Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-09-25
ARE WE TO BE SHAKEN UP1
A Startling Prophecy.

In its issue OF September 18th, the
Lewistown. Me-, Journal publishes a
communication from Mr.. F. A. Her
ring, containing prophecy which was
in part confirmed by the earthquake
which shook several OF the Northern
states last Friday. An immense
amount of theory has been wasted in
regard to earthquakes and Mr.. Her
ring, in attempting to account for the
phenomena, may be as far wrong as
most others in many respects, but as
his prediction has been In a measure
verified by the event more than ordi-
nary interest attaches to it. In one
part of the article he foretells particu-
In the vicinity of the Ozark mountains.
1t happens, though. as things have a
contrary way Of happening not just ex-
actly as prophesied by scientists. It is
Michigan and Ohio in which the shock
seems to have been the most general,
while Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa and as
far north as Ontario, the shock was by
no means as severe as was anticipated
by Mr.. Herring, but may be the in
PRODUCTION to something terrific if any
faith is placed in his conjectures. He
assumes that the Ozark mountains are
undergoing a process Of elevation, in
the course of which many destructive
earthquakes will be felt In the sur
rounding country. The mountains, or
rather large hills, lie principally IN
Southern Missouri and Northern Az
kansas, with spurs extending into the
Indian Territory and Kansas. Their
summit is over one thousand feet above
the level Of the sea. They are COM
posed principally Of limestone and
sandstone and covered with an album
dance of flint. Hot springs have been
found at several different points
throughout their extent, and Mr.. Her
ring assumes this IS proof of the fact
that the mountains are being gradual
ly upheaved. Whether Fridays shock
is to be followed by others, there will
now be given to Mr.. Herring some
thing, Of the attention which has Of
late been wasted on unsuccessful
weather prophets, and i: the Ozarks
are to be visited by earthquakes as well
as cyclones, the people there will be
likely TO consider prayerfully the pre-
dictions of both storm and earthquake
seers. The following is an extract
from the article:
THE PROPHECY.
In December, 1911, there occurred a
series of terrific earthquake shocks at
New Madrid in the state Of Missouri,
which were repeated during the spring
and fall of 1872, 1918 and in the spring
of 1914. The focal point was at Little
Baria, about thirty miles south Of New
Madrid, and the country was agitated
three hundred miles, and shakes were
felt from the mouth Of the Ohio to that
Of the st. Francois. Numerous tracts
of land were sunk down and others
were raised. Lakes and islands were
formed and the bed of the Mississippi
was greatly altered. There is no record
showing that this locality has been,
during the present geological age, wis.,
tied by q devastating earthquake. But
New Madrid Is OH the line of range
of mountains which are undergoing
the process of upheaval; rs it proved
by the existence of hot springs in
mountains in Arkansas. That the
Ozark range of mountains is destined
to be of greater altitude and to extend
in length in a portheasterly and SOUTH
westerly direction is only u question of
time. This line of upheaval is des-
tined to be the srtes of unnumbered
catastrophes during the process of its
elevation to a lofty aud extended range
of mountains. That destructive earth
quakes must occur, along this line of
upheayal, at intervals approximating
molten interior ofsthe earth is coff