The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-22
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Professor Lewis Ct Oklahoma City AZ.
ter Dilieent Research Says the
Present Hot Weather Is Attr,
butabie to the Comet

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Thirteenth street. Oklahoma City who
for twenty-five years has devoted him.
self to study of geology having
long been in the government employ,
located at Dallas. Texas declares that
the unreasonable weather Of the last
few days is attributable to the fall
ing Of the Mattcucci comet lie pre-
diets that the Thermometer may reg
lister lao degrees above zero on March
2S.
II this comet should reach the earth
on March 2S, as has been predicted.
Prof Lewis says thai the world will
be destroyed; that rocks and stones
will be melted as though they were so
much way and that all Vegetable life
will be destroyed by fire.
The extreme heat, for which Prof.
Lewis gives his scientific reasons, con.
tinuod yesterday. although the weather
was not quite so warm as on Tuesday.
The Oklahoma City weather bureau
reported 63 degrees at "A. M, and
50 degrees at p. m, with a mean
temperature of 76. Warm winds from
the south prevailed throughout the
day. Collier weather is predicted for
today.
This Is what Prof. Lewis says con.
corning causes for present atmosphe-
ric conditions.
Eyes. the scientific world Is certain
ly agog anent the great newly discoy
cred comet by Prof. Matteucci of the
Vesuvius observatory.
There is no question that the Mat
teucci comet exists just as has been
ais would melt and flow like water.
sweeping horror alike connected with
it.
Certainly II II reached the earth,
as has been calculated it should, about
March 2Sth, the earth would be des-
troyed In the twinkllng of an eye.
for II Is definitely known that no sub.
stance can stand the enormous heat
generated by so prodigious a body as
this Is said to be. Stones Of the har.
dest character and the most solid met
ais would melt and flow loke water
thus Instantly putting to an end all
animal and vegetable life which be
longs to terra firma. From all reports
hat h.. Ifgtf I'M ufgb baH
Prof, Matteucci has made his astro-
nomical calculations with a degree of
accuracy, as to the speed his comet
Is approaching the earth. Calculating
that the speed is just so much per
diem and at the rate that 1t will cross
the orbit of the earth and actually
come in contact with the earth about
the last days of this month Surely, If
II does, all he says regarding the des-
truction of the earth will inevitably
follow.
"Of course, astronomers know moth
ling of this comet, therefore, they
have no positive data from which
they can base their calculations, as
to what will occur.
with reference to other comets,
one hundred or more OF years. have
just made considerable research,
and find that they have occurred at
periods which will give below. At the
occurrence OF each It was positively
noted that their rate of travel was
anything else but regular, at one time
their speed was so much per diem,
and at another very much reduced.
II this irregularity of speed is cor
rect in other comets, which Is known
. to have occurred, It stands TO reason
that the Matteucci comet will act In
the same manner, and the earth may
be millions of miles away when this
comet passes through her orbit. II
, Is well known from an educational
, standpoint, to speaN of and discuss
at length such questions. but | do
not think that mother earth or homo
genus, is in any immediate danger
. from this oncoming comet
"In 1870, comet was discovered
which IN its approach to the sun, pass
I ed very close to Jupiter. but Il did
not seem to have any effect whatev
, or on Jupiter. or her satellites, al
. though 1t remained in the neighbor
5 hood Of Jupiter for several months
! while the planets attraction changed
the comets orbit completely.
, in ISi3, and again in 1855, there
were many comets which were dis
tlnctly noticed in the midst of bright
1t is known that no destruction was