The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-14

How Was the World Mades
LsCTuR. OF PROFESSOR GRIMES AT CLINTON HAI
ON GHONOMY.

How Was the World Mades
LECTURE OF PROFESSOR GRIMES AT CLINTON HALL
ON ECONOMY.
Clinton Hall wes las. evening filed with large and n
telgent audience 10 listen 10 the lecture Of Professor
Stanley Grimes before the Kane Monument Association
in explanation Of his theory concerning the physical
structure Of the Garth. Upon being introduced by the
chairman, Mr. John II. White, Professor Grhoes wa
loudly applauded. He at entered upon plain
popular exposition of his theory, displaying oomprehen
sve knowledge OF all points connected with the subject
He detailed at length the discoveries which led to the pre-
sent state Of scientific knowledge concerning the saT
Of he earth
He mentioned many curious features OF the earhs sur
face which were explained for tho first time ny
single law.
His theory appears briefly 70 be as follows
There was time when the land Of the earth COM
pletey covered by the ocean. There then bat
economical causes TO disturb the surface OF the bu
the ocean currents must have existed them for the
reason that they exist now. The then constitute
SIX equal circuits symetrcaly arranged-thrce in each
hemisphere The the elevation OF the hand was he
sinking OF the bed Of the within these circn
The liquid lava that beneath the crust OF the was
crowded up around these circuits and oraed three po
continents IN each hemisphere, besides three tropical con
tineDs. II these six circuits oceanic basns had euuA
equally, the continents nave risen equally and tn
land in one hemisphere would be the IN quantity
and N form as IN the other The lands did actually ben
Ia rise IN this regular manner. As they were abon
y
rangemcn; took place IN the ocean currents, caused
by the abnormal elevation Of the oorIhern part
Of one Of the basins. This the part
which constitutes the middle of Asa.
The Caspian sea, and the land around H. probably
the centre of the ancient Asiatic Jf the elk
original oceans Ave still exist though imperfect regard
70 size and FORM and the land between Western Europe
and Eastern Asia occupies the place Of the sixth whicn
has been nearly elevated and drained Had every basn
been raised at once would have produced no derange
men OF the neghborDg circuits but by the elevation o.
the northern half OF the circuit the southern half becam
land locked sea, from which the heated waters coud
not escape without Overlooking ino the North Pacl;
from the Bay Of Bengal and around the Cape of Good
Hope into the South Atlantic. The arrangement thus
produ0sA orAduay caused change of map from tae
symetrcaI and normal which il other wise wouu
have possessed To the present actual ap Of the world
This arrangement caused the sinking of the ancient
continent Of South America, aud the elevation
the present South America in eastern
position. The continent Of Australia also was oil
nearly all, overwhelmed by the deranged
current, and the present Australia elevated about twen,
degrees farther south, cranped in position dwarfed
size and deformed in lib proportions. This derangemen
took place gradually in direction and stal continues
The tendency has been TO sink the southern hemisphere
and elevate the northern and aso TO deepen the eastern
part OF the Pacific Ocean To 10 10 attributed
the fact that the volcanoes on the American side OF ha
Pacific Ocean all the main land, and the Asat;
chain of islands the coast The fact tina.
lands all point TO the south and broad the north
explained by the statement that the lands which point ia
contrary direction all sunk except the Antarctic
neDt, which vestge Of the ancient normal southern
lands The following out of the southwestern side Of
South America Africa and Australia was explained by
the fact that the peculiar arrangement Of the
currents necessarily produced this effect by crowd
ing the South Pacific circnt eastward and south ward
This, turn crowded the Atlantic in the
eastward and also that part OF the Indian thai
washes the southwestern shore OF Australia The pecn
liar form Of Cape Horn, which gives its name and Tho
curvDg of the mountains OF the convex, southwest
is produced by offset from Humbodt's current $50
Caed) Overlooking into the South Atlantic; while
mountains Of the Cape Of Good Hope 10 contrary
direction in consequence u the Overlooking Of the Lsgu
us current from the Indian into the South Atlantic
The speaker said that the truth Of his theory was proved
by the way III which thousands OF facts heretofore 60
verncd by no known law conceded with il, Just frag
ment Of broken jar was known TO be part OF
by its regular fitting with he other
pieces. He said there .acts o. physical
geography which inconsistent With 1t could not
be explained by it. The greatness Of the beet KEEP;
every mind intent upon the words Of the speaker until
clote, when he was greeted with loud applause.
Hon. d X. HApLEi then and said that he hoped
thnt Professor Grimes could be persuaded lecture
other before the Association upon the
subject, 10 more fully deveope his grand idea
The ques ton referred TO the meeting, and was an
swered by unanimous yea.
Professor GRIMES hoped TO be able at future time
| TO accede TO their request
After the lecture the professor received the congraula
tons of man. scientific gentlemen present