Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-18
Pavements Cave In During
Worst Thunder Storm in
4 Generation.
SEVEN LIVES LOST
raxicab and Pedestrians En-
quilted in Great Holes
Train Service Stopped
Much Damage.

Paris June IA tnuHueT SUI III Va
-heaomens violence ragged over Paris
for three hours this evening. 1t caused
loss of life and enormous damage 20
property
III the central fashionable quarter of
the city a street caved in, engulfing sew
eral pedestrians. The number of victims
is not known. owing to the danger OF
approaching the immense pits resulting
from the collapse Of sidewalks and road
ways The police estimate the victims at
sevei. at least
The most serious cave-n occurred at
the Place Saint Philippe Du Roule,
junction OF the Rue La Boetie and the
Fauburg Saint Honore In this quarter
500 square feet of the roadway sank
CARVING with it number Of persons
who lad taken shelter under the awning
of a cafe. Water spurted from the brok-
on mains and. added to the torrents from
the skies, converted the district into a
veritable river. Gas mains. telephone
wires and the electrical supply were
broken off
TROOPS ORDERED OUT
The quarter was Immediately isolated
and the project of the Seine and large
detachments of police were hastily sum-
moned. but for long time nothing could
be done owing to the darkness. Fire
men arrived with powerful gas lamps
and with the assistance of gangs of
laborers began the risky task of eXplor-
ing the wrecked street. Meanwhile the
OCCUPANTS of two large houses at the cor
nrdn ral
out of the building as it was feared
that the foundations might be under
mined
AS soon as nc was informed OF the ac-
cidcnt President Poincare sent member
of his military household to the scene
and troops were ordered to aid the police
and iremen in their efforts at rescue.
About the same time a large section of
the roadway in the Place Saint Augustin
collapsed a passing taxicab was en-
quilted.
SAW WOMANS HAND
A woman's hand was seen waving
from the vehicle and the head of the
chauffeur disappeared. Almost imme
diately a great block of stone fell upor
it, A large wagonette just missed the
same fate, the hind> wheels sinkint
axle deep in the soil. but the occupants
escaped
\ Gordon of police and soldiers was
also established here. The flood reach
ed depth of three feet and swcp
everything before it.
Almost at the beginning of the storm
the roadway at the junction Of the
Rue Tronchet. the Rue Auber and the
Boulevard Haussmann, one of the bus
lest sections of Paris, disappeared
leaving an opening thirty feet Ions
and fifteen feet wide, into which the
water from a broken main poured ir
a torrent. a pedestrian fell in but
was quickly dragged to a place OF
cafety.
EXPLOSION SCARES CROWD.
The Gordon of police kept the PEG.
pie away from the roadway, which
continued slowly to subside. Sudden
y "A sheet OF flame shot up to the
house tops, with a terrific detonation
Gas from = broken pipe had caught
firo and tire terror stricken GROVE
fled to nearly nouseg.
By desperate eXertions the firener
wee able 10 Uncover the taxicab ant
,emove the bodies Of the chauffeur
and his passenger Nine. Lavolti.
At the Place Saint Philippe D,
Roule. despite the mcst careful search
no trace of bodies could be found. Tn
engineers engaged in the work believ
they have been carried away by Thu
rush Of water. which caused NE dis
lstcr.
4 sectnd section OF the roadway =
..'is point collapsed, leaving Il hole 10
feet long Several I.,rso9s called at th
city hail IN the neighborhood, and re
yo,ted relatives missing.
Every hour ADDS fresh reports of tn
great havoc wrought by tna storm, botl
y Paris and The surrounding districts
IT is described as the worst in tn
memory OF generation.
LIGHTNING WRECKS WALL.
The Boulevard Ney was inundated t
q depth Of two feet; the inner belt of tn
railroad was hoCded and the train serv
zee stopped. Lightning struck and sa
FIRE to a cafe opposite the Care Du Eord
Jor!ously burning a girl atanding hcsid
tine counter.
Five wcrkmcn were struck by lightning
In the Place De L'Alna. and rive
steamboa, passing the bridge at this poin
was also struck, several passengers bein
knocked down
C'oso by, in TIE Avenue D'Antin. tn
roadway collapsed, leaving a hole % fec
deep, Just as a crowded street cor az
preached. The Ger driver stopped With
,No feet Of the gap.
At Chosy- Roi, six miles south q
Paris, two persons were killed and oigh
Lcliously hurt by lightning which struck
house In which ;Eey had taken shclto
from the storm.
At Saint Denis lightning struck and dc
Ino!shod a wall 100 feet long The bod
of nm unknown woman was found In IL
wrsckngo and 1t is thought that ther
were ether victims.