The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-02
Where The Earthquake
Was The SeVerest
Continued from Page Flve).

assigned major the earthquakes One is the
cooling of the earts and the other the redistribution
BY that the sand other carried down the
mountains by the rivers the Of the and
Tie soil and rock that carried along by glaciers When portion OF
the earts crust is in state Of unstable equilibrium
OF this redistribution OF matter the effect likely be an
oVerbnce and the strain becomes SO great that somewhere down
beneath the surface of the earth there slip in the and
dions become stable This phenomenon is called an
earthquake although the whole earth really does not quake The
general name for this force is mountaineering force
There secondary OF earthquakes, (which undoubtedly
lave great effect has been shown by careful observations Chief
among these be mentioned the weight of the tides All the earth
qukes carefully abuated for number of Toxic and
was found that the greatest number occurred at that time in the
lunar day, when the tide highest Another the
trio Ut also found that the earthquakes occurred that
time the day when the pressure OF the atmosphere the greatest
The Of the year has also unknown influence the
earthquakes OF the ordinary earthquakes that do de-
rcon there are less in the summer and more in the spring and
the destructive there number in the
These observations apply to the region about Toxic and well to
pear nd that eaCn region mas S o" laws and the observations
taken at Toxic would in apply California The earthquake
here in the spring and strongly under the class of deruc
tive earthquakes.
by series Of observations have determined direction OF
northeast by This easily way the walls
fell and the effect satua There number Of secondary
which moved directions but the OF the
shock was in a northeasery direction"
In discussing the smaller earthquakes which have making
themselves felt the big Professor said that they
|" sign IN, OF Salety rom any more pig ones ,
Ihe small ones he said ARE the aferemors OF the big one
and must be expected As long have them the
eved gradually there longer danger great shock
when do have the small that had better look
smaller shocks and in those districts that have
perenced earthquake for years and big approaching
often possible predict the OF the larger
81" is safe that San Francisco will not be troubled by
earthquake number of possibly during the life
Of the generation The earth has settled in this location and
has slipped of stable equilibrium, and will take years
the part of the making distribute tine
matter that another shock will be readust matters
certainty predicting possible there may
be another disturbance this for much longer period
Professor Omor will leave in few days for "Trip in the vicinity of
odega Head and will all that portion OF the territory
fully After he has finished he will tabulate his statistics which will
fill he will deliver before he
departs for Japan will be based mainly upon his observations in Cali
forna
Professor Omor expressed his surprise in the way San Francisco
has progressed during the he has been Although only
absent days. he said he would hardly know the place
1t with smile that he recOuned the attack made him
by of the striking sailors while he Eureka They
evidently under the impression that he OF the Japanese sailors
engaged help break strike. Coming him threatening
they asked him question which he unable under
stand but being anxious please he answered the affirmative
and received heavy blow from of the sailors the side of the
face which knocked him to the earth
1T serious said Omor, medavey lingering large
swelling his cheek.
Professor Omori will leave for Japan about August 4th