The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28
RAINING AGAIN.
Another Cherries Day for Peo-
pie of Paris.
The Seine Continues to Rise an
Inch an Hour.
THROUGH THE ROOF
Of the Subway Water mandates
Whole Street.
Record Mark of 1915 Has Near.
ly Been Reached.
THROUGH THE ROOF

ParlS, Jan. 2S-The boiling waters OF
the Seine We're still rising at noon to-
day at the rate OF an inch and a quar-
ter an hour. There is a steady down
pour of rain and the temperature IS
falling. Everywhere the situation is
appreciably worse than yesterday.
When the day broke over Paris and
the submerged provinces surrounding
the prospect was a cheerIess one A
heavy rain had set in and brisk
breeze out of the north served to drive
the flood to points which heretofore had
escaped its invasion.
During the night there was little Of
encOura cement anG with the early
hours of today came decided change
for the worse.
Messages of sympathy from the out
side. many of them accompanied with
substantial financial contributions. Were
another feature of the situation that af-
4orded cause for thanksgiving.
Telegra phic communication with the
outside was extremely defective today
and at times wholly interrupted. There
is no direct communication between
this city and England and messages for
central Europe generally were diverted
through indirect routes. 1t was feared
this morning that it might be imposSi-
BILE after a little to transmit any great
amount of the press matter with which
the offices of the telegraph and cable
companies were burdened. Early today
the French Cable company announced
that communication between this city
and the provinces was difficult and at
times Interrupted. causing great de-
lay.
The morning found a great force of
masons still at work in erecting a wall,
which it was hoped would divert the
flood from the historic Hotel Lambert
and the famous Hotel Lauzen, adjoin-
ing. Both of these houses were built
having been purchased by the city 10
years ago and made over as a museum
of art.
The Rue St. Lazare 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 De L'Opera fell in during the
night.
The Isle ST. Louis is fast disappear
ing beneath the waters and unless
conditions change soon will be SUBJ
merged.
The River Seine continued TO rise
early today and lacked but a few
inches of attaining the greatest food
and when the country was without the
modern barriers which are designed to
protect Paris and nearby points in such
emergencies.
Streets Are Hoisted.
An unfortunate shift of the wind from
north to southwest. accompanied by a
falling barometer and heavy rain ad-
ded a new thrill of horrer to the strick-
en- city and country this forenoon.
Throughout the night the condition
grew more serious.
The devastation has now penetrated
the very heart of Paris. the gorged riv-
ers and sewers underneath literally
blowing up the streets while the area
Of the surface overfiowed by the wa
ers of the Seine had been doubled today
have been closed and the quays on eth
er side from one end of the city to the
other are either inundated or have been
Ioped off as unsafe
The Esplanades Des Invalides is a
sheet of water. The turgid flood has
crept back almost to the Jardin Du
Luxembourg on its left bank and in
Iaded the Place De La Concorde which
vas closed and guarded by soldiers and
the lower Champs Elysee on the right
bank The Palais De Glae and other
resorts and restaurants are surround
ed even the Place De L'Opera at the
core of the city threatening to sink to
the subway beneath
CelIers throughout the district from
that point to St. Lazare station, COM
prising the Faubourg Montmartre and
the Rue Berger and the richer sections
in the Rue De Provence. the Rue Droit
and the Rue De Chateau Don are fill
ed to the street level with water from
the overlooked subterranean river.
From the Rue De La Grang- -Bateliere
only one street. the Rue De La Ro-
quenit is open to the submerged eleV-
enth arrcndissement, necessitating
three mile detour to reach the eleventh
from the ninth arrondissemnet.
Big Drain ENpIodes.
At the Place Pereire. the main
drain exploded, flooding the subway
and the workmen inside narrowly es-
caped Another main broke. empty
- ~ f.rr~. raw,k r1f
the principal market and destroying
the entire reserve stocks of provi-
sions.
The Place Du Palais- Bourbon. where
the deputies are now sitting, is nearly
isolated While a corporal and two
soldiers in a row boat were trying to
deliver the orders of their commander,
the boat was swept into the Seine and
the corporal fell overheard. The two
soldiers sprang into the water to save
their comrade and after an exciting ef-
fort the corporal and one soldier were
rescued with ropes thrown by sailors
on shore The other soldier drowned
The authorities continue to battle
bravely with the. situation, but their
resources becoming exhausted The
notice. fremen and soldiers who have
been on duty night and day since Mon
day are worn out and volunteers to
The improvised dikes along the
uuays have broken and the chief ef-
forts are now directed to keeping the
bridges free of driftwood- Men with
ropes fastened about their bodies are
lowered over the sides of the bridges
into the freezing water to further this
work.
offers of Aid.
Red Cross ambulances go changing
through the streets Soldiers are re-
placing police for sentinel duty, giving
the city the appearance of being in a
state of siege. Offers Of aid are pour