The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-17
FIFTEEN ARE DEAD,
rs INJURED IN PARIS
Thirty Persons Missing as Re-
suit Of Substances in
French Capital.
BLAME BURSTING SEWERS
George Washington Statue, in
Place d'Iena. Gives 1ndica-
tons Of Sinking.
BLAME BURSTING SEWERS
,gcciH CdJie Despatch 10 TIN Sun.

rams, June i6.-Late tonight the num-
me- II deaths us result of the subsi-
depccs In the earth here yesterday and
to-day was known TO he fifteen. There
we're Twenty-Five persons injured and
sbout thirty others are missing Among
the missing II John Luntley. an English
mai. who was last seen alive In the Rue
du Hayrc. He probably was swept into
one Of the assures.
Most Of the bodies recovered show that
the victims had their arms above their
heads In an attitude OF self-protection
when they were suddenly hurled into
gaping holes or sea OF moving paving
stones, surrounded by broken pipes and
wires.
The cause OF the subsidences Is at
tr,huted to the bursting of sewers at sew
sra' points along Rue Taitbout and the
procadero station OF the subway.
plucky sewermen have undertaken the
task OF exploring the various chasms
and rsking their lives each moment
They are under the supervision of aston
ished civil engineers. who are amazed to
md that the capital underground is an
ton MI science. the engineers say,
was practically ignored by tho subway
engineer, and also by the sewer and sub
way cable experts Parisians now find
themselves In the predicament of trying to
md out how they can BEST keep their
heads and legs above ground.
The clergy attached to the Church Of
Fl. phi!ippe-du-Ro are seeking au-
thofzatiou to approach the church. from
which three choir boys are missing. but
the street at this place is In such dan
gerous condition that permission has not
ye. been given. Many residents of houses
near tho scene OF tile collapscs have
abandoned their homes. as further sub
sdences are feared.
Cordons VI police and soldiers are
plcketrg almost every point In tn,
Eighth reimbursement. which takes in tn,
centre OF the city. Fears are entertained
70 TO the safety of the Rue In Beetle ant
sIso the quarter around the st. Lazart
station.
parsaus severely condemn the cit,
authorities who allowed the capital to b.
turned into u gigantic molehill and under
mined to a tremendous extent by thu
works OF inexperienced engineers an,
contractors
Further subsidiaries of the earth oc
Cured Il: four different points to-day. Tn
e1us strlan statue OF George Washington
witch was a gift from America In 1906
ard which is located on the Place d'Iena
ia giving evidences Of sinking and pre-
cautions are being taken to prevent sucf
sn occurrence. Various subway. autobus
telephone and electric services are sti'
cut on.
II is no eXaggeration to say that no
Jolly drove across the open spaces II
Paris to-day where there were signs read
e underground working" without feel
ing that they might be possibly swallowe'
up BY a sudden cave!n.
Three more bodies were recovered to
Jay from a deep hole resulting from yes
t,rday's caveln at the intersection Of Ru
~ Havre and the Boulevard Haussmanl
near the st. Lazare railroad station.
wall In. courtyard OF hotel In tn
Rue Pierre-Gnier, In the Montmartr
district OF the city. fell, but without los
u lie
Two workmen were seriously injured
when the wall OF building In anothe
M.grborhood collapsed.