On June 27 th, 1886, Mars and Jupiter were in conjunction in Virgo 29° 50’, and at Charletown, U.S.A., at the moment of conjunction, these planets were on the cusp of the fourth house. A serious earthquake occurred practically annihilating the town.
On October 31 st, 1893, Mars and Saturn were conjoined in Libra 12° 28’, and, at Kuchan in Persia, this conjunction fell exactly on the cusp of the fourth house, and a serious earthquake followed, killing over 12,000 people.
At the annular eclipse of the Sun on November 11 th, 1901, Jupiter and Saturn were on the Lower Meridian at St. Pierre, Martinique, and six months afterwards occurred a dreadful calamity when the whole city was out by the eruption of Mont Pelee.
Numerous instances can be recorded of the action of Solar and Lunar eclipses, great conjunctions, etc., in causing earthquakes, but the few mentioned will suffice to show their actions.
CHAPTER XXVII
COMETS.
“The hour arrived, and it became
A wandering mass of shapeless flame —
A pathless comet, and a curse,
The menace of the universe. ”