﻿APPENDIX 
  A: 
  T. 
  D. 
  LATOUCHE. 
  

  

  26l 
  

  

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  und 
  away 
  from 
  the 
  well, 
  while 
  the 
  fourth 
  on 
  the 
  south-east 
  side 
  is 
  

   OI 
  ? 
  tlv 
  standing, 
  but 
  cracked 
  through. 
  The 
  well 
  was 
  originally 
  about 
  30 
  feet 
  

   ^ 
  dheld 
  about 
  20 
  feet 
  of 
  water. 
  It 
  is 
  now 
  filled 
  up 
  with 
  sand 
  to 
  nearly 
  

   dC 
  g 
  P 
  f 
  oo 
  t 
  b 
  elow 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  water. 
  

  

  on 
  ,j.. 
  e 
  greater 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  station 
  of 
  Dhubri 
  is 
  built 
  on 
  a 
  low 
  eminence 
  of 
  

   river 
  gneiss, 
  bounded 
  on 
  the 
  north, 
  east 
  and 
  south 
  by 
  the 
  

   river, 
  and 
  to 
  the 
  west 
  by 
  alluvium, 
  on 
  which 
  the 
  

   built. 
  This 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  station 
  has 
  suffered 
  severely 
  from 
  Assuring, 
  

  

  near 
  the 
  banks 
  of 
  the 
  river. 
  Several 
  high 
  bunds 
  which 
  run 
  due 
  north 
  

  

  Fissures 
  

   bank, 
  etc. 
  

   bazar 
  is 
  

  

  espe 
  , 
  bazar 
  to 
  the 
  road 
  connecting 
  Dhubri 
  with 
  Kuch 
  Bihar 
  have 
  been 
  fissured 
  

  

  selv 
  at 
  intervals 
  of 
  a 
  few 
  feet, 
  and 
  settled 
  down 
  considerably. 
  

   transv 
  ^ 
  a 
  j 
  et 
  ter 
  written 
  after 
  the 
  earthquake 
  by 
  the 
  Deputy 
  Commissioner, 
  

   Fff 
  t 
  of 
  earthquake 
  Mr. 
  Hallifax, 
  to 
  the 
  Commissioner, 
  Assam 
  Valley 
  Dis- 
  

   in 
  district. 
  tricts, 
  dated 
  24th 
  June 
  1897, 
  I 
  obtained 
  the 
  following 
  

  

  particulars 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  At 
  Gauripur, 
  5* 
  miles 
  to 
  north 
  of 
  Dhubri, 
  pucca 
  buildings 
  and 
  bridges 
  were 
  all 
  

   destroyed 
  and 
  low-lying 
  places 
  filled 
  with 
  sand. 
  The 
  time 
  is 
  given 
  as 
  4-30 
  p.m. 
  

  

  At 
  Sukhchar, 
  a 
  khal, 
  300 
  X 
  78 
  x 
  5 
  feet, 
  was 
  entirely 
  filled 
  with 
  sand 
  ejected 
  from 
  

   fissures, 
  which 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  have 
  spouted 
  up 
  to 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  10 
  cubits. 
  

  

  At 
  Mankachar 
  (Lat. 
  25 
  32 
  , 
  Long. 
  89 
  55'), 
  the 
  thana 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  have 
  sunk 
  

   4 
  cubits. 
  The 
  river, 
  which 
  was 
  30 
  feet 
  deep 
  before 
  the 
  earthquake, 
  was 
  choked 
  

   with 
  sand 
  to 
  within 
  8 
  feet 
  from 
  the 
  surface, 
  and 
  heavy 
  floods 
  occurred 
  in 
  

   consequence. 
  

  

  At 
  Bijni 
  (Lat. 
  26 
  30', 
  Long. 
  90 
  45'), 
  sand 
  and 
  water 
  were 
  forced 
  up 
  to 
  a 
  height 
  

   of 
  4 
  or 
  5 
  cubits. 
  The 
  time 
  of 
  shock 
  is 
  given 
  as 
  4-55 
  p. 
  m. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  25. 
  Overthrow 
  of 
  plant-tubs 
  at 
  the 
  Assistant 
  Commissioner's 
  bungalow, 
  Goalpara. 
  

  

  12. 
  Goalpara. 
  The 
  Assistant 
  Commissioner's 
  bungalow 
  is 
  situated 
  on 
  the 
  crest 
  

   ol 
  a 
  ridge 
  of 
  gneiss 
  overlooking 
  the 
  river, 
  running 
  from 
  south-east 
  to 
  north-west.. 
  

  

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