mud-rain

Updated: May 9, 2025

A third recorded that "the lightning struck the mainmast conductor five or six times," and that "the mud-rain which covered the decks was phosphorescent, while the rigging presented the appearance of Saint Elmo's fire."

R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne - Blown to Bits: The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago

A third recorded that "the lightning struck the mainmast conductor five or six times," and that "the mud-rain which covered the decks was phosphorescent, while the rigging presented the appearance of St. Elmo's fire."

R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne - Blown to Bits: or, The Lonely Man of Rakata