The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-09-09

was destroyed in 1885, feature of the
great earthquake being sea wave ninety
feet high. That city was again DESTROYED
IN l746. Arica was visited by an earth
quake and sea wave on August s and "a.
1868, many vessels, including two Amer.
can men-of-was, being DESTROYED. one of
them being carried mile inland and
stranded. The great wave extended en-
tirely across the Pacific Ocean. Chill is a
lard OF earthquakes, . feature Of the phe-
nomenon there being the elevation of
great plains above the natural level. The
city Of Conception bss been four times
destroyed. The last time, February 20.
1885, submarine volcano and crater ,yas
formed near the island of Juan Fernandez.
and q sea wave 80 feet high overwhelmed
the coast.
In the Old World earthquakes have
frequently occurred ever since prehistoric
times, and they are mentioned by manv
of the classical historians, poets and NH
losophers. The British Association has a
record Of nearly 1000 earthquakes be-
tween the years 1905 B. c., and A. d.
1912. Southern Italy is the most noted
section OF Europe for seismic disturbances.
The peninsula has ct times for long pe-
RODS displayed almost constant agitation.
The most terrible earthquake of modern
times was that in Calabria in 1888. in
which it is estimated that over 100000
people were killed. Pompeii and Hercu.
lareum were partially destroyed in A. d.
SO, 16 years before they were finally over
whelmed with lava and ashes from Vesu.
vlus. The great earthquake Of Lisbon. on
Nov. l, 1855, resulted in a sea wave that
overwhelmed about $4,000 people. and a
part of the city sank go feet beneath the
harbor, where houses can be seen to this
day:
The most destructive earthquake men,
toned in history is that of Antioch, in
Syria, A. d. 526, which is believed to
have resulted in the destruction of 25O.-
900 human lives.
The earthquake record of India is a re-
markable one.
The Hawaiian Islands are also noted for
earthquakes, one of the most notable of
them having occurred only few months
ago. The great earthquakes of Southern
Spain, and near Naples, the Grecian Isles
and the Straits of Sunda are matters of
recent history.
1t is estimated that ls, ,OOo,o0 of the
human race have been destroyed by earth.
quakes, and during the earthquake that
destroyed Lisbon 7,50O,O 900 square miles
of the earth's surface, and over 100000
900 cubic miles Of its matter were more or
less agitated. 1t is probable that night
before last not less than 100000 square
miles of surface and 10000, 900 cubic
miles of the earth's bulk was subjected to
agitation. But this is but small portion
comparatively speaking, of this globe, and
disturbance of the harmony of nature of
such portion is an awfully impressive
proof of the power of the Creator. who
holds the destiny of the universe in His
hands, aud who, by the mere force of His
will causes the unnumbered suns and
planets and stars and comets to move
harmoniously in their orbits throughout
eternity. How smoothly and quietly the
infinite power may be for days and years
exhibited to our senses until we seem to
forget both its existence and its source.
and how quick does little jarring recall
us to recognition of our own littleness
and helplessness, and the vanity of all
human affairs, when compared to the un-
speakably grand concerns of theAlmighty,
whose sublime attributes our finite minds
cannot comprehend, until the consumma-
tion of all things concerning man shall be,
when 1--WE shall know even as we are
known"