The evening world., 1894-08-15
AMERICA SLOWLY sinking.
We Nay Go Splash Beneath the Sea
Some Far, Far Distant Day, AC-
cordinsto Prof. ]. ". Spencer.
SCIENTISTS MEET In BROOKLYN.
Wise Men Have Papers on All Sorts Of
Absruss Subjects, and Prof. 5pencer's
Was One Of Them.

Professors and experts from all parts
OF the country began to gather in Brook
Ign yesterday for the annual meeting
auspices of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. The
reading of papers began also. Each
rientifc body represented in the asso-
cation meets In a room by itself and
dozens of rooms in the Polytechnic In
ktitute and Packer Institute have been
pet apart for the use of the experts In
Inherent branches of science. All will
be occupied simultaneously tomorrow
and Friday and during the remaining
days of the session. The general meet
tng will be held tomorrow.
One Of the leading papers was read
yesterday before the Geological Society
pr America at Packer Institute by Prof.
!. W. Spencer, who made the startling
announcement that the North American
continent is slowly sinking. Expert
nents made by Prof. Spencer at the
mouth of the Mississippi and in the
Gulf Of Mexico had convinced him. he
paid. that Louisiana and otner parts OF
he adjacent country has formerly been
fome eight thousand feet higher above
he sea level than they are at present.
Several of the islands of the West In
Plies, said Prof. Spencer, had had two or
hree periods of re-elevation of from 200
% $40 feet and had since subsidized again.
lhere was thus direct connection be-
ween the North and South American
Continents where the Gulf of Mexico and
[ hAn n a n a m a a a N ~ n
MS vast extent of land, which eX-
ended east of Florida, drained into the
racine Ocean.
' In Florida Prof. Spencer discovered
lllny evidences that the land had been
inch higher above the sea level than it
+ At present and there are indications
lai some of 1t had sunk within com
Fai%Iyely recent times. There was,
fald i'rof. Spencer. a recent subsistence
n INC Barbados OF 900 feet. but
f'ae.her or not these lands are to come
/ ~ asain he did net say
y president n 5; shaler followed
lin PAPER on the changes of the sea
lrNrL ne said that when the land rose
~ sea bottom fell, but that as these
I'1ehomcna were local there was no
ha"g1 in the sea level. He, was con-
Clhccd that large part of Florida was
Elnuer the ocean, having seen there
1aesh water coming up. from the bot
ION of the sea from springs at depth
~ issyeral hundred feet; These he was
land.
The American Mathematical Society,
Nhich Is also part of the general asso-
s ,h held a meeting in room 81 of
we polytechnic Institute. Its members
aeAit purely In distractions. Here were
som" OF the subjects down for discus
SION: "Theorems in the Calculus of En-
Ep and Sa and fne
o. the Roots OF .Algebraic Equa ton by
means of Series" The Society for the
Promotion Of Agricultural Science like
w,sa n mad meetings YESTERDAY. and its
49, OF the Packer Institute. These
scientists discussed subjects of more
human interest than the calculus, deal
J Es mostly saol, With W.T. bugs and Pref L. r.
on pofe,a az a Remedy for Flee Beetles
y, Rust, was the name Of the paper
VI VI P prot. l.. n. Pammel. and the treatise
w OF the Black Walnut"
ne scientific meetings are attended by
mamy pretty girls, whose gorgeous sum
~ mef raiment illumines the dark recesses
c ss asr heiu; These scientific girls yesterday
carried bundles of papers and followed
ST. Se proceedings with apparent interest.
sUH OF them We're amateur botanists.
W. w spencer wore the golden hammers
ShlSh are the emblem of the Geological
w. UT'eIE, Bishop Mcdonnell. OF Brook
H. VINO Is one OF the Vice-Presidents of
sne local association, yesterday sent I'M
S raN his check for 800 to help de-
nas the expenses of the meeting, and
fIonA A. Low likewise sent in a contribu-
c con. The meeting of the scientists will
NSTm,tlhge for over a week.
ann ne hst OF those who are in attend
~ or Is long one. Daniel q. Brinton.
n nae hrooklyn meeting and F. W. Put
assiso OF cambridge, Mass. is Secretary,
t sr sni by II. L. Fairchild. OF Roches-
XIV ana James l.. Howe. of Louisville,
Vics9S p9cltty Of Anthropology among the
arr arreslients. but many New Workers
cis,iss oiig the officers OF the various So
"es which belong to the association.