The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-12
GREAT TIDAL WAVE PRE-
DICTRD.

DlCTED'
A Wave 90 Feet High 10 Sweep the
Atlantic Coast Oct. o.
From tho Philadelphia Record. ai 5..t
.TnE PRoPHsTs AT Work AGAIN
'PALk or x TIDAL WAvR-The great
tidal wave said by the papers (which
never make inistakes) to have been pre-
tfcted by Agassiz for the 6th Of October
of this year, on the Atlantic seabOard, isI
creating quite as much interest on some
parts Of our coasts as the second advent
DEMONSTRATIONS Of Cummings and Miller,
II Is now less than a month 10 the time
when this great rush Of waters If scien.
tillc prediction proves true) will be upon
us, from Florida to Maine, and 1t Is high
time we were making preparations to re-
ceiye 1t. With the most energetic activl'
ty, we can scarcely get ready In 40 short
u time. On another SIMILAR occasion,
namely, the first great deluge, our ances.
tor, Noah, had warning OF many years.
Considering, therefore, the extent OF the
expected flood, our notice Is very short
one. According To the alleged calcula.
lions of the learned professor, this wave
is to sweep the whole Atlantic coast, ITO
the height Of fifty feet or more, on the
night Of the fll(h the morning OF the
sixth of October" Have our neighbors
ON the Jersey coast sufficiently thought
OF this matterY Have the owners
of cottages and hotels at Cape May,
Atlantic City, Long Branch, and number.
less other points on the coast, taken any
precautions 10 anchor fast" their houses
and secure the safety OF their personal
property The public should understand
that, II science Is not at fault, this "tidal
waYe' Is sure to come, and we oil know
how accurate the savans are In their dai.
ly, predictions with regard to the weather
We would prevent II II we could, but
there are lunar and scientific circum.
stances" over which we have no control.
There Is tho attraction of the moon, the
effects Of rotary motion, the combined IN.
tluepce Of several heavenly bodies, all
operating simultaneously-to say nothing
ufthc imperative necessity which compels
natural forces to conform to the calcula.
tions and predictions Of science. Tho flood
will come suddenly and with violence.
The ignorant and bigoted may look upon
Il as only an ordinary equinoctial, but
their grieyous mistake will be manifest
when Cape May, Atlantic City and long
Branch are numbered. among the cities
TINT existed before the Hood, A "tldal
wave" fifty feet high, ON the coast at
Cape HenlOpen aud, Cape May will be
apt, ALSO to create some disturbance In
the corn fields, and peach orchards OF
lower Delaware and New Jersey; and we
fear that II might break the slumbers Of
the citizens of Deleware City, New Castle,
Wilmington, Chester and Salem, and,
alas II would not leave the river front Of
our own city and Camden wholly Tin
washed lo Hi %
Again, this tideal wave will be no slow
invasion Of muddy water from the head
waters Of the Delaware and the Schuyl.
kill, such as frequently invades both river
fronts Of our city, but mighty green and
salt messenger from the ocean will be
upon us without warning, with itB DASH
| ing and ruthless onslaught Delaware
aYenuc and Front street will be turned
into rushing torrents, while the only
property on, the schuylkill that can tbb
considered fast will be the marble and
coal yards, The telegraph will doubt.
less give us D few hours warning after
the HFst dish Of this great wave It's felt
on our southern coast, But tiOtUnough Tor
PROJECT preparation. 1.-THE work, there.
fore, should begin at once. The danger
Is more Imminent than when Beewas at
Gettysburg, ahdwheti many Of our citi'
zcns and corporations sent tlleitovaluables
to places deemed .lK6fe safe. In View Of
the, accuracy, and yet uncertainty, L Of
scientific calculations and pfediCtionsfit
iJ Just possible, that this great wave may
come few hours sooner than the time
fixed, as Rfew hundred yeaFs later Men
Of science depend upon their figures and
their data They know rSRhat must be,
and when II ought to be, andlf the events
should not agree with their prediction
then they must not be held accountable.
It Is ihlinitely better tIRtA hundred pre-.
diCtlOns should ihil than that Implicit
faith in scientific calculations should he
weakened, la 9.I s7''171 '3l Nc
AS the "great wave" may result fatally
to many while threatening ally we will
venture the ysdggestlOn that those who
have not already prepared for this event
BY settling Their accounts, paying their
debts, anti pf04idlng' lilo insurance for
their tdhiilles, should invest small sum
In cork jackets, and other approved life
prGservets dgaihst dangers from floods
Those on the banks Of the rivers had bet
ter secure boats and oars, and store the
former with fresh water and such other
beverages as taste may suggest, for the
wave will be sale 1ni2HUJf q MOTTO
1.-THE distinguished scientist has made
no mistake Id the calculations attributed
to him as 10 the heighbaof the coming
wave, 1t will not subside for several days;
and as our State election takes place on
the sth, we would suggest to The mana
gers Of orr politics that they take all
necessary precautions 10 prevent the pos.
sibility Of any citizen being deprived Oi
the right Of suffrage by liz prescnce.
Scows, rats, and other aquatic convey.
anCes should be provided at once for
each election division on both river
fronts, rl 4 FL. ~ -. W
JRFF. DAVIS and lube Early are get.
ting a lorotaste Of their future by visit to
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