The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-27

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In9 lNU elaiaf months visited Lafapa,
rlHh nFegHi In Various blloag ahd
hllfhri futh rof.lfntlaI gapufs, anil
Dma writers menii0a fed rain ~ hAys
Dog fallen lH aatera. places.
IN lI0j earthquakes without eeasa.
lIDn IN iHuf socks u0onfled In Cahu
tnA AighhnHiHn Iha earth opened
sli closed. leaving watef N many
riHnHl 1ni aver an areA " fufiy.nlnH
square miles Tho earth was . succession
ui small hllls sud narrow valleya In
lHHIln England. The volcanic fOwefs
caused turh vplant conigrlOnl that
tlo soh laghel furIous'y and dathed Tho
ships against each other whlla tho
shirl wcfo sHfrno and clear and tho air
calm ah'l pleasant Strange phenom.
onR were noticed during the earth.
qunko NJ 1858 In England. and 10 ia.
mnlrn In 1912 q truly wonderful Pile.
numounn j. recorded The ISLAND rosa
IN waves and btlluws like tho soa, and
then sank little, permanently Az
Port Royal nearly all the hiusos werc
thrown down, 1000 people were de.
struyed. and 900 acres Of land sank
into tho unylolding sea- That was u
famous year In Tho history of earth.
qulkes. In Sicily fortY-nlne towns.
gi2 churches aud converts, and $1,000
people were destroyed. Tho earth
quskcs wore accompanied by terrible
oruptlons Of Etna, Vesuyius and liecli.
ToEards the end of the seventh cen.
tury In Europe the shocks were 50 20.
we're as 10 rock people In their beds;
strange noises were heard, aud much
injury done. The early part Of tho
tenth century ls famous for its earth.
quakos. In lf03 100000 people In Jap
an lell beneath tho strange power.
Also in Italy, England, Sicily, Spain
and Portugal. The great Lisbon earth
quake was In l755. II was preceded
by large number In Europe from
lii9 to li55. When wo think OF tho
area conyulsed by the Lisbon earth.
qnako wo can form some idea Of tho
enormous originating impulse. II In
cluded Iceland on the north. Mogader.
in Morocco, on tho south. Toplitz, In
Bohemia, on the cast. and tho west
India Islands on tho west. 1t was felt
In the Alps. on the shores OF Sweden,
In tho West Indies. on the Canadian
lakes In Ireland, 1hurlngia and North
Germany; an area OF 100000 squaro
miles. The center of disturbance was
beneath the Atlantic Ocean. II was
most severe at Lisbon, partly from tho
volcanic nature Of that vicinity, and
partly because Of the nature OF tho earth's
surface.
Leaving out mention Of tho earth
quakcs of l776-SO. wo come TO that OF
Calabria 1883, when 1000 persons per-
ished, aud which IL said 10 have lasted
nearly three years. The King Of Naples
sent n commission TO take the most
careful observations, aud Sir William
Hamilton, at great risk, surveyed thc
country before and after tho shocks.
Tho sea was violently agitatcd. tho
course Of rivers temporarily arrested.
and nausea attacked tho people. Tho
weather was gloomy. but still. and We
suv us. Slromboli and Etna were mo.
tionlcss.
In 1871 Carolina and tho valleys Of
the Mississippi. Ohio and the Arkansas
were visited by earthquakes. always Sc
we're. but unaccompanied by volcanic
action. Its TO DO deplored that tho
aborigines Of this continent have
left no records Of It's phys
zeal history. We know little In
deed OF the conyulsions that
have changed the shape. climate anil
appearance OF the earth except rs geol-
ogy speaks. We have no authentiu
records Of earthquakes before the Span
ish conquest. but we know that tho
American continents were visited quito
as often rs any portion Of the globe.
Tho Andean shocks have been destruc-
tive and extended. Columbus found %
trad ton cherished by the Indians Of q
great earthquake. which had torn apnrs
the shore, and created tho Gulf of
Cariaco. The earthquakes Of 1881.
1866. 1894 and 1897 were oil full Il
strange and inexplicable phcnomcna.
Tho earthquakes Of 1894. 1912 and 1891
hayo been tho most destructive. At
each corner Of our trian lular continent
Central America. Alaska and Iceland
there are evidences Of strong activity
Of tho forces that operate beneath the
earth, and arc betrayed by earthquakes
and volcanoa.
II IL by no means uncommon fos
America to be visited by such inslguif.
cant shocks rs that which a few days
ago rocked tho ground from Maine /,
Maryland. II will lead to important
discoveries. II has already led 10 ono
that people In New York and Boston
can be shocked. Tho seismic wave OF
October. 1870. has been traced 10 tho
poor little Yolcano northeast OF Quebec.
II Is thought that this last ono will b.
traced TO the great volcanic region Gu
circling tho Azores. The severest shocks
OF recent times have occurred this year.
the one In England last April being un-
paralleled since 1899.
II is by volcanic action and earth.
qnakcs we hope 10 learn the condition of
tho carth's interior. In studying them
Il Is easy to believe the story Of the lost
Atlantis Island. and that sometima
any time.
Tho cloudeapped towers. the gorgeous pai-
srns.
The solemn tanpee. tho great globe It,sIf-
Yea al which Il Inherit, shall Dissolve
And like an unsubstantlsl pageant faded.
Leave not rack behind