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  7. 
  In 
  some 
  places, 
  both 
  on 
  the 
  northern 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  on 
  the 
  eastern 
  banks 
  of 
  

   the 
  river 
  Brahmaputra, 
  coal, 
  burnt 
  sands 
  and 
  other 
  substances 
  came 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  

   earth 
  along 
  with 
  sands 
  and 
  water. 
  The 
  samples 
  which 
  I 
  have 
  collected 
  are 
  sent 
  

   herewith 
  in 
  a 
  separate 
  box. 
  

  

  ''8. 
  Several 
  persons 
  reported 
  to 
  me 
  that 
  they 
  have 
  seen 
  smoke 
  come 
  out 
  of 
  

   the 
  ground 
  in 
  a 
  certain 
  locality 
  on 
  the 
  eastern 
  bank 
  of 
  the 
  river 
  Brahmaputra 
  

   opposite 
  Begoonbary, 
  which 
  is 
  on 
  the 
  northern 
  bank, 
  and 
  that 
  the 
  place 
  from 
  

   which 
  the 
  smoke 
  came 
  out 
  appeared 
  to 
  be 
  very 
  hot. 
  

  

  Fulpur, 
  Gaira 
  Hat- 
  "9. 
  The 
  names 
  of 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  places, 
  where 
  the 
  

  

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  B 
  r 
  a 
  Nia 
  a 
  ma 
  a 
  t' 
  5 
  ^aS 
  chan 
  S 
  es 
  described 
  above 
  took 
  place 
  are 
  noted 
  in 
  the 
  

  

  danga, 
  Shirtha, 
  Dhamna, 
  margin. 
  

   etc., 
  etc. 
  

  

  Houses 
  and 
  Buildings. 
  

  

  *' 
  10. 
  Houses 
  were 
  buried, 
  but 
  were 
  seldom 
  levelled 
  to 
  the 
  ground. 
  The 
  

   buildings 
  in 
  most 
  places 
  were 
  demolished, 
  causing 
  immense 
  loss 
  to 
  the 
  owners. 
  

   In 
  the 
  town 
  of 
  Mymensingh 
  all 
  the 
  best 
  two-storied 
  buildings 
  were 
  destroyed 
  and 
  

   also 
  many 
  of 
  one 
  story. 
  There 
  were 
  not, 
  however, 
  so 
  much 
  fissures 
  in 
  the 
  town 
  

   as 
  in 
  other 
  places. 
  The 
  town 
  next 
  in 
  importance 
  to 
  Mymensingh 
  is 
  Muktagacha. 
  

   It 
  is 
  in 
  complete 
  ruin. 
  Nearly 
  all 
  the 
  buildings 
  have 
  been 
  demolished, 
  and 
  the 
  few 
  

   that 
  have 
  not 
  been 
  levelled 
  to 
  the 
  ground 
  have 
  been 
  so 
  badly 
  cracked, 
  both 
  

   in 
  the 
  foundation 
  and 
  the 
  walls, 
  that 
  they 
  are 
  no 
  longer 
  fit 
  for 
  habitation 
  and 
  are 
  

   likely 
  to 
  come 
  down 
  any 
  day. 
  The 
  fate 
  of 
  Muktagacha 
  was 
  also 
  shared 
  by 
  the 
  

   villages 
  called 
  Ramgopalpur, 
  Gouripur, 
  Kalipur, 
  Durgapur, 
  Atarabari 
  and 
  some 
  

   others 
  which 
  are 
  the 
  seats 
  of 
  the 
  zemindars 
  of 
  this 
  district. 
  These 
  have 
  literally 
  

   been 
  rendered 
  houseless 
  and 
  have 
  been 
  dwelling 
  in 
  wretched 
  huts 
  temporarily 
  

   made 
  for 
  the 
  purpose. 
  Many 
  there 
  are 
  who 
  have 
  been 
  literally 
  ruined 
  owing 
  to 
  

   all 
  their 
  valuables 
  having 
  been 
  smashed, 
  damaged, 
  or 
  destroyed 
  by 
  the 
  fall 
  of 
  the 
  

   buildings. 
  There 
  are 
  also 
  some 
  who 
  will 
  never 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  build 
  any 
  more. 
  The 
  

   losses 
  of 
  the 
  zemindars 
  have 
  been 
  very 
  great. 
  

  

  " 
  11. 
  Although 
  the 
  earthquake 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  happily 
  attended 
  with 
  much 
  los9 
  

   of 
  life 
  owing 
  to 
  its 
  having 
  taken 
  place 
  during 
  the 
  day, 
  which 
  is 
  certainly 
  a 
  mani- 
  

   festation 
  of 
  Divine 
  favour 
  to 
  mankind, 
  yet 
  it 
  has 
  caused 
  much 
  suffering 
  amongst 
  

   all 
  classes. 
  The 
  upper 
  classes 
  I 
  may 
  say 
  have 
  suffered 
  the 
  most, 
  and 
  the 
  lower 
  

   classes 
  the 
  least. 
  

  

  " 
  12. 
  This 
  partial 
  wreck 
  of 
  nature 
  was 
  for 
  some 
  time 
  very 
  awful 
  to 
  look 
  at 
  and 
  

   distressing 
  to 
  ponder 
  upon. 
  Such 
  an 
  earthquake 
  with 
  such 
  dire 
  results 
  is 
  not 
  

   within 
  the 
  recollection 
  of 
  the 
  oldest 
  man 
  living. 
  There 
  was 
  an 
  earthquake 
  in 
  

   this 
  district 
  in 
  1292 
  B.S., 
  1 
  some 
  old 
  buildings 
  fell 
  down 
  and 
  some 
  were 
  cracked, 
  

   but 
  there 
  was 
  no 
  change 
  on 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  ground. 
  There 
  was 
  also 
  another 
  

   earthquake 
  in 
  this 
  district 
  so 
  far 
  back 
  as 
  1254 
  B. 
  S. 
  2 
  Its 
  effect 
  was 
  chiefly 
  felt 
  in 
  

   the 
  village 
  named 
  Poyari, 
  where 
  there 
  were 
  several 
  fissures 
  of 
  small 
  dimensions. 
  

   ** 
  13. 
  According 
  to 
  Hindu 
  sastras, 
  such 
  unnatural 
  visitations 
  will 
  frequently 
  

  

  1 
  A. 
  D. 
  1885. 
  * 
  A. 
  D. 
  1846. 
  

  

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