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'Listen, said he to me; 'this is an important moment; there is now an earthquake, or one is just going to take place; then he made me sit down on the bed, and showed me by what signs he knew this." I asked the good old man "what sort of weather it was." "It was very cloudy," he replied; "no air stirring; very still and sultry."
In all the alternations of forest growths that are taking place to-day, on this continent or elsewhere, this one vital law is traceable everywhere. In the course of the next year, it will be as palpable in the Island of Java, recently desolated by the most disastrous earthquake recorded in history, as in any other portion of the earth, however free from such volcanic action.
What would become of the lofty houses, thickly packed cities, great manufactories, the beautiful public and private edifices? If the new period of disturbance were first to commence by some great earthquake in the dead of the night, how terrific would be the carnage! England would at once be bankrupt; all papers, records, and accounts would from that moment be lost.
It was Lucy whom the doctor addressed, and she answered timidly, "It is very sad to give away those we love, as you have done to-day, sir." "Wait till somebody wants to take you away, my lady," laughed the judge. "There'll be an earthquake at Thankful Rest."
He had come out to take her home and they had been staying at the Palace Hotel waiting for suitable accommodations before crossing the continent. His sister Marian had been terrified into unconsciousness by the earthquake and he had carried her down the stairs and out into Market Street, where she had revived.
There was a thunderous roar from the sea, growing louder and louder as each moment of terror sped on, and then, with one mighty crash, a tidal wave fifty feet high, the aftermath of the earthquake struck the shore, bearing upon its crest the U. S. Battleship Wateree, one German and two British vessels, leaving them stranded far inland.
One day, to their horror, an earthquake dosed the shaft by which they had come to the center of the earth. The boys were in despair of ever getting to the surface again, but the professor had been prepared for this emergency, and he had built a strong cylinder, into which all the travelers placed themselves.
As far as the history of England goes back, and that is more than a thousand years, there is no account of any earthquake which has done any serious damage, or killed, I believe, a single human being.
Wyckoff's face was cut and bleeding while Lopez seemed to have had his clothing bodily torn from the upper part of his body. "What do you know about that?" queried Jack. "What was it?" "An earthquake," suggested Charley, "or a volcano." "Volcano nothing," stoutly corrected Arnold.
In common with most people, he was in bed at fourteen minutes past five on the 18th of April. While victims generally arose and dressed more or less, the Professor calmly remained between the sheets, concluding that if he was to die the bed would be the most fitting and convenient place to be in. It took more than a full-grown earthquake to disturb his philosophy.
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