Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-03-16
srBrERaANEAN rRes- run CAUSE.

The dsappaaauce of q small p,n of water IA NJ
sissppi ,lariug the Earthquake, and the 5slua
Of from hole rhe bottom. has called lrih the
following r@uarhs by Correspondent II The journal ol
Commeree: Dalag tr shake Of the caiinaair
in The winter Of lSil and ~, Ye1suu Walking
near ihe hunks Of thu Niussinaum River. IN Ohio, dis
clvered smoke issuing from nlog III the ground.
heeSamined the spot, Put bus GnWn Ia the ep fta1
and II immediate toek tire Ia was much alarnti mud
on his return 10 town related the circumstance. Tho
Legislature If tie State Ntrehon "a ss.H, at Iaaps
Vile. and Immediately ADJOURNED to view iht pienlmc
The report Apread r3Pdly through the diagram
vi 1t reached the ears nj an oil gentleman. who hume.
daiely explained the ma',ar ic had liz year nr=gi-
hHTni kiln Ct lime uu and aLanst tie bank IT :;
river which guifel veln ii HieHaau5 rlal thar con.
ione'l To barn under gguuHd. aad the via,nce Il thr
earthquake had thr,wn down much ot aa hauh ei The
nyer as 10 cause The opening An oNe4IHatlun uf tho
greund proved tta lhe old eenilemen WIS night III his
csnleefures Suhfcuant as fires feeding upn hfamin
erai may have produced the phenomenon so,ll IT
IN The ~. Louis paper. and te s..'afaua4a t,d may
have been kinilel by elcctf.efri,
hhakesa rc very frequent st. i4u's. and more
particularly near shawnceiaHn llhpus. At tao United
States sataes Ia that neghHafhaad >8s cli anost
every seai. During the ah4aes in ISL aHd lsl2 at
81 NV Madrid. baamnous coal Was thrown oul la
large quantities NJ that place.
Liquid Petroleum, which Is vary claaus'lln is liand
in barins iur salt water hIdHah HE feaia- 81 cngaiIy
west al The Aeehany Meulaus aud IN many places II
Games Ia The snIiaee IN the slVic ol Mineral lar
Springs. lamense quantities u aaHreil,d lIyd4aaoi
Gas alsp Issues from nj le s wrll5 u the Aest
and fnnn nnmerousspnngs termed burning springs The
different virginia Springs posse SIS every degree OF
perainIn. inm that oi The hest st 1uns water duan IA
the temperature OF y degrees.
The Increased temperature is euttiuly local, ~ ap-
pears lrom all the Investigations Which have been inadt
In the western States.
The Carbureited hydrogen t'as Is SCI fire the
ksnawla Salines. and at lhe burning spo4s IN NRn-
Ia. by the inhabitants, to afordyisitur the opportunity
VI Witnessing The phenomenon.
Beneall he earlh's s4itiaee in mahy -catens ntc
vas, easomeiors oiearbuYeted hydrogen gas and as1
burning bodies which have become igailed from cher
cal CAUSES fully understood These subferranean fires
produce IN HE Of time intense heat, displarin,
vast b,ples 81 soid matter, until perchaueo body o
IT water IS ihns reached. which ia coming ia euulaet
with the liquid fire becomes converted ieip stoani Ihis
must either hpd yeni by ierrf lusiun. or bo
eoudsnsed by force Of pressure which must shake Tia
earth for an immense distance around.
The effects of earthquakes qaie ralnus. some.
times the aolion IS vertical ro~ iu buildings upNarl.
~ either ZINES the motion is'her1 ,nla
II is Wonder that earthquakes not moro frequent
and inore Disastrous. L.. II.