Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1909 — ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE PREDICTED FOR SICILY [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE PREDICTED FOR SICILY

Expert Declares Other Planets Are Stretching This One. Messina, Sept. 28.—Frank A. Perret, the American volcanologist, believes from his scientific deductions that this part of Sicily will again be the scene of seismic disturbances. “September 29 is the date most favorable for earthquakes or eruptions,” said Perret. "At tnat time the sun, earth and moon -are in line with each other, and the moon also is at its nearest approach to the earth. This combination occurs frequently, tending to produce gravitational distortion of the earth’s form. “This extra strain often acts upon the weak spots in the earth's crust, causing them to give way and thus producing earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. “On Wednesday it happens that the planet Mars also is- neatest to the earth and also almost directly in line with the earth, sun and moon, while Saturn is not far from the same line. Jupiter, although far on the other side of the sun, is also in a line with the earth.”