in the southwest were rising
rapidly.
The swollen Loire has caused heavy
damage in the provine Of Touraine.
Many Drowned.
There were many cases of drowning
and death to, the aged and sick as a
result of shock and exposure.
At least 100000 persons are home
less.
The hospital at 1vry, containing
1000 patients, is surrounded by water.
As there 10 no means of cooking the
food or of heating the building, the
patients must be removed unless the
Hood subsidies, and the attending
physicians fear that grave results will
follow.
President Fallieres and Premier
BRAND made an automobile trip
through the flooded districts in the
eastern section of Paris. They walked
through some Of the streets, knee
deep with mud and water. and saw
the crowds fleeing. men tuggins at
valises and trunks, and weeping wo-
men burdeaed with children, and all
sort Of household belongs. The con-
ditions were appalling and the presi-
dent and premier fastened away to
seek means of relief for the sufferers.
Worst In ceuntry's History.
Although the river Marne was re.
ported stationary at Fretesous, to the
east Of Paris, the huvial navigation
department declares the volume of
water rushing down from the Yonne
and other affluents Of the Seine above
leaves no hope that the high water
mark will. be reached before tomorrow
morning, when the food is expected
to reach a maximum of 81 feet, or q
height greater than was reached by
the disastrous flood of 1902.
Binding Snowstorm.
A binding snow storm ragged in
Paris, and, coupled with the bitter
cold, added to the general consterna.
ton, suffering and misery of the poor
and homeless.
Desert Foreign Office.
Because Of danger to those within,
Foreign Minister Pinchon ordered the
evacuation of the wing Of the foreign
'ofioe building which faces the flooded
Rue de Constantine. All Of the active
working departments of the Office were
closed and the routine duties were
left temporarily in the hands of Min
lister Pinchon and his stan. The water
has invaded the postohace building
and forced the employees to fee. 1t
also reached the chamber of deputies
though the members continued in SEES
sion as usual. A report that tho sit
uation' Of the chamber would be trans
ferred to Versailles is for the moment
untrue. The chamber has been cut
off from Geographic and telphonic con-
nection.
Project of Police Lepine announced
that 1t would be possible, he thought,
to save the 1000 persons who were
imprisoned In the upper stories Of
their homes at Alfortville. Boats
named by soldiers are removing the
endangered ones.
| General Dalstein, military governor
Of Paris, has divided the city into the
five sections for military control at the
direct Ion Of the minister Of war, Gen.
eral Brun. This was done to regulate
and expedite. the campaign Of relief.
| The many bridges which span the
river are threatened with destruction
as vast accumulations are banked
against them by the terrific course of
the onrushed flood.
| Special meetings Of the cabinet were
held today to consider means for cop
ing with the havoc wrought and the
greater dangers still pending. Mill
tary forces have been summoned from
all parts Of the country and the city
has been divided into five military
divisions for the purpose of admins
tering the work Of rescue and relief.
In Paris the situation becomes more
desperate momentarily. The Rue
Royale. between tho Place de Ia Con.
corde and the Madeleine, the famous
church ediace has begun to sink and
| was hurriedly roped OF.
Mrs. cIapp 10 Better.
Washington. Jan. 27.-Mrs. Moses
Clapp, who fell and broke her arm