The Dark Day | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 24, 1874

The Dark Day.

THE testimony of a living witness of the dark day, May 19, 1780.

The venerable centenarian, Miss Hannah Worster of Berwick was one hundred and one years old on Saturday, and appears to be in the enjoyment of perfect health. She has never been troubled with sickness of any consequence, has never taken snuff or used tobacco in any form, and believes it to be “poor business for any one.” She has a remarkably clear voice, articulates every word distinctly, and has sound front teeth. She seems to take pleasure in telling of things that happened five and ninety years ago, and remembers well how she watched at the window for the return of her father from the Revolutionary war. She remembers, though she was only eight years of age at the time, the dark day, May 19, 1780, and said it commenced to grow dark in the middle of the forenoon. Candles were lighted, hens went to roost, and all day long the darkness continued. She has seen the cars, but never rode in them. She has a good appetite. She sits up usually from ten in the morning until after dark, and sometimes does not retire until nine o’clock.

—Boston Transcript, 1874.