Show think new ya rk A is ia not in leat abat tho the geologist riem d as tile 0 o earthquake belt ng to their charts Alan hattan island js is an area that is past pant tho the lornia period by many thou thousands sando of the afore it 11 is ia wholly irce frio the interian I 1 disturbances that hat caused the divasta log ling vi vr oratory motion ot the earths sarr ao dr 13 OLIS oils hovey chef of tho the geolot D of the huseim 5 k jt it natural Ills toty and ono oj 0 he be authorities jut ii t that bat ja branch 0 of science rolen cc admits that 11 lava havo arac radically no rea reunion aan for asserting that now york is from the ha perils of earthquakes 01 it is not difficult what would hapnon it il goow york acro to be hit bit by a violent 1 he h whole architectural scheme echeme of tho his city a to make it vulnerable to total desira tiou in tile event of violent e li la in this llila part of the globe lobe it wull probably pro batly tho the most appalling appall mg disaster tho the world might lo be calad upon to wita oss 1 I hero is dot a in III new york that would stand up in such oil an every lost last one or op iliew hem I 1 nouh nuble ri their kiy height boull malto mako hem most itil milum neri able 1 I 1 lie ho steel frames ly by abw fc t resist the tha vibrations ioos of the earth but all of tile millious millions of tons of nia huilt built round them woul nouh I 1 surely crumbly crum blo I 1 am of she ho opinion that in 10 caso case of a violent caril carll quake quale each ach as rout rent ban francisco jew ew buildings buil divis in the ho entire cobiro city would le ie left sta earth quales generally mako short work ol of buildings constructed ol of brick and stone it Is 13 brt bit dir to suppose tb hit it ucal a calar calamity litty tu lu wow york would cost many thoa thon sati sauls Is of 11 lives acs new york world |