The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-02-03
seine FALLING;
PERIL IS PAST
Danger Of Great Calamity at
Paris Over.
HUGE ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED
Officials Say 100000 Persons Made
Idle by the Flood Can Find
! Work Repairing Stricken

Paris, Jan, 3l.-Slowly the swolleI
waters Of the Seine, which reached
their high mark at two o'clock Satur
day morning, are subsidingl
The danger of a great calamity nov
seems over, although the. situation
continues critical at many points, par
ticularly in the neighborhood of tbs
ST. Lazare station. where streets asnt
buildings threaten to sink through
the crust into the waters beneath.
News from the upper Seine tells Of
a decrease in the flood of about an
inch hourly. At this rate it win take
20 days for the river to return to its
usual volume. s-
Seine Multiplied Thirty Times.
Ii is estimated that the Seine, which
under normal conditions moves
through Paris at less than mile an
hour, is now carrying 80 times the
ordinary volume at a speed OF u
miles an hour.
In the last few days thousands OF
visitors and residents have left for
London or the Riviera.
The authorities are doing their ut
most to relieve public anxiety as well
as protect public health. President
Faillieres has called meeting of the
general council of the Seine for to
day in order to pass resolution con
corning financial means. 1t will cost
an enormous amount to repair the
t. xz,fll hn
taken immediately.
100000 Will BE Unemployed.
The figures reached by subscrip
tions and the amount distributed daily
show that there is little danger that
any one is likely to suffer at present.
But the outlook for the near future
is not so pleasant. 1t is estimated
that 100000 persons will be unem
ployed owing to the enforced clos
ing of many works. This matter
seems likely to be serious, as il
seems certain that no relief fund
official, private, national, or foreign
/ will be enough to keep such number
of unemployed for any length of time
To this problem the authorities
have a ready answer. They declare
that all unemployed can find work in
executing repairs that are needed
everywhere Whether this win be the
case cannot be seen until the retir
ing waters reveal the amount of dam
age done.
The effect of the removal of the wa
ter pressure has been to weaken foun.
dations generally, and this causes
great anxiety. Besides there will be
thousands of acres to be cleared or
repaired when the water has receded
and there is also the possibility of an
epidemic breaking out. -.-
Water Reaches Top Of Houses.
1t is generally believed that the
breaking of the dam at Genneyilliers
appreciably fastened the climax By
releasing an immense amount of wa
ter, but the consequences below are
appalling. Gennevilliers and Colombes
having 10000 inhabitants, are com
pletely submerged, the water reaching
the tops of the houses in the lower
section, while the food is backing up
into the center of Asnieres.
Estimates of the number of persons
affected by the food in the valley OF
the Seine are pure guesswork, but
certainly 10000 have been driven
from their homes to hospitals and
other buildings placed at the DISPOSE
ton of the refugees. as
Such dispatches as have reached
here from the provinces Indicate a
general improvement in conditions
except in the lower valley OF the
Seine.