A Result of the Earthquake and Experience of Other Generations From Our Own Correspondent.
Tokio, Mar. 27.
Although eminent seismologists, both Japanese and foreign, had discounted the supposition the recent terrible earthquake was the result of volcanic distur-Dances, and. that it, was caused ey a depression in the bed of the ocean, "Dr. T. A. Jagger, the eminent American volcanologist, who for years has Veen studying volcanic "phenomena from observatory that he had specially} built near the crater of Kilavea; in the Hawaiian Islands, declares that he is firmly. of the opinion that the disturbances were of veleanig origin.
He else declares that Japan is from the sca and that the district embracing Tokio, Yokohama and the regions recently stricken is several fect higher than a generation ago.
Dr. Jagger cheves that the ire eastern coast of Asia is rising and that within a short space of time, speaking in terms of the history of the world, the Dppearance of the surface of the globe will be entirely: transform:
The Japan earthquake." according to him, "caused great changes in the surface of the earth that vicinity. The extent of the changes is yet unknown, but from the investigations. already made it is evident that far great-for changes took place than is the! jeaso generally in similar. disasters "Although the quakes cen: fred about the cities of Yokohama, and Tokio, the level of the ground has been " changed for hyindréds in all directions, and it is possible that the cast const of
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