GMT: The Year 2016 and WD Gann's gravestone; 110, 130 and 240….77 and 53

There are many unique features of the year 2016 that might be derived from a comparison of historic events and numbers associated with Mr. Gann's gravestone.  Given the current market volatility and the 100% bearish analysts I formerly followed, my natural inclination is to say 2016 will be bad.  But that's not what the "coincidence" of numbers that are the subject of this post say.  They simply triangulate on 2016 to infer it will be distinctive, perhaps "remarkable" as Mr. Gann may have alluded on page 82 of TTTTA.

On my first visit to Green-Wood Cemetery on June 21, 2015, I had been asked to take measurements of Mr. Gann's gravestone.  I thought it a good exercise and did so.

There is a previous essay regarding the particulars of this stone but there are additional thoughts which I  realized last night and would be remiss to forget.

The stone measured starting at the top of the base or pedestal is 30 inches tall at the middle (the top is rounded), 30 inches wide and 8 inches deep.  30 X 8 = 240 and 30 X 30 X 8 = 7200.  On the face of the stone are the dates of Mr. Gann's life, 1878-1955 (77 years) and Sadie H. Gann's life, 1889-1942 (53 years).   Together, Mr. and Sadie Gann's lives were 130 years when added.

I find some disturbing and charming coincidences involving these numbers but will take them in a semblance of perceived order.  The first numbers considered are 240 and 130 which derive a third number, their difference or 110.  The disturbing side of these numbers is they seem to triangulate on the year 2016.  Here's how:

2016 minus 240 1776, the year of the Declaration of Independence and first battle of the Revolutionary War.  And where did the first organized battle of the Revolutionary war take place?  It is claimed the first organized battle and the largest battle of the Revolutionary War was the Battle of Brooklyn Heights (aka Battle of Long Island and Battle of Brooklyn).  Green-Wood Cemetery is cited on memorials at GWC and on its website as being the location of one of the confrontations of that larger, multi-day battle.  Point C on the GMT.

2016 minus 130 is 1886, the year in which the Statue of Liberty was dedicated.  Point A on the GMT.  1886 was also the year in which the Buttonwood Agreement was signed by 24

2016 minus 110 is 1906, the year in which the Market Panic of 1906/1907 began.  During the Panic, the market lost about 50% of its value, then considered great and necessary regulations were placed on banks.  In that year the Federal Government was saved from default by a wealthy financier, J.P. Morgan.

We seem to triangulate on the year 2016 as a concern derived from two of the three points on the GMT (the year 1886) and the three numbers currently under inspection.  What coincidence might there be if we looked at those pages in "The Tunnel Thru the Air?"

Page 110 finds Robert Gordon reflecting on the forthcoming Great War he projects:

Page 130 has the ominous warning to the United States:

And Page 240 the progress towards the Great War which has begun:

Do the nature of these excerpts attach to the year 2016?  Above my pay grade but I find it disturbing.  

Now the numbers 77 and 53, the number of years that Mr. Gann and Sadie H. Gann lived.  Second thought, while counting back from 2016 units for each of those numbers in years will uncover notable events, I'm not sure there is a common theme that singularly supports the year 2016.  And there is more to those two numbers than just triangulating on 2016.  I'll treat them, as best I can and to the extent I have not done so in prior essays, in a separate post.  They seem very important.

Jim