News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

Earthquakes" published about 3OC
years B. c., said that earthquake.
chiefly occur "about the HelIespont
Aehia, Sicily, and Eubaea." Also tina
ut sometimes happens that there is al
earthquake about the eclipses of the
Moon" Astrologers in ancient. medi
eVal, and modern times have considered
the primary producing cause of earth
quakes to be planetary influences.
When we compare the dates of grea
earthquakes with the positions and as
poets of the planets at the times of theil
occurrence, and the positions aud aspects
at the time of eelipses of the Sun anC
Moon, and the aspects that are formed
soon after such eclipses, with the places
OF the planet at the times of the eclipses
the condolences are so striking and 81
frequently repeated with the occurrence
OF earthquakes as to lead the unpreju
diced observer TO the conclusion thai
they are not accidental, but are closely
related.
Earthquakes most frequently occur al
those places where Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
or Uranus, were angular, Il. e. rising,
southing, or setting at the moment OF
greatest eclipse; and the shock is usually
grades over its own place at the time Of
the eclipse, or over the place of the Sur
or Moon, or to the square or opposition
of such place.
In 1884 the late Mr. Morrison 1.-THE
noted London Astrologer) published the
following observations on, and rules fol
foretelling earthquakes
'EarthGuakes generally follow close
on the heels of eclipses.
'tAt the period of the earthquake
many aspects will be found between the
planets In the heavens; also, as regard,
the places of the planets at the proceed
ing eclipsa. but chiefly the places of the
Sun and Moon.
Earthquakes happen more frequent
" when there are planets-especiall,
Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the
signs Taurus and Scorpio.
The planet Jupiter, in aspect with
Venus or Mercury, more especially the
conjunction. opposition and parallel o.
declination, has powerful influence in
causing earthquakes-especially when il
Taurus or Scorpio.
Earthquakes generally happen when
there are several planets in or near the
tropics or equator.
Earthquakes may always be expected
near the perihelion of great comets, and
when they approach within the orbits of
the planets Uranus and Saturn.
M. Delaney, of the French Acad-
envy, has recently made some observa-
tons upon the periods of earthquakes:
and he found that they had often &C.
Cured when the planets Jupiter or
Saturn were at or near the longitudes of
135 degrees or 265 degrees.
On March 9th there was a partial
eclipse of the Sun. The central line
of this eclipse was from longitude de-
grees 81 minutes East of Greenwich, and
latitude 53 degrees 43 minutes North
(which is near the mouth of the River
Elbe IN Germany across the German
Ocean, England, ireland, the North
Atlantic Ocean, Greenland. and the
Arctic Ocean, to longitude lis degrees
20 minutes West of Greenwich, and
latitude 81 degrees 8 minutes North
(Which is North of Melville Island).
This eclipse was visible in Greenland
and around the North Pole; and at the
time of greatest eclipse the planet
Jupiter was setting in Greenland. At
the time of the earthquake on Sunday.
August 10th. 1884, the Moon was in on
position to Uranus, and in parallel of
decllnatlon with Uranus and Mars. and
IN sesquiquadrate with Jupiter and the
Sun- Mercury was in sextile with
Venus; Venus was in parallel of declin-
alton with Jupiter aud Neptune; Mars
was IN sesquiquadrate with Neptune,
and IN parallel dechnation with the
Moon and Uranus, and had the parallel
OF the Sun at the time of the eclipse;
Jupiter was in longitude 1856 degrees 10
minutes; Saturn had the parallel of
defamation of Jupiter at the time of the
eclipse.
1t viii thus be seen that all of the
planets formed one or more aspects with
the Others, or with their places at the
time OF the eclipse when the shock of
the earthquake occurred.
If all of the facts could be collected IL
would probably be found that this
shock was felt in Greenland, Labrador,
and IN New Brunswick and Nova Scotia,
as much as it was in the States along
the Atlantic Coast from which it has
been reported.
On the 9th of March, 1867, there was
an Annular eclipse of the Sun. The
central line of this eclipse commenced |
IN the Atlantic Ocean and extended |
across North Western Africa the Med |
Iterranean Sea, the Southern portion of |
the Italian Peninsula, Asia Minor. |
Southeastern Europe, and ended on the |
Continent of Asia Mr.. Morrison. in |
his Almanac for 1867 Cprinted in the /
the fall Of 1869, stated that earthquakes |
wonld soon follow this eclipse in Asia !
minor. At the time of greatest
eclipse the Sun and Moon were lust East
OF the meridian at the Island of Mitv-
lene. Jupiter had just passed the me-
rdlan. Saturn was retrograde in the
sign Scorpio, in square aspect to Jupiter
III Aquarius, and Uranus and Mars were
rising, and Mars was IN close trine as
pect to the Sun and Moon. There was
a violent earthquake at Mitylene at six
p. m. on the day of the eclipse when
Jupiter was setting. ''Shocks. more or
less severe, were felt on the 7th and Stb
over great part of the Levant and in
some OF the Egian islands. SMYRNA
Magnesia, Adramiti, Avail, GalIipoli
ana ConstantlnOple were more or less
shaken. Mitylene is an island in the
h.glan Sea, OFF the coast of Asia Minor
twenty thousand houses and public
Q buildings and more than two thousand
hVes were destroyed" by the earthquake
on the island. '''@'-o
On the 9th of June, 1853. there was
an annular eclipse of the Sun; the cen.
Irai line OF this eclipse was across tha
I aclncssOcean, the Istbmus of Panama
the northern coast of South America
to the Atlantic Ocean. At the time of
greatest eclipse the planets Saturn
Mars and Uranus were setting at Pana- !
ma, Carthagena and Cumana, and posit !
ed IN the sign Taurus. Mr.. Morrison I
a his almanac for 1858, said in regard TO !
his eclipse: 'tNow as Mars and Saturn .
ire In Taurus in the precedent angle of
ms eclipse, at Panama, l have no doubt
mere Will be fearful amount of earth :
luakes there and all about the Istbmns :
4 Darlen, the shocks extending to Car
hagena, along the northern coast of y
south America, to Honduras, California !
florida and the West Indies. These
vents may be looked for in July, 1853
IoIt the 10th day." !
ION the 18th of July, 1853, a fearful
arthquake happened at Cumana. at Oh. !
ON. p. M, (mean time there, by which ,
of lives were lost" At the {
me OF the earthquake Jupiter had ar ;
wed at the opposition of the place of the
clipse, Mars was passing over the place !
the eclipse; the Moon was in opposi- .
on to Uranus and had Just passed the =
luare OF Venus, and was applying to a
luare OF Mercury. Saturn was exactly h
'ttng IN the 29th degree of Taurus.
umana Is situated on the coast of the
Sea IN Venezuela, South