Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-17

moon. The mHon carries the atmosI heric
waves upward-attracts them toward
herself. Scientists of the schools denV
this becauce they cannot weigh these
suspended waves. have twofold an
swer ready to meet this objection. Letus
suppose that we have small letter ball
ance before us on this table. l place a
steel weight on the balance, and 1t bears
II down. Now, let me take powerful
magnet and hold it above the weight.
Note the result. The balance returns to
Its normal position just as If the Weleht
did not rest upon il. How can L weigh
that suspended weight now? Tell me,
and | will show the scientists how TO
weigh a suspended atmospheric wave.
My second answer is leveled at those who
doubt the power Of the moons attrac-
ton. IL is simply an argument by
analogy. The moon. according to the
very generally accepted scientific theory,
causes the ebb and flow OF the tide. What
is this but attraction and repulslony III
the moon can lift Il volume of water thou
sands of miles in area and hundreds OF
fathoms deep, why cannot 1t lift volume
of air? Now, to go back a little WAYS to
where l said that the normal pressure
upon the earth's surface was changed by
a series OF heavy storms, you will now
comprehend that this atmospheric dis
placement is directly attributable to the
attraction of the moon. The moon causes
the storms and then hits the atmospheric
waves. The pressure within the earth's
crust has a diminished pressure from
without to contend against. An upheaval
follows"
"Do the recorded facts concerning the
state of the barometer at Charleston and
the condition of the moon immedia ely
preceding the earthquake bear out your
theOryW
''To the fullest possible extent, they
do. There has never been an earthquake
IN any quarter of the globe where the
previous meteorological conditions have
not been substantially such as have de-
scribed. AS to Charleston, rain storm al
ter rain storm has swept over the city
during the past two months. Destructive
floods have been chrOnicled throughout
that section OF the country. Lastly,
most important fact, the moon was d.
rectly overhead at the time of the earth
quake. In this position, according to my
theory, it exercises the strongest attrac-
| tive force"
500 you not think it possible that the
! thinness of the earth's crust in the neigh
borbood of Charleston might have much
to do with the recent earthquakeW
81 am not believer in that thin crust
| theory" said he. ''Now, scientists say
that the earth's crust is siXty-tive miles
thick here and only twenty-five at
Charleston. If that be so how do they
account for the fact that we experienced
quite a severe shock of earthquake here
| in New Jersey two years ago and that
they didn't feel it in Charleston at all.
Now they have terrific shock and we
scarcely perceptible one. Believe me
the storm theory is the only reliable one.
| Prior to our earthquake OF 1854 terrible
storms and destructive floods RACED
| throughout this State"
''Do you think we have seen the last OF
the earthquakes for this yearp
| ''Indeed do not" was the reply. Gin
| fact. the condition OF the atmosphere
tends to confirm me IN the belief that ut
least one violent earthquake will come
within very short time. AS soon as the
conditions existing prior to the Charles
ton earthquake reoccur the earthquake
must necessarily follow"
"When and where will such conditions
reoccurW
son or about Sept. %. The earth
quake may be expected between that date
and the 2Sth. 1t will be a violent one
| part of the United StHJes. Washington
| Territory, Idaho, Montana, Dakota
Oregon. California, Nevada and Utah will
get the full benefit of it. We shall very
possibly feel 1t here. From the goth tc
the 25th of the month it Will be intensely
hot. Then will follow violent storms and
Immediately afterward, or simultaneous
ly herewith, the earthquake"
Impressed by the similarity of the
above to Prof. Hammond's prediction, the
interviewer asked Prof. De Voc whether
he had read the Western scientists prog
nostication. He hadn't, but after glanc-
ing at 1t he remarked:
81 am glad that my opinion meets with
the confederation of an able man who is
actually upon the ground. ltstrengthene
me in my conviction. BY the way. l for.
got to say that earthquakes always move
from the southeast toward the northwest,
or directly opposite to the movements Of
storms"