The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-27


noon the Fluylal department predicted
further rise OF S inches before the
crest OF the flood In the river Seine
was reached. The furry OF Joy at
noon was followed by pessImism as
the waters continued to rise
Paris, Jan. 27-The river Seine.
which. ut flood stage. has caused
death and destruction during the last
few days, was stationary at noon to-
day
Paris today resembles a beleagured
city. The military commander In each
of the five sections into which the
metropolis has been divided holds SOL
dlers in constant readiness for dis.
patch to points OF danger.
The government OF the municipality
has placed the military barracks and
public school buildings at the disposal
of the refugees. who already number.
II is estimated. more than 100000.
Fifteen thousand laborers of the
city are out of work. and though sub
scripttons are pouring In 100000 hav-
ing been raised last night. OF which
S140,00O was contributed bv the Amer
lean chamber OF commerce. the gov
ernment today decided 10 ask parlla-
menl for an additional credit 10 be
used in relief work.
Every minute today brought a new
tale of disaster, At s o'clock tho
vnult Of the Orleans railway tunnel
gave way at the Rue Git lie Couer.
Another bad cave-in occurred IN the
Re Lille, flooding the quarters OF the
German embassy.
The buildings of the foreign Office
were surrounded by water this morn"
Ing and abandoned. The main drain
under the Champs de Mars broke dur
Ing the forenoon and the blanket OF
water extended back to the Invalides.
where repose the bones OF Napoleon
Several subsldences have occurred
in the Place de La Concordo. the Rue
St Honore and the hue lie 1appe.
The Easements Of the grand palace
and the homo OF President Falieries
are filled with water. Whole sections
of the city. including the st. Lazare
subway station, have been roped on
The boiling waters beween the Pont
Au Change and Pont Notre Dame in
dicate that the roof of the subway I'M
derneath has collapsed.
The curator of the Louvre museum
enid today that although tho basement
OF the building had been inundated.
the statuary hall was still SIX rect
above the level of the water. and the
sculptures and engravings on the first
floor were in no immediate danger at
present
Immediately opposite, however, there
was great danger to the institute de
France. the home OF the Academic
Franchise, which was surrounded by
the waters, as was the Mazarin pal
nee. whose valuable art collections
we're hurriedly removed to the sec
ond story
The region In the neighborhood of
the law courts and the prefecture or
police was flooded and chairs ana ID
bles were drifting about
In the midst OF new and alarming
developments and shortly before noon,
a dIsmayed crowd that was watching
the water gauge at Pont, Royal noticeo
that for ten minutes the hood re-
NAMED stationary. and that at noon
At actually began to subside.
By 1880 O'Clock the waters had
fallen three-quarters OF an inch and
the watchers shouted with Joy. The
clad tid,nes passed from mouth to
mouth and soon the entire quay was
ringing with cheers. The news spread
like wildAre along the Quays, turning
ordinations of horror TO shouts OF
Jubilation.
The work of building temporary
dykes back Of the parapets. which had
begun at daylight. did not cease ior
a moment however.
In many places the soldiers labored
in three feet OF water damming the
openings in the parapets and con-
structing great holding dykes OF stone
and cement. Between the Place de
La Concorde and Avenue de Alexan-
dor, where tho water had began 70
flow over the parapets. 1000 men
were busy erecting O wall In the mid
die of the road to keep tho waters out
OF the Champs Elysee quarter.
Paris. Jan 27.-The sun is shining
in Paris today. The rain ceSseo
throughout the afflicted districts be-
fore noon. and as the waters or the
Seine appeared 10 subside the lamen-
tations of the populace gnve way TO
rejoicing. 1t is hoped the worst Is
over, but the wish is father TO the
thought
Al 10 o'clock the gauge showed
drop in the waters of the Seine at
Pont ROYAL The subsistence conun-
ned for thirty minutes. amounting 10
three-qunrters OF an inch.
Cries of joy from the water watch
ers were taken up by thousands along
the auays. Later it was claimed that
the falling was due to the rapid over
flow into the Bercy quarter from
points where the Seine had broken
its barriers.
The experts say the river was still
rising this afternoon. nut that the
maximum flood should be reached by
o'clock.
The Bercy quarter has been ahan-
doned by the residents.
The temperature has moderated af-
fording much relief TO homeless.
President Fallicrics and Premier
BRAND today visited the hospitals and
other places where refugees have been
sheltered. s.L.
Notre Dame was surrounded by wa
tor today and the crypts were Hooded.
The rotten palisades back Of the ST.
louise gave way and the situation IN