The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-09-09

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large masses of subterraHeou
rocks fell into cavities along th
"Iine of weakness" and cause
the earth to quake aid trembl
as though the day of doom WA
at hand. Several of the scien
fists of GAINESVILLE got togethe
half an hour after the shock, ol
the evening of August 31st, ant
after comparing notes arrived a
the conclusion that there hat
been a "grand upheaval" in th'
vicinity, and they caused the fac
tof the "upheaval" to be tele-
graphed all over the world
When morning came these learn
ed gentlemen and their disciples
were astonished 30 find that Put
nam Hill was no higher than usu.
al and that no cloud-capped
mountain occupied the site of the
old Jewett farm
| The leading editorial in the
Ohio State Journal of Friday last,
however, is both learned and ex-
haustive ON the subjects of earth
quakes and geology. The editor
| OF the Journal opens one of his
elegant paragraphs thus: SHOW
what is it that causes the original
awful shock from which the tre-
mors and tremblings and quak-
ings of the earth's crust result?
What is it All, there's the rubl p
But the editor rubs his head Wig
orously and proceeds to tell all
about it. His first impression is
that the Arabian Nights Enter.
tainments are not merely anus
ing stories. and that the great
Solomon, after having used tie
wicked spirits (the genii OF Ara
bian story for his purposes dur
ing the greaterportlon of his life.
did actually imprison them under
mountains and in the deep cav
erns of the earth, and that the
late earthquake was caused by
"some mighty giant with super
natural powers, imprisoned un-
der the vast rim of rock that
forms the crust of the globe, who
had, in his efforts to escape, WELD
ed a hammer millions of tons in
weight, and struck one or more
blows against the solid rock.'
That theory may be correct;
but if so, Solomon was not as wise
as he has always been reputed.
or he would not, when he shut up
this mighty giant in a peniten-
tiary cell below the foundations
ofthe earth, have armed him with
a .'hammer millions of tons In
weight" wherewith TO strike the
walls of his prison in the night
season, thus disturbing the re-
pose of the just and frightening
he timid souls of the children Of
men, regardless of race, color or I
previous condition.
The State journal man has a
water theory to account for the t
,rigin of Earthquakes. "Water," {
he observes, constantly soaks in
o the earth, dissolving out soft I
materials, limestone especially, c
eaving vast caves or caverns I'M
he crust of the earth. x * x G
suppose one of these vast holes I
II caves was suddenly 10 collapse, c
IS 1t might've should at once have G
he initial shock of an earth y
Iuake." A very pretty theory
theory which if correct proves
hat the science of geology which u
caches that limestone was Great t
d in water (and is still so created
lnder proper condltions) is an
rrant humbug!
But the most plausible of the S
he State Journal mans theories T
f earthquakes, is the ''see-saw" d
heory. That theory is both orig t.
nal and profound. Here it is: Ii
1.-The rocks composing the crust 1
f the earth were originally de- n
osited in horizontal layers. But n
ny one who has travelled in h
regions knows that ;,
hese once horizontal layers have Il
cen contorted, folded, twisted Il
mi bent in all possible ways ri
'ortions of them must lie in a fl
ate Of tremendous, strain, like a :.
oard laid across a log and held !" :,
own at each end with IA heavy y
eight. Remove the whole or a p
oriion of the weight from one n
nd, and it Will spring up and e,
.rike with force anything imme- E,
lediately above it. So if 4 vast !"
lycr of bended rock is held down
Y material piled above it, and W
lat material IS partially removed
Y erosion, The rock will rebound
against the superlncum- VI
ent rock; and here is an earth m
uake shock fo
That shows that the editor OF pl
le State journal. like the editor
the Sentinel, and all other bt
eat men for that matter, was cy
Jared IN the country, and when si
toy played '-see-saw" w4'h III, IL
boys by placing = beard or sa