Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-27

| of life, extending from British Column
tia down along the coast of Mexico,
but the conformation of the Pacific
coast will make the grand tidal wave
far less destructive than on the At
lantic shore. Nevertheless. it will be
calamitous. Lower California will
suffer severely along the coast Santi-
ago and Coronado will suffer severely,
especially the latter.
Further on in the paper DR.. Buchanan
says that Professor Fab by aDorate
calculations arrived at the conclusion
that there had been a great terrestrial
flood 1900 B. c.. and there VIII be another
A. d. G4O0.
THE destruction Of cities which l an
ticipate, says DR.. Buchanan, seems TO
be twenty-four years ahead-lt may be
twenty-three. 1T VIII be Sudden and bficf
all within an hour, and not far from
noon. Starting from the Pacific coast, as
already described. It will strike south
quake shock will develop in the Gulf of
Mexico and the Caribbean sea. will
strike the western coast of Cuba ana Sc
verely injure Havana, Our sister repnb-
lie Venezuela, bound to MS in destiny by
the law of periodicity. will be asSailed by
the encroaching waves and terribly shak-
en- by the earthquake. The destruction of
than in 1872 when twelve thousand were
said to be destroyed The coming shock
will be very near total destruction.
From South America back to the Uni
ted States, all Central America and Mex
leo will be severely shaken. New Or
leans will be in dangerous condition. |
will only say 1t will be an awful calam-
ity. If the tidal wave runs southwark
New Orleans may have only its rebound.
The shock and food will pass up the Mis-
sissippi from 100 to $50 miles and strike
Baton Rouge with destructive force. AS
it travels along the Gulf shore, Mobile
will probably suffer most severely, and be
more than half destroyed; Pensacola
somewhat less. Southern Florida Will
probably be entirely submerged and lost !.
st. Augustine severely injured; Charles
ton probably half submerged and New
bern suffer more severely. Port ROYAL
will. probably be wiped out; Noriolk Will
suffer about as much as Pensacola; Pc
tcrsburg and Richmond will suffer. but
not disas;rously; Washington will suffer
in its low ground; Baltimore and Annap-
oils much more severely; Philadelphia
will suffer severely on its water front
its spires will topple and its large build
inEs be injured; but ] do not think It's
grand city hail will he destroyed. But
along the New Jersey coast the damage
will be great. Atlantic City and Cape
May will be destroyed, but Long Branch
will be protected by its bluff from any
severe calamity. a rising water VIII af-
feet Newark. and Jersey city will be the
most unfortunate of large cities, every
thing below its heights being over
whemed. New York, below the postofficc
and Trinity church. will be flooded and
all its water margins will suffer
Europe, too. has its great calamity to
look forward to. according to Buchanan,
and the tragedy will begin, he says, with
the first year of the new century. Two
years of sanSuinary war VIII result in the
destruction of monarchy. Every throne
will he destroyed except that of the Sick
Man of Europe. -
on the subject Of England the prophetic
machinery must have been out of order
for it contains this paragraph: Victoria
may not survive 1899, hut ii is possible
her vitality may carry her into 1881. Her
physicians will not he able to understand
her condition or to overcome II. The
gentlemanly Wales will have a short
reign. for England is ripe for a change
and he will realize the propriety of alb
dcation.
These things were all foretold in May.
1890 and to impress them on the mind Of
the reader DIR. buchanan said: TO those
who have faith in my Judgment | would
say. do not remain more than fifteen
years on the lowlaads of the Atlantic
coast soIth of New England. Keep fully
five years between yourself and the
great calamity To be perfectly safe