Ogden Daily Standard | 1910-02-02 | Page 3 | Water Four Feet Lower

WAFER FOUR Tarls, Feb. 1 The height of the water at midnight at Pont Royal was 27 feet Z Inches, a fall of nearly four feet from the highest point and tho fl'-od continues to drop at the rate of three -quarters of an Inch an hour. Soldiers arc btlll guarding many public buildings and etrong detachments detach-ments have licen sent to the outlying districts to stop the wholesale pillaging pillag-ing that Is still going on. A patrol surprised a band of "flpaches" robbing a villa tonight at Boulogne Sur Seine. Arter an exciting excit-ing chase. In which a fusillade was exchanged, an infantry sergeant sank the rol.'bors' boat with a blow of an oar. Two "apaches" were killed aud the others were captured. The city council, following the lead of the national government. Is arranging ar-ranging with the co-operation of the savings Institutions to furnish money for rebuilding stores and houses and furnishing supplies. Start Relief Work. The government decided upon a gen-cml gen-cml scheme of employment, whereby those who desire work may find It in repairing roads and public buildings build-ings - The national council has adopted adopt-ed the suggestion of presenting medals med-als to those who have been conspicuous conspicu-ous In the rescue work. These medals med-als will bear tho appropriate Inscription, Inscrip-tion, "FJuctuut Ntc Mergerltur," the motto of Paris. Students in tho Latin quarter have formed a relief society and have agreed to care for their few American comrades who suffered In connection with the flood. In addition to $50,000 received from Massachusetts, new sul-srripifons sul-srripifons to the relief funds from the United States are as follows: French colony of New York, $40,-000; $40,-000; Fiench colony of San Francisco, $10,000; American Red Cross, $5,000; W. K. Vandcrbilt. $20,000; Mrs. A. D. Huntington, $5,00..