Fort mentions that on Oct. 8, 1888, at Merexull, Russia, a mirage of a city, identified as St. Petersburg, 200 miles away, was seen, lasting an hour.
On Oct. 16, 1884, at Lindsberg, Sweden, a mirage of a large town was seen, with four-storied houses, a castle and a lake.
–Charles Fort, New Lands, p445 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974).