The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-26
Weather Bureau Offers no Encourage.
ment and the Seine Continues
to Rise and Deluse
Paris.
THE SITUATION OF TO-DAY
Rapidly Becoming Worse and Not a
Factory in Paris Along the
River Is Able to
Operate.

PARIS, JAN 26-Hopes for
change in weather that would relieve
the terrible food situation were met
today by heavy snow and rising
temperature melted the snow as fast
as it fell. The weather bureau prom
ises no relief.
Reports from other sections OF I
France and western Europe indicate |
that no improvement there is likely |!
for several days. Soup and bread
lines were formed in Paris today. The
situation here is SO appalling that no
actual estimate has been attempted.
1t is roughly estimated that $4,000
men are unemployed in the city and
suburbs and that at least 10000
homes have been flooded. Not fac
tory along the Seine, which is the
| greatest commercial artery in France,
is now in operation. The damage to
the river front factories alone will be
several millions.
The foods have brought disaster to
a large part of France. The ordi-
nary modest and peaceful Seine is
now raging torrent and rising at the
hour. AS it furiously rushes seaward
1t sounds the message of increasing
4 misery and destruction. The general
expectation that the maximum of the
food would be reached last night has
4 not been realized The Seine's af
f1uents are rising steadily and official
estimate last night is that the Seine
will be at least Is inches higher this
afternoon
The victims OF the food number
more than 100000, and the monetary
loss is incalculable. Thousands of
poor are hopelessly ruined. The gov
ernment has requisitioned army and
navy material to house the sufferers,
and boats for the rescue of the strick-
en- as we'll as those imprisoned in the
houses in the flood centers on all sides
of Paris.
The region of inundation is stead
lily enlarging, and villages in scores of
places are practically submerged. the
people fleeing for their lives and
CNSl III llduy
cases the soldiers have been obliged
to use force in compelling the in
habitants to evacuate their homes
Hundreds refused to leave their
homes, clamoring only for food and
water
In Paris the situation is rapidly be
coming worse, the foods sparine
neither the rich nor the poor The
water Is invading the compactly built
area, undermining buildings and fore
ing the evacuation of many houses
All the streets in one arondissemen1
are running rivers The subway anc
> tram service are diminishing and il
I are failing.
Paris is practically cut off soutl
and west, and if the present conditions
continue the question of food supplies
). will become menacing. The senat,
y appropriated 100000 for national re
T lief.
L The public aid fund for this purpos
/ is swelling. President Fallieres head
L the list with $4,000 The Rothschild
. have given $4,000.
The entire population of Ivry-Sul
Seine and adjacent places are in
desperate state. Only the tops o
= houses at Alforville are visible. th
. water averaging IL feet in the streets
At this place 5000 persons have bee
: rescued by boats. and 10000 from thi
section have found safety by thei
own efforts.
The authorities had more to cor
tend with than the turbulent waters
Groups of "Apaches' had gathere
Y and soon were engaged in the work G
piracy. They seized several of tn
:, boats and robbed rescued, and re:
cuers alike. In some cases they Ell
tered the houses and carried on thei
depredations. Finally a force of so
diers appeared on the scene and drov
- off the looters.
- There were many cases of drownin
- and death TO the aged and sick as
~ result of shock and exposure. Age
ie and infirm, finding themselves unabl
= to move, man and woman hange
70 themselves to bedpost.
rs A new danger arose today in tt
sr- encroachment of the waters on tt
as city gas plant in the Granell qua
ey ters in west Paris. Nearly the e
h, tire city uses gas for lighting al