A black rain fell in Ireland on May 14, 1849 on an area of 400 square miles. It was the color of ink, and “of a fetid odor and very disagreeable taste.” This was described in the Annals of Scientific Discovery, 1850, and the Annual Register, 1849. –Charles Fort, The Book of the Damned, p. 27 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about Of a fetid odor
black rain
Black rain
Earthquakes occurred in England in 1884, according to correspondents in Nature, 30-6, during the same time that there were black rains. “An intense darkness” happened during this time at Preston, England (April 26, 1884), and a black rain at Crowle, near Worcester, on the same date. Two days later, near Church Shetton, was another black rain so intense that brooks … [Read more...] about Black rain
The presenting of diverse phenomena
Black rains fell in the Clyde Valley on multiple occasions: March 20 & 22, 1828 and March 1, 1884, according to Knowledge, 5-190. –Charles Fort, The Book of Damned, p. 29 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about The presenting of diverse phenomena
Scottish Showers
The first of the “black rains of Slains” fell on Jan. 14, 1862, as recounted by Rev. James Rust in his book Scottish Showers. In all, eight black rains fell between 1862 and 1866 in Slains. –Charles Fort, The Book of the Damned, p29-30 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about Scottish Showers
Snow may look black
Black rain fell in Switzerland on Jan. 20, 1911. According to Nature, 85-451, “in certain conditions of weather, snow may take on an appearance of blackness that is quite deceptive.” Fort comments: “May be so. Or at night, if dark enough, snow may look black. This is simply denying that a black rain fell in Switzerland, Jan. 20, 1911.” –Charles … [Read more...] about Snow may look black