Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-04-28
Hartfor,l CouTant-
A Turbulen! Year.

The wear 1881 has already distinguished
itself. and without very much aid from man.
Whether the earth itself i in sympathy with
certain planetary conIunCtions or not II has
asserted It's power in way To pour con
tempt upon the might Of man and his little
securities and civilizations.
Great perturbatons Of the earth, convul-
SIons and oatacysmlc changes We had come
to regard as historical studies and ouriosi-
ties and extreme violence in the weather
on tins continent seemed TO Us to have
abatcd contcmporaneouslY with our scien-
,itC observation Of the elements. Yet this
year has already taught Us that the solid
earth i rrall, a vcrv shaky and insecure
dependence. and that the elemental forces
that roam over iis surface have in no re-
spcct ahated their power Of mischief and
torture.
Two recent earthquakes.-onc in the east
and the other in the west Mediterranean,
have been such warnings Of insecurity as TO
I'LL all the inhabitants OF the classic shores
and islands with alarm. The disasters on
the lovely and sum, island Of Ischia. which
nearly DESTROYED the pleasant village Of
Casamicciola, and Killed and wounded hun
dr,ds 81 people. viii not only alright Stran-
gers from that tavorIte summer and winter
resort. but deter many from ans prolonged
,taN amid the shaky shores of the Bay of
Naples. Md nov tile calamity at Ncio
which cNccls almost all the historical hor-
rors uf the Kind. ~ill send q sense of in>c-
curit, through all the Grccian archipelago
The danger 81 War between Greece and
Turkey and the dispute. Of the great powers
over the sovereignty Of the Bosphuru, and
the Mediterranean aTr nothing 20 tins fright
fJl po>>.bll,i, of sudden and unforeseen
death E,idcn,i, the whole Of the Midi
tcrrauean coast - IN shaky condition.
tr,uh.c,! With internal uar,. and il would hc
a great relief 4 the old volcanoes. thu vent,
nf thl. disturbance. could break out into
their aucsrni ACTIVITY and relieve the pre-
SUR People can rral., dee from 4 vol
oan.C eruption. hut Their, !, slight chance uf
escape from The earth gaping under their
feet and the house. crashing above th.ir
heads
The severity ofihc weather in America
the unrelcutnZ grIp Of an almost unprr-
urlcuird ~Inicr from October till now, is q
more universal and serious calamity than
the cariE.haklng abuai the Mediterranean.
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IT, severity. although We have beru wurn
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