Professor's Pessimistic Prediction of What Might Happen Philadelphia, July 13.
'There is_a-very real danger that New York City may. suffer: from an earthaiake one of these days, said Professor David Todd, of Amherst College, professor astronomy and' Internationally. known scientist, who is spending the summer on' the estate of Mr. P. M. Sharples, near West Chester, New York City, he said, a site for the next carthy quake' as any in the United States, because two layers beneath the surface of the ground come together under the city. When terrific pressure comes out this point it ix inevitable that it should crack, said, The pressure which eventually. would force this joint apart and cause an earthquake is caused the thousands and thousands of tons. which are being heaped on to the island in the shape of huge build-
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