Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-27

ing the work of rescue After ceaseless
work through the night with rowboats
and autoboats the morning 1ound more
than 5000 persons imprisoned IN the
second story of their houses.
Paris is beginning to feel the pinch
of hunger. The supply OF fresh meat
and vegetables is failing and prices.
are soaring to famine figures. Some
|ayaricious bakers who attempted to
double the price of bread were rough
lv handled TODAY and two of them were
thrown into the Seine at Clarendon.
Details from the flooded regions of
tho -rovinces tell of broken dykes in
the canals and the inundation OF VII
llages The rivers III the southwest are
rising rapidly today. The Lore mas
caused heavy damage IN the province
of Touraine.
The immense losses IN every prahch
OF industry were reflected on the
Rourse today, where BAD stump III
industrials and railroad stocks oc-
CURED.
West street at the west of the foreign
oAica is in imminent danger of collapse
being sustained only by the compressed
air forced from the flooded subway
which runs underneath. Should this
fail the entire street must cave in The
archives of the foreign office in an ad-
Joining building appear safe.
| THE cabinet met in extraordinary
session TODAY and decided to open the
Pantheon. ST. Sulphice Seminary and
other former church properties which
eschcated to the state, for the shelter
of refugees.
The rate at which the Seine is rising
was increased slightly today. An addl-
tional rise of 80 inches is expected. The
crest it is announced. will be reached
tonight or early tomorrow.
The entire district back OF the Qual
De Javel is inundated and the water is
emerging from the sewers at many
isolated sections far from the Seine
Five hundred sailors from Dunklrk'
Havre and Cherbourg arrived mere
this afternoon to aid in relief work.
The water has reached the top OF the
presidential tribune at the Long
champs race course. Six square miles
of Du Bots De Boulogne are Submerg-
ed.
Because of the danger to those with
| in, Foreign Minister Pichon today Or
dered the evacuation of the wing of
the foreign office building which Dor
ders on the flooded Rue De Constan-
tine All of the working departments
| of the office are closed and the routine
duties were left temporarily in the
hands of Minister Pichon and his staff.
The water has invaded the postoftice
building and forced the employees to
lfee 1t also reached the Chamber OF
Deputies though the members con-
| tinued in session as usual. A report
that the sitting of the Chamber would
| be transferred to Versailles is as yet
untrue The Chamber has been cut
off from Geographic and telephone
connection.
Project of Police Lepine announced
this afternoon that it would be pos
sible, he thought, to save the 5000
persons who We're imprisoned in the
upper stories of their homes at AL
fortville. Boats manned by soldiers are
removing the endangered ones. Cen
raj Dalstein military governor of
Paris. divided the city into five sec
ions for military control at the direc-
ton Of the minister of war. General
Brun. This was done to regulate and
expedite the campaign of relief.
This afternoon water began to pour
into the cellars of the Hotel De Vile.
The authorities now believe that i
will be possible to sa}e al of the stone
bridges, the only fear being for the
iron Pont Des Arts and the Pont De
Soferinc.
The city council at a special session
today voted 100000 for the immedia.
relief of the flood sufferers