Nature, 32 (October 29, 1885): 626.
22. George F. Burder. "Red rays after sunset." Nature, 32 (September 17, 1885): 466. "Notes." Nature, 32 (October 29, 1885): 633-6, at 635.
23. William F. Denning. "Radiant points of shooting stars." Nature, 15 (December 21, 1876): 158. Denning's letter does not specifically mention November 25; however, there are several references to the last date of his observations of meteors upon November 28.
24. Also, on December 29-30, 1876, a red rain fell at St. Jaen, in the Côtes-du-Nord, France. "Notes." Nature, 15 (January 18, 1877): 265-7, at 266.
25. "Volcanic dust falls." New York World, September 4, 1886, p.2 c.4-5.
26. "Earthquakes." London Times, September 7, 1886, p. 5 c. 3. At St. Stephens, the following was reported: "Three severe shocks and four light ones. Then a dark bluish light suddenly flashed in the eastern sky. It vanished and revealed a cloud of fire and smoke which swiftly sped to the west and out of sight, leaving upon its beholders the sensation as if a hot wave swept through the atmosphere." "The quake in the state." Charleston News and Courier, September 6, 1886, p. 5 c. 1-2.
27. "A strange cloud at sea." Charleston News and Courier, September 10, 1886, p.5 c.2.
28. "Celestial fireworks." New York Herald, October 25, 1886, p.5 c.4.
29. "Meteors." Monthly Weather Review, 14 (October 1886): 296.
30. "A strange celestial visitor." Charleston News and Courier, October 29, 1886, p. 8 c. 3. The large, blue meteor with "a fiery red train" was observed shortly after 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
31. "Mofussil letters." Friend of India and Statesman (Calcutta), July 14, 1897, p.7 c.3-4 & p.8 c.1-3.
32. Carlyle McKinley. Descriptive Narrative of the Earthquake of August 31, 1886. 1887.
33. "A shower of showers." Charleston News and Courier, November 20, 1886, p. 8 c. 4. Correct quote: "...extensive forest fires in the neighborhood of Summerville...."
34. "Forest and prairie fires." Monthly Weather Review, 14 (October 1886): 295-6. "Forest and prairie fires." Monthly Weather Review, 14 (November 1886): 326-7.
35. Charles Davison. Study of Recent Earthquakes. 102-137.
36. "Earthquakes, storms, and inundations." Levant Herald and Eastern Express (Istanbul), September 2, 1886, p.2 c.2.
37. "Captain Aquilina's statement." Malta Standard (Valetta, Malta), September 2, 1886, p. 3 c. 2. Correct quotes: "...a mass of thick black smoke, which, like a cone, was rising up perpendicularly from the horizon and at intervals changing into a reddish colour. In the meanwhile a perfect calm prevailed with heavy sea from West at intervals."
38. Léon Vidal. "Sur le tremblement de terre du 27 août 1886 (nouveau style) en Grèce." Comptes Rendus, 103 (September 27, 1886): 563-5.
39. "The Great Nebula in Andromeda." Observatory, 9 (1886): 402-3.
40. Kr. "Reported continuance of change in the great nebula Andromeda." Astronomical Register, 24 (1886): 269-72, at 269-70. Kr. "Beobachtungen des Andromeda-Nebels." Astronomische Nachrichten, 2751 (October 13, 1886): 251-4.
41. Angelo Heilprin. Mont Pelee and the Tragedy of Martinique. 1903, 251-3.
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