New Britain herald., 1925-08-03

can border In lbb5. The only ac- counts we have Of It's depredations are included In the reports Of mis- sionaries upon the scene at that time. From these It has been learned that important changes in the face of the surrounding country result ed, such as the formation Of lakes anl the disappearance of forests.
 Perhaps the most surprising
 and interesting feature" says
 the report Of the survey was
 that which De Montessus de
 Ballore has authenticated to
 his satisfaction, the destruction
 ot a Niagara on the St, Maurice
 river, which flows Into the St.
 Lawrence near Three Rivers
 Quebec, A French priest In
 1851, after passing along the
 St. Maurice river, stated that
 near Three Rivers he climbed
 high mountain and passed
 successively four high water
 falls down which the river
 poured with q noise of thunder.
 After the earthquake the noun
 tain had largely disappeared,
 and In place of the waterfall
 the present rapids were found"
 This ability 10 move mountain is characteristic of an earthquake, and the fact that 1t was once done in the east might suggest to the pessimists that it may occur again. However. all of us do not need to be pessimists.
 The earthquake of February 2S, 1925 - which most of us remem- ber -- occurred within 200 miles of the one just described. Like the one in 1863, 1t shook the northeastern part of the United States sufficient ly to make their occurrence of live ly interest to the people of New England. Scientists blamed it upon a weak Assure" In the earth's sur face off the coast of northern Maine.
 Minor earthquakes In Maine Gone in 1924) New Hampshire and Yer mont (probably related to the St Lawrence valley Quakes) Massa- chusetts, and Connecticut, especial" ly at East Haddam. are cronlcled by the Geodetic survey. Subter- rahean noises from the East Had dam quake in 1884 were felt in Ne" York City. It is stated that subter- ranean noises have been heard a, East Haddam quite frequently ln the history of that town. It may be situated above a weak spot in the earth's crust, but Is far enough from New Britain to cause us no misgiV- ings.
 Of course, the best known major earthduake of modern times in the east was that which struck Charles ton, S. C., in 1886, which arrived unexpectedly," according to the survey. We doubt whether earth onakes have a habit of arriving II any other way, but the expression may have been merely a sclentln' method of being sensational. Ih' ! Charleston earthquake, which man! residents in the east remember Wal i fnIt over the entire eastern hall oI tbe United States. One can "feer an earthquake without being neal inc center of the disturbance; 1t X inc unfortunate victims who are a the center who do more than mere lv feel the shimmylng'
 The report says that the Appa lachian mountain region "ls geher ally undisturbed. although ther have been earthquakes in FenhsSi vania, Virginia, Tennessee and ken tucky." Evidently from this Il IS | ha construed that one can experl cnre tromors and yet be undlsturoe about it. This indeed Is a happ state to be in. If there are any sue tremors in and around New 5ri'al we very likely will be at least
 triAe disturbed about then' The Gcodctic survey report va compiled before the recent oan' Barbara quake came in CaI'iorh'' But it had something to say aOo' california earthquakes that h state boosters will not include their sunny advertising lltera'ure'