Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 424
AKATOA IN side-pressure. After the crust has withstoodthis side-pressure for a long time, and been atthe same time pressed down very hard by itsown weight, it may suddenly break with asnap, and a terrific jar is the result. In many … REMAINS OF KRAKATOA AFTER THE ERUPTION. earthquakes, the violent crash is followed by asudden sinking of the ground, which burieswhole towns. This is because the crust isbroken, and sinks rapidly by its own weight. \\ (SEE NEXT PAGE.) So earthquakes may be caused in two ways:first, by the explosion…
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