krakatoa

"Soon after five o'clock the western horizon suddenly
flamed into a brilliant scarlet, which crimsoned sky
and clouds. People in the streets were startled at the
unwonted sight and gathered in little groups on all the
corners to gaze into the west. ...The clouds gradually
deepened to a bloody red hue, and a sanguinary flush
was on the sea."
-New York Times
Nov. 28, 1883