Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-29
JUNE WILL BE WET
Foster Predicts Two Great
Storms Tor u
WILL sE SEVERE IN THE EAST
The Cause a Floods and rhsis EnseI
Discussed ~ Lsngsh BY
Him.

81. Jesxrn. No.. May s7.-Ny last
bulletin gave forecasts Of the storm
wsvs TO cross The continent from May
Is 70 May 50. and the next viii reach
the Pacific coast about May 81, cross
the western mountains BY the close OF
June l, the great central valleys from
June -. and the eastern states about
June s. THIS storm will reach SOUTH
err latltudes in the Mississippi valley.
will begin 20 show Increased energy On
June 8, and will be most severe east az
the Misnssippi. The second storm wave
in June Will reach the Pacific coast
about June 8. cross the western noun
tains by close Of June 7. the great Gen.
trail valleys from June 8 70 June 10,
and the eastern states about June II.
The government weather crop bulletin
OF May IL Indicated an average den.
cheney In rainfall in the Gulf states
since March !, Of one and one-fourth
inches. States bordering on the Allan.
tic were one and sixty.dve hundredth
inches short in moisture, and the Paci-
DC slope about one-half inch deficient.
Other districts had IA excess. In .
general way this verified my rainfall
forecasts.
Rssiss Of she waters.
Geologists are agreed that vast por-
tons of the land surface OF the earth
have repeatedly been submerged In
water, but their theory II that these
changes we're caused by the land rising
sud falling. ! take issue with that
theory and declare that the waters OF
the oceans have risen and fallen IN
stead Of the lands OF the continents.
There 10 no doubt that the continents,
or great portions Of them, have been
covered by the salt waters OF the oceans
repeatedly. Geologists have fairly
proven this by the fact that crinoids,
corsls and other salt water animal re-
mains are found in al parts of the con-
hnents. and 90 We descend into the
earth We find one stratum containing
only remains Of salt water animals
and vegetables, while the next above
contains only the fossils of land and
fresh water animals and vegetables.
This 10 repeated over and over again
In the ten miles OF the earth's strata
that have been partially examined
by geologists' and the evidences
leave no doubt that where the
continents and oceans now are has
been alternately and repeatedly
occupied BY continents and oceans
sweden IL p
Geologists point 70 . few isolated
cases where land il rising and conclude
that these prove their theory that the
continents have repeatedly risen out Of
and sunk back into the oceans. Very
unnatural and not according 10 the
laws that govern the elements of our
earth. Portions Of the eastern coast
Of Sweden, il 10 claimed, are rising,
while portions Of the western coast Of
Norway are sinking, and this is one of
| the principal proofs used by geologists
! TO establish their theory that the CONT
nents rise out Of and sink back into the
waters. 10 il moro in accord with law
| that the great weight Of the European
continent il pressing and pushing ma.
terial seaward, and this material press
| ing against the eastern coasts Of Sweden
il alowly pushing that peninsula ocean
| ward?
But these evidences will not account
for the submergence Of continents.
| Dana, accepted among ucientists as
good authority, says that the sunken
continent in the Pacific ocean Is 5000
miles long and from 1900 TO 1000 miles
broad. II 10 also q we'll known fact
that . submerged continent lies be.
tween the United States and southern
Europa.
Submerged Peat Beds.
These are known to DO continents
that were once above the waters, from
the fact that they contain hills and val.
leys and the depression made by
creeks and rivers. Had they always
been thus submerged il would be I'M.
poss,ble for them TO contain depres-
sion similar TO those We find on the
continents where rama and running
waters cut the lands into ridges,
canyons, mountains and valleys.
Around the coasts Of England, Scot.
land and Ireland are submerged peat
beds containing trees and trunks OF
oak. pine, hickory, etc., not only near
mainland, but around the Islands. Sub.
merged forests abound along the
shores of France. Denmark, Great
Britain, Holland, Siberia and Alaska.
Tire pacific waters roll over submerged
forests in many places. From Nova
Scotia to Florida and all around the
Gulf of Mexico the waters are compar.
attvely shallow from 100 to 800 miles
from the coast. and the line drops 10
abysmal depths. This 10 the rule, with
only few exceptions, around all the
continents and clearly indicates the old
seacoasts before the ocean waters were
increased. All these continents could
not hsve sunk into the sea 600 feet a,
ono time, and We are left 10 only one
conclusion. la recent geological time
the waters OF the ocean have been
greatly increased by sone great