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October 3,1878 A series of cometary or asteroidal fragments struck the earth over a period of 12 hours. The first impact was close to the southern Moscow with an impact of 300 megatons. Further impacts in the 100 to 300 megaton range impacted across Europe as far west as France. By far the largest impact struck in the western Atlantic Ocean . The size of the impact is not clearly known even to this day, but based on the resultant effects, an energy of no less than 800 megatons seems likely. The impact took place about 600 miles east of Baltimore, Maryland
October 4, 1878 Beginning within hours of the Atlantic impact, a series of increasingly large tsunami waves struck the Atlantic coastlines from the Canadian Martimes to the northern coast of Brazil. For observers in the United States ,the only warning was a literally blinding light in the east, a wind whose speed exceeded 150 miles an hour an the appearance of a gigantic mushroom-shaped cloud over the ocean visible as far west as Harrisburg, Pennsyvania. Exceedingly high waves continued to batter the shores for a week following the Fall as the energy of the impact reflected back and forth across the Atlantic basin.
Across North America, a series of impacts in the 100 to 300 megaton range landed in a wide zone from Lake Superior to northern Colorado. In the Caribbean Sea, with the exception of those living in the higher elevations of the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica virtually no one survived. Along the east coast of the United States, the principal population centers, including Boston, Hartford, Providence, New York, Baltimore and Washington DC ceased to exist.The coastal towns of the south including Savannah and Charleston were also washed away. Although New Orleans was severely damaged by waves and a sudden surge up the Mississippi, parts of the town survived. Oddly, although Florida was washed over in several places by the tsunamis, Pensacola, perhaps sheltered by the remaining parts of Florida went almost unscathed. Not so fortunate were the Texas and Mexican coastlines, where Galveston, Houston, Matamoros and Tampico were no more.
October 5, 1878 Former President Ulysses S. Grant, traveling eastward with his family had stopped for a few days in Denver, Colorado. As the news of the horror that had befallen the country gradually became clear, he telegraphs his old comrade-in-arms General William Sherman at his post in St. Louis. Sherman’s reply reached Grant later that afternoon “Come at once, we need you here.” Later that night, a special train with Grant, his wife and son Frank and a contingent of troops proceeded east.
October 6, 1878 As Grant headed eastward, the weather began to worsen. From shortly after the Fall, the sky had had an almost nightmarish look, with dark clouds moving west to east at fantastic speeds. Now it began to rain in torrents. Those outside noticed that unlike ordinary rain, this rain seemed to be muddy, and some said it had a salty taste. It continued to rain without stopping for two weeks, with skies so dark that towns left their gas lamps on and lanterns were required at all hours of the day.
October 3,1878 A series of cometary or asteroidal fragments struck the earth over a period of 12 hours. The first impact was close to the southern Moscow with an impact of 300 megatons. Further impacts in the 100 to 300 megaton range impacted across Europe as far west as France. By far the largest impact struck in the western Atlantic Ocean . The size of the impact is not clearly known even to this day, but based on the resultant effects, an energy of no less than 800 megatons seems likely. The impact took place about 600 miles east of Baltimore, Maryland
October 4, 1878 Beginning within hours of the Atlantic impact, a series of increasingly large tsunami waves struck the Atlantic coastlines from the Canadian Martimes to the northern coast of Brazil. For observers in the United States ,the only warning was a literally blinding light in the east, a wind whose speed exceeded 150 miles an hour an the appearance of a gigantic mushroom-shaped cloud over the ocean visible as far west as Harrisburg, Pennsyvania. Exceedingly high waves continued to batter the shores for a week following the Fall as the energy of the impact reflected back and forth across the Atlantic basin.
Across North America, a series of impacts in the 100 to 300 megaton range landed in a wide zone from Lake Superior to northern Colorado. In the Caribbean Sea, with the exception of those living in the higher elevations of the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica virtually no one survived. Along the east coast of the United States, the principal population centers, including Boston, Hartford, Providence, New York, Baltimore and Washington DC ceased to exist.The coastal towns of the south including Savannah and Charleston were also washed away. Although New Orleans was severely damaged by waves and a sudden surge up the Mississippi, parts of the town survived. Oddly, although Florida was washed over in several places by the tsunamis, Pensacola, perhaps sheltered by the remaining parts of Florida went almost unscathed. Not so fortunate were the Texas and Mexican coastlines, where Galveston, Houston, Matamoros and Tampico were no more.
October 5, 1878 Former President Ulysses S. Grant, traveling eastward with his family had stopped for a few days in Denver, Colorado. As the news of the horror that had befallen the country gradually became clear, he telegraphs his old comrade-in-arms General William Sherman at his post in St. Louis. Sherman’s reply reached Grant later that afternoon “Come at once, we need you here.” Later that night, a special train with Grant, his wife and son Frank and a contingent of troops proceeded east.
October 6, 1878 As Grant headed eastward, the weather began to worsen. From shortly after the Fall, the sky had had an almost nightmarish look, with dark clouds moving west to east at fantastic speeds. Now it began to rain in torrents. Those outside noticed that unlike ordinary rain, this rain seemed to be muddy, and some said it had a salty taste. It continued to rain without stopping for two weeks, with skies so dark that towns left their gas lamps on and lanterns were required at all hours of the day.
