Charles Hatfield: The Man Who Made It Rain Too Well
In the winter of 1916, a city that had begged the sky for mercy got exactly what it asked for, and then some. Within weeks, dams had burst, bridges had vanished, and an estimated twenty people were dead. Standing at the center of it all was a former sewing machine salesman who had promised San Diego rain and delivered a flood. His name was Charles Hatfield. History would settle on a simpler…
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