Evening journal., 1912-11-07
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A Story Of IgnatiuS
DOnneIIy
BY Holland.

No one who served as a representa-
tive in Congress from any state in
the Union ever had more varied ca-
reer or gained notoriety in so many
different directions as was the case
with lgnatius Donnelly. He WAS
twice. at least, the subject of attack
made by men Of science and, at the
same time. was supported by other
men of science These criticisms and
words OF approval we're due TO two
publications Of his. one of them a
book called Atlantis and the other
book called THE Ragnarok" The
battle over these books ragged fiercely
in the early eighties
A few years later Donnelly startled,
and at the same time amused the lit
erary world by a work entitled THE
Great Cryptogram,7 which he ex-
planned, as he thought word cipher
in the first folio Of Shakespeare
works which enabled those who be-
lieyed in this cipher to demonstrate
that Lord verulam. otherwise known
as Sir Francis Bacon, had written
Shakespeare's plays
These three works. however. did
not exclusively cause lgnatius Dom
nelly's name to be known everywhere
in this country and to a large circle
In Great Britain and in France. He
was lientenant-governor of Mime
sofa when only twenty-eight years of
age; he was a representative In Con
gress from that state for three terms.
the last term ending in 1859. He was
chosen candidate for vice-president of
the Peoples Party in 1898 and by the
middle-of-the-road faction of that par
ty in 1900
II was in 1882 that Mr. Donnelly
published Atlantis in which he en-
deavored to demonstrate that there
/ did at one time exist a great island,
continental in rs area, which upon
the eastern side faced the Mediter-
ranean and upon its western side was
In close proximity TO South America.
The existence of this island. which
/ Mr. Donnelly claimed was the original
seat Of civilization, has been for ages
the subject both of fable and scientific
discussion.
Mr. Donnelly, in speaking to friends
at Washington, a year or two after
the book was published. said
~ did not expect anything except
increduity in the United States over
my exposition that a great continental
island which now lies at the bottom
of the Atlantic Ocean did at one time
exist. But / was greatly gratified
! r.ta u
II did I'm Great Britain and was i'm
substance. translated into French.
Almost all of the critics in the United
States have asserted that ! did moth
ing more than 10 repeat the old fables
or traditions that go back as far as
the day of FiatO about a great island
which was submerged, carrying down
with III a wonderful civilization
THAT, however. was not the orig.
inal feature of my book I am con.
vineed that at some time, possibly
not in my lifetime. but az som time
accurate scientific demonstration will
be made not only Of the existence in
prehistoric times of this island and OF
a great civilization upon IT, but also
Of its sudden submergence. owing
probably. 90 the greatest cataclysm
of nature this world has ever known
But what I chiefly count upon wher
in the future science. either by means
of deep sea exploration or in some
other way proves the prehistoric ex-
istence of this island is the correct
ness of my reasoning in this book
reasoning which almost all Of the
critics have lost sight
MY studies and Investigations con
WINGED me that the story of the grea
food, which the traditions of all o
the peoples Of the East the Hebrews
the Babylonians and others-report
the food which destroyed the world
was the real cataclysm Of natur
which caused the submersion of tn
island Of Atlantis
IF there is nothing else origina
IN my work this Identification Of tn
great food with the destruction G
this constinontal island is certainl
original with me. And am confden
that science. which Is making sue
wonderful advances. will at some tim
demonstrate the truth of my exposl
ton. If it does that then my nam
and place i'm history are secure for al
time"
Since the death Of lgnatius Dor
nelly. In 1901 reputable men {
science of Great Britain who hav
been engaged in geological researc
have advanced the hypothesis cat
tiously thar there was. in prehistor
times. a great island in the Atlant
between what are now Africa an
South America and that is disappcai
ed from the face OF the earth at II
time of some violent cataclysm of nj
ture, possibly the great food of Eas
p ern story.
( Copyright, 1912 by r. j. Edward
Z All rights reserved.)
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