Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-13
pIsAsILR pRopnEIs.

tne number Of those who make
"soientihc predictions" Of events Of a
calsmilous nature that are coming on
the earth has Increased greatly during
the past few years, until now their
name IL legion. Thli suggestion is
made without references 10 those IN tho
signal service who foreicll various
changes IN the weather, and smons
whom an examination Il Ia progress nj
Washington, with the view on tbs
part Of the government Of cultivaling |
and developing the prophetic qualin.
cation among part Of IT, employees. The
class In mind consists Of those who,
having received AN education In scien.
tifc studies In secular Institutions Of
learning, nav are making the inior.
nation obtained tho basis Of predic.
tons regarding earthquakes, tidal
waves, etc, under the claim that Ia y
are tho result Of scientific inve,tiga.
tiou.
IL IL but a few weeks since one Of
these scientific disaster prophets made
the prediction that on the ljlh inst,
or Thursday next, the city Of New
York would be the scene Of great
seismic disturbance. the earthquake
IL to be very destructive In its effects,
| but while the uJlhamites are 10 be
terribly shaken, tho foundations Of
ineir city arc TO remain for future
availability. II IL said that some Of
the predictions made from this source
have bsoa literally fulfilled, therefore
those who Aoospt this rs evidence Of
the makpf's prophetic p3wer are In u
state Of nervous dread. Even n this
prediction should fail, New YorK h 10
have another chance on August 30,
when the greatest earthquake Of the
year, according 10 Professor Falb, IL h.
take place there; this later warning,
however, h accompanied by the saw.
ing clause that n frw hours' delay In
getting the business started may trans.
Ter the scene Of disaster 10 another
place, but come II will, somewhere.
According 20 Professor Falb, how
ever, Kate Ficld's claim that Chicago
IL 10 become the great commercial city
OF the country Ia not likely to be cou-
tested by New York, for the latter city
10 to be- wholly destroyed. Falb als1
tixes the ualo VI a sufficiently distant
time TOT m0sl Of ils people 10 move Out
II they DO not desire 60 ilnd a resting
place at The bottom OF the sra, Hr
says that In July OF August next d
Z great submarine earthquake will get IN
~ work, swamping the city Of New
York unuet a Iiual wave, anu making
. islands Of Florida aui California In
the latter connection tho West IL " do
, considerable trembling.
> The most disturbing prediction In tho
= FalbcAlcnlhr, however, lie that regarding
} the proposed conduct Of what Ia know u
~ the comet Of 1865. lie says that on
; November 10, 1899, that heavenly
wsndsrer will rvsppear anu collide
! with she earth, causing a read iustmtnt
OF conditions such as has not been
known since tho days OF Prleg, anu
vicing with the Drlugc In tue uniyur.
salty ofilsdssgfuctlyoutss among men,
when Dire, anI not water, viii DO the
agent used.
Tho professor says that all his
prophecies are scientific predictions,
based upon scientific inyysgig atious
. into the physical conditions OF the
. earth. lie thinks the average thloE.
3 ness VI tue earIu's crust IL about righ.
teen miller, aud that the gases formed
through tue heat energy 10 the molten
mass, which 10 subject 10 influences OF
the moon, will force au outlet when
the orb VI nisui approaches tue earth
under certain conditions.
pointed OUT us evidence " the
uroir.suti- accurate iurrknow ledge that
.u MpTrh OF last year hu was Invited 90
lecture before the tourist CLUB OF
yioaua ou the subject OF earthquakes,
and requested that the date OF the
meeting be- deferred until April 49, ps
leo rrYrcted y seismic disturbance
ap8atG week before thai time, which
would aid MIN in giving tho memDor-
rftnu club Enlightenment AsAmai-
ter of fact, su earthquake wa itli al.
over b Iuhyra Hungary on April s..
. Omer cases 90 similar ua,uro are
cited a8 evidence that iu almost eyvry
Instance ~. prophecies have bpel COZ
d rect
Innisa good time for these disaster
gr0ln e.s TO make cre1ulous people
believe they are in possession OF "a.
p.rllrscicuunc know ledse OF tue forces
whIau control the earth. They pour
.th predictions, and occasionally hi'
! . 49, .t. tn.u lntir aupppastH