1843.] Memoir on Indian Earthquakes. 1049* 



" Our new room in the fort, although as strong as bricks and chunam 

 could make it, is shivered from all sides from top to bottom ; and the 

 old building* equally cracked, is in great part tumbled down. 



" The motions were so complicated, that we could not well determine 

 their direction : being sometimes from West to East, and again from 

 East to West : and the tanks in some places overflowed from North to 

 South.* 



" In Pergunnah Deeang, Bursea Gong, the ground in several places 

 opened ten and twelve cubits wide : and in some parts so deep, that 

 they could not fathom its bottom, the water immediately overflowing 

 the whole town, which is sunk about seven cubits. 



" Deep Gong, a village near the other is also sunk, and now lies seven 

 cubits under water. 



" From Patter Gattah to Howlah, a distance of 8 coss ( 1 2 miles,) the 

 ground opened, and a great quantity of water was immediately thrown 

 out, and in several places the ground entirely sunk. 



" At Bansburreah, Akulpoor, near the sea, the earth opened in seven 

 ^places, like wells, throwing up the water ten cubits high : the great 

 cutchery there with brick walls, is cracked and shivered to pieces. 



" At Huldah Creek, near Sancheram Conguy's house, twelve don of 

 ground is entirely sunk. 



" In the Pergunnah ditto Hazary, Hurry Sing Hazary's brick house 

 was entirely thrown down : the hall of Seer Jumma Khan's brick house 

 also fell, and himself was greatly hurt by the bricks : near which the 

 ground opened 200 cubits, and immediately filled with water, which is 

 now unfathomable. 



" In Howla Pergunnah, Sam Roy Gapildar's house broke down, and 

 his compound was filled with water of two cubits deep for two days. 



" In Berrum Cherra, the ground overflowed about two cubits deep. 



" Near Kutcha Ghaut, Kurrolea hill opened, and a great part of it 

 fell into the river. 



"Bagally Creek and ditto Hazarry Creek are both filled up. 



" At Gunderah Juwar, three don of ground is entirely sunk. 



" Ali Chowdry's compound opened, and the water that immediately 

 flowed out, filled a deep ditch that surrounded his house. 



" From Suwabill Purgunnah to Mooradabad, three Taluckdar's 

 grounds are entirely sunk, and four people killed. 



" At Bar Chara, near the sea, five or six coss of ground immediately 

 sunk, and out of four or five hundred people, about two hundred were 

 lost, with all their cattle : and the greatest part of the remaining inha- 

 bitants, who ran into the woods, have not since been heard of. 



" Nulla Nunderam's brick house was broken down, and his son who 

 was in it then, was so much bruised, that he died in three days after- 

 wards. 



* The ground opened in several places in the town, throwing up water of a very 

 sulphurous smell : and several tanks and ditches were filled up, which are now level 

 dry land. 



