Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-28


boat was swept into the Seine and the
corporal fell overheard. The two SOL
diers sprang into the seething waters
to save their comrade, and, AFTER an
exciting effort, the corporal ana one
soldier we're rescued with ropes thrown
II by sailors on shore. The other soldier
was drowned.
The authorities continue to battle
braye1y with the situation, but then
resources are becoming exhausted. me
police, firemen and soldiers VINO nave
been ON duty night and day since Mon
~-tlay are worn ont and volunteers TO a'd
in the work of rescue and relief were
called for today.
Fight TO save Bridges.
The improvised dykes along lHe
otlays have broken and the chief efforts
are now directed TO keeping the bridges
free of an accumulation of
Men with ropes fastened about their
bodies are lowered over the sides of the
bridges into the freezing water 10 iur-
cher this work. Red Cross arnbulanees
go changing through the streets. Inc
soldiers are replacing the police for sch
tinel duty. giving the city the appear
ance of being in a state of siege.
y Offers of aid are pouring IN from the
outside. but as yet the government mas
not made an official announcement as
TO whether such gifts would be accept
able.
Both the government and the muhlci-
M nal administration have decided to
adopt strong measures to prevent SHOP
keepers from unduly raising the price
p al NJ a., fln nIiaanV is T0AChG0
the, authorities appear to be concerned
with what may follow even more than
with the present situation. The fear
that uestilence will stalk in the wake
of the flood is great, and arrangements
are being perfected to insure the
prompt disinfection and cleaning of the
Z CITY as soon as tho waters subside.
A touching evidence of the conditions
above the city came today in the
III Of an urgent appeal from Clarendon
for food and fresh clothing for 1000
babies rescued al Alfortville and lVry
and who have been without clothing
for four days.
The morning found q great force OF
masons still at work i'm the erection or
a wall, which it was hoped would d.
vert the food from the historic Hotel
Lambert and the famous Hotel
Lauzun, adjoining. Both OF these
houses were built in the seventeenth
century, the Hotel Lauzun having been
purchased by the city ten years ago
.a and made over as a museum OF art.
The Rue st. I.azare was inundated
throughout its extent, the water haV-
ing found its way up through the sub
way. The roof of the subway under
the Place dc rOpera fell in during the
night.
The Isle ST. Louis is fast disappear
ing beneath the waters. and unless con-
ditions change soon will be submerged.
The River Seine continued TO rise early
today and lacked but a few inches of
attaining the greatest flood maximum
on record. This was in 1915. and when
the country was without the modern
barriers which are designed to protect
Paris and nearby points in such emer-
ncies.
In the sixth reimbursement, the old
Latin Quarter, the situation Is crfti-
cal. The sidewalk of the Quail des
Grands-Augustins collapsed. and fell
INTO the Orleans ~company's tunnel be-
meath. further extending the flood
sthrough the ancient streets, particu-
1arly the Rue jacob and around the
institute of France. Another bad caves
~ Ntt'itp III ~ iNf1 NJ
Many sewers Burst.
Many sewers burst in the twelfth
reimbursement, one of the biggest In
Paris, the whole of which is now sub
merged and has been plunged into
darkness on account of the breaking OF
the gas mains. /
An unfortunate shift of the wind
from north to southwest, accompanied
/, q failing barometer n heavy rain
added a new thrill of horror to the
stricken city and country this fore
noon. Throughout the night the con-
dition in this city and nearby grew
more serious.
The devastation has now penetrated
the very heart of Paris, the gorginp
rivers and sewers underneath literally
blowing up the streets, while the area
of the surface overlooked by the waters
.eof the Seine had been doubled today
Twelve of the twenty-five bridges oVe
the river have been closed, n tho
quilys on either side frCm one end OF
the city to the other are either mum
j dated or have been roped off as I'M
safe.
V'amous PIuxn Flooded.
The Esplanade des Invalides is &
biICCL Vi NltSI' IiS luiSlu iluuu ilds
crept pack almost to the Jardin di
Luxembourg Oh its left bank and in
yaded the Palace de la Concorde. which
was closed ana guarded by soldiers
and the lower Champs Elysee on the
right bank. The Palais de Glace ant
other pleasure resorts and restaurant
are surrounded, even the Place d.
fOpera a. the core of the city threat.
enipg TO sink TO the subway beneath
Cellars throughout the district from
that point to the 81, Lazare station
comprising the Tapbourg Montmartl,
and the Rue Berger and the richie
sections in the Ru de Provence, tn,
Rue Drouot and the Rue Chateaudon
are hlled 10 the street level will
water from the OVERLOOKED subter
pAnean river.
From tho Rue de la Grange-B teliert
enly one street, the Rue ae la Roquete
Is open into the submerged eleventh
reimbursement, necessitating a three
mile detour TO reach the eleventh iron
the, ninth reimbursement
LONDON, Jan. @S.-Sir John knill
lord mayor of London, today openei
a mansion public fund for the relic
NJ f1A fond r,ffarprc IN IRA tre