Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-16
IMMENSE DAMAGE DONE TO THE
FRENCH METROPOLIS ~ MON.
! = paiY NIGHTS HURRICANE.
FLoops UNDERMINE MANY
srREErs AND BUILDINGS
Eight People Known 70 es Dead and
Many Others Reported Missins-Fsar
Drsvaiis That Many Wsre Washed
Into cavins Sewers and Drowned
Whole Streets Collapse.

Paris. June 16.-Several more build
ings collapsed In various parts Of Paris
today owing to subsidences Of the soil
caused BY yesterdays terrific storm.
and number Of persons were injured.
The list OF dead known today was Off
cially stated to be eight. but as more
persons were reported missing the
search Of the debris was continued.
Three bodies were recovered today
from deep hole at the junction of the
Rue de Havre and the Boulevard
Haussman, near the St. Lazare sta
tion. The courtyard Of hotel in the
Rue Pierre Ginier, at Montmartre, fell
in today. but there were no casualties.
Scenes Of Devastation.
Parts of. Paris presented scenes OF
deyastetion today. with gaping holes
In some Of the main thoroughfares. as
the result Of yesterdays terrific storm.
The population Of the entire city was
deprived Of water. gas and electricity.
cut of as q precautionary measure
against floods, explosions and hres.
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logo thru vehicles falling into cavities
but the exact number Of dead was not
known, as some bodies were believed
to have disappeared into the sewers.
Heavy rains today added to the diff
culties Of searching for bodies.
Many Streets cIossd.
Strict precautions were taken to
prevent the public approaching spots
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subsidenco. many streets being closed
to traffic.
street collapsed early today ana
the northern district OF Montmartre.
behind ths great cemetery. Tar from
other caye-ins. People in the vicinity
scurried away ~ the grouad began TO
sink and a.fmanaged TO escape.
Whssrs-0pnDup1caf3on with the ssu-
burbs kad Dson partially Fsstofed eoday
II was learned that fruit and vsgetA.
bic growers had suffered enormoue
damage from tho storm.
Rain ceased later In tho day but
the weather continued threatening.
Storm Rases Thrss Hours.
Paris, June 1s.-Loss Of life and
enormous damage to property was
Paris for three hours last night. Sew
eral pedestrians were engulfed in inn
mence pits caused by the collapse Of
sidewalks and roadways At least seven
are believed to have perished.
The most serious cavern occurred
at the functions OF the Rue La Boetie
and the Taubourg Saint Honora- When
the storm was at its height five hum
dred square feet Of tho roadway heaved
up and sank. carrying with 1t num-
Der Of persons who had taken shelter
under tho awning Of cafe.
Water spurted from the broken
mains and, added to tho torrents from
the skies, converted tho whole district
into veritable river. Gas mains. tel
ephone wires and the electrical supply
were broken on.
The quarter was Immediately iso-
lated and large detachments Of police
were hastily summoned. but for long
time nothing could be done. owing to
tho darkness Firemen with search
lights anally began exploring the
wreckaSs.
~ soon q he was informed Of tho
accident President Poincare sent q
member Of his military household to the
scene and troops were ordered to aid
the police and firsmen In the efforts to
rescue.
Roadway Sinks.
About the same time q large Sec
ton of the roadway in the Place Saint
Augustine suddenly collapsed. A pass
Ing taxicab was engulfed. Eye Wit
nesses saw . woman's hand waving
from the vehicle and the head Of the
chauffeur - the tAxicab disappeared.
Almost Immediately . great block Of
stone fell upon Il.
Almost at the beginning Of the storm
the roadway ct the Rue Tfonchet. the
Z Rue Auher and the Boulevard Hauss-
mann. one Of the busiest sections Of
Paris, disappeared. leaving an opening
thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide.
from which geyser Of flames shot up
to the housetops with . terrific detona-
ton. Gas from . broken pipe had
caught hre and the crowd. seized with
mad terror, sought safety In flight
The steeple OF the Rumanian church
4 in the Rue Jean de Bauvais was set on
fire by lightning.
Uncover Taxi.
\ BY superhuman efforts the firemen
were able to uncover the taxicab and
remove the bodies Of the chauffeur and
his passenger. Madame Lavolti
=. Many pe-sons are reported missing
ana are believed to have been swept
underground ny the great rush oss va
ter.
Every hour adds fresh reports Of
the great havoc wrought by the storm.
both in Paris and the surrounding dis
tricts, which 10 described N tho worst
In the pSemcry Of . generation.
The GHnulevard New was inundated