Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-09-03
GnrcGa Jaiiu 9entlilel.
SEPTEMBER 8, 1886
A CnGORED pROPMET.

from Hamilton, 0nt., and the editor Of
the British Lion and American Eagle, a
paper published in the interest OF the
negro race, and particularly the Ameri.
can freedman, lectured recently in Pitts.
burgh, Pennsylvania, IN the subject,
meteorological Fire" 1t was a start
ling discourse, and the large audience Of
colored people listened most attentively.
As a prophet, Rev. johnson made sew.
eral alarming revelations. Among other
things he said:
at have been in Pittsburgh a number OF
times. Last year l lectured on Aerial
Navigation and told you how people
could ride in the upper atmosphere in air
ships that could be made to travel at the
rate of 200 miles an hour. 1 am she only
man who found the secret place of thun-
der, established the fact that it was thun-
der and not lightning that killed. l am
the only man who discovered the hiding
place of the wind when not in motion
its origin and starting place-as well as
the materials which compose wind and
electricity. 1 have settled those and many
other vexed Questions of natural science,
and claim to have no superior or equal as
a natural scientist in this country. l am
a natural born scientist, and 1t is no more
difficult for me to handle those subjects
than it ia for you to walk up street. l
also denied that the earth was round, and
have not been routed by scientific men in
argument OF that question. The theory OF
the earth's rapid revolutions is erroneous.
Tf nm 90 OLE upara tn Av avuau from la -nast.
and that theory were correct, he would
never be able to overtske his nest again.
1 believe the earth came from a single drop
Of water. Take a thimble full Of salt
water and in it you will find more insects
than the entire people OF the globe from
the time of Adam down.
"Now what of meteors2 l have respect
for the views of men on religion, but out
side Of that l have none for the opinions
of any other man. l question whether
l have an equal In science in Pitts
burgh. And, now. l warn you that in
the latter part of September you will
have a meteoric shower such as has
never been known. II will bring a
great deal of loss to life and property
terrible destruction and devastation here.
II will extend over this entire section and
P~ittsburgh's loss On property will be over
ST ZOO, 900. 1t will reach Cleveland in
October. Let no one say that you have
not been warned. When this dreadful
shower occurs the volcanic action Of the
sun will greatly exceed itself. The meteoric
fire which will follow in the train of these
meteors will be two miles long. | can see
no reason why the whole city may not be
destroyed. / have consulted the local
ycientists here and have warned the fire
HaNor{panpH That thew nav ho raaAv to
you believe meteors come from terrestrial
volcanoes you are wrong. They come
from other worlds. You must not sup
pose this is the only world so long as the
other planets have their days and nights
and inhabitants as we'll as the earth. In
the next Is years the II invisible suns
which exist, and which | have discovered,
will shine on us with as much brilliancy
ID the sun does now. There is q meteoric
stream around the sun. These meteors
move around the sun every % hours.
When the orbits OF the sur and the earth
take those bodies near enough to each
other so that the earth captures the outer
fringe of this meteoric stream there are
assertions from the stream and meteors
shoot off toward the earth.
"They either are consumed by friction
against the air in their flight and fall in
dust, or else resist the agency and explode
when near the earth, falling into the sea
or onto the ground. This meteoric shower
Istell you of will last for 9 minutes and
14A seconds, at the time when the earth
and sun are again nearest each other.
September Is will be noted for a very
great meteoric train so. 000, 900 miles long,
from the sun to the earth.
1.-THE destruction of the earth will oc-
cur in 40 years. 1t will then be gone. The
electricity and fire in the earth's interior.
I compute, will come into collision and
the destruction Of the earth will be by ex-
p~losion. 1t will be d~isintegrated. This is
the age OF science, and inside of Is years
progress and scientific education will have
reached such a standard that another
most surprising revolution will be wrought.
IL will be greater than electricity or steam,
and when it comes there will be no more
retail or wholesale grocery or provisions
OF any sort. Men will not need them.
Progress will be such that men will not be
required to eat to sustain life, as now.
You will just walk out of doors at break
fast time and take a big breath Of fresh
sunshine. You will dine on sunshine.
None OF US will become bankrupt by liv-
ing off sunshine"
In conclusion he asked for opinions
from any present, but all were too
dumbfounded by Mr. Johnson's remarks
to enter into any argument with him.