Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20

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The capitals % tW0 worlds, The larger
cities as well a. she smaller ones. stood
waiting tsrFor-strlcken- Thaaks -
tas loara2ls Ehlch hlt Published tho
news broadcast over tne sorid. every
one knew the precise hour a. which the
shooting ssuid take place and the local
hour which corresp0nded with that Of
kiliman iaro, situated s. degrees east
allowing for the difference Of longitude.
A few OF the principal cities. the sun
travelling a degree In four minutes. we're
IS follows.
Az Paris, $40 p n.
At ST. Petersburg, 1881 2.
At LOnt0n. $50 D. IN
A. Rome, 1870 o. N
Al Madrid. s;i5 p m.
At Berlin. il:20 .. N.
Al Constantinople. li;2s .. IA
Al Calcutta, S.04 a. M.
Al Nankinz sos a. N.
A. Baltimore. il was said, twelve
hours after the passage Of the sun OF the
meridian OF Kilimaniaro. IL Mas 5.ss D.
N. It Is impOssible 90 describe the
pangs which were produced as this mo-
meat Tbs mos. powerful OF modern
pens would b. helpless az the task. The
people OF Baltimore stood fearing that
they would be swept OF the surface OF
the earth by the terrible mass OF water
which would fall on their city. They
expected 20 see tho bay OF Chesapeake
empty itself upon then. Then, besides,
the city, even should the water not come
upon 10, would be terribly shaken up by
the shock which would be prod uced.
The monuments would De destroyed; its
best quarters swallowed up at the bot
ton OF the abysses which would open
through the surface of the ground
These fears ran through the different
parts OF she globe which were not sched-
ulsd for submersion by the upheaval Of
the oceans.
Every human being felt the marrow
IN his bones creep and shake a. this
fearful moment
Yes, all trembled; al save one person,
and that ono wss the engineer, Alcide
Pierdeux. AS he had not had time 70
make known 70 the public the discov-
cries which he had made by means OF
his last calculation, he drank bumper
% champagne 70 the health OF both
worlds in the cafe Of one OF the best
known hotels. Just as the twenty
fourth minute after FIVE o'clock. CORE
spending with midnight a. Kilinsnjsro,
was reached
At Baltimore. nothing.
At London, Paris Constantinople,
Berlin, nothing, not the least shock.
Mr.. John Milne, standing in his coal
mino at Shsmokin with seismomcter
which he had arranged there. did not
note tho least abnormal movement in
the earth's she'll in this part OF the
globe. In Baltimore the heavens were
cloudy and 10 was impossible TO note in
tho apparent movement OF the stars any
arrangement which would have indicat-
ed the change in tho earth's axis.
What night ]. T. Maston passed in
his place OF safety. which was unknown
20 al save Mrs. Evangelins Scorbittl
lie was beside himself. this visionary
engineer. he could not rest in his place
old in one day and looked sharply out
o. see itthe daily course of the sun was
modified This would have been GER
tain proof of the success Of bis work.
This change could not be seen even on
the morning Of The Esd of September. be-
cause Il this date the dav star invaria-
bly, rises in The east for all points Of the
globe. The next day the sun travelled
over the horizon tho same as 1t had
always done.
Tho European delegates had assem-
bled on tho platform OF their hotel
They had ~ their side instruments Of
extreme precision which would enable
them TO note IL tie sun took course in
the direction Of the equator.
Wen. nothing changed A few min
utes after tho rising of the sun the great
dix inclined away towards the Austria
Ian hemisphere. Nothing vas changed
in ia apparent course.
Major Doneilan and bis associates sa-
lated ne heavenly torch with entbusi-
sstic hurrahs and gave it reception
ike a favOrite star IN the theater. The
heavens were in superb condition, the