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  numerous 
  other 
  houses 
  in 
  its 
  line. 
  Houses, 
  however, 
  which 
  have 
  not 
  been 
  thus 
  

   built 
  near 
  lines 
  of 
  weakness 
  have 
  in 
  several 
  cases 
  escaped 
  with 
  a 
  comparatively 
  

   small 
  amount 
  of 
  injury, 
  while 
  the 
  Raja 
  of 
  Dimla's 
  house, 
  about 
  4 
  miles 
  to 
  the 
  east 
  

   of 
  Rangpur, 
  was 
  almost 
  completely 
  surrounded 
  by 
  tanks 
  and 
  consequently 
  suffered 
  

   very 
  badly, 
  so 
  much 
  so, 
  indeed, 
  that 
  the 
  Raja 
  appeared 
  to 
  have 
  given 
  up 
  all 
  idea 
  

   of 
  attempting 
  to 
  repair 
  or 
  rebuild 
  it. 
  Indications 
  of 
  the 
  direction 
  from 
  which 
  

   the 
  shock 
  came 
  were 
  obtained 
  from 
  two 
  plaster 
  sowars 
  1 
  which 
  fell 
  from 
  the 
  gate- 
  

   posts 
  at 
  the 
  entrance 
  to 
  this 
  Raja's 
  palace 
  : 
  both 
  fell 
  E 
  6$° 
  S. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  cemetery 
  at 
  Rangpur 
  two 
  similar 
  monuments 
  were 
  partially 
  overthrown, 
  

   but 
  unfortunately 
  they 
  were 
  close 
  together 
  and 
  both 
  fell 
  inwards, 
  the 
  space 
  between 
  

   the 
  two 
  being 
  filled 
  with 
  a 
  confused 
  mass 
  of 
  bricks 
  and 
  mortar, 
  it 
  being 
  impossible 
  

   to 
  decide 
  from 
  which 
  monument 
  any 
  particular 
  portion 
  fell; 
  consequently 
  no 
  ob- 
  

   servations 
  as 
  to 
  velocity 
  could 
  be 
  obtained; 
  the 
  directions 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  monuments 
  

   were 
  overthrown 
  were, 
  however, 
  E. 
  7 
  S. 
  and 
  W. 
  7 
  N. 
  Other 
  monuments 
  

   were 
  much 
  tilted 
  owing 
  to 
  sinking 
  of 
  the 
  ground 
  in 
  some 
  parts 
  more 
  than 
  in 
  others 
  : 
  

   this 
  effect 
  was 
  seen 
  to 
  a 
  greater 
  or 
  less 
  degree 
  in 
  every 
  cemetery 
  visited 
  by 
  me. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  is 
  a 
  list 
  of 
  the 
  observations 
  which 
  give 
  indication 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  

   direction 
  of 
  the 
  shock 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  Plaster 
  sowars 
  at 
  entrance 
  to 
  Raja 
  of 
  Dimla's 
  palace 
  E. 
  65 
  S. 
  

  

  Monuments 
  ir 
  cemetery 
  E. 
  f 
  S. 
  and 
  W. 
  f 
  N. 
  

  

  Pillars 
  on 
  east 
  side 
  of 
  library 
  verandah 
  . 
  • 
  E. 
  4I 
  S. 
  

  

  Gate-post 
  at 
  entrance 
  to 
  Collector's 
  house 
  - 
  • 
  E. 
  4^° 
  S. 
  

  

  This 
  pillar 
  fell 
  mainly 
  into 
  two 
  blocks 
  and 
  many 
  loose 
  bricks. 
  The 
  upper 
  

   portion 
  weighing 
  about 
  7 
  cwt. 
  (calculated) 
  was 
  completely 
  overturned 
  and 
  dropped 
  

   down 
  almost 
  vertically 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  wall 
  ; 
  it 
  lies 
  W 
  4^° 
  S 
  of 
  the 
  base 
  

   of 
  the 
  gate-post. 
  The 
  next 
  piece, 
  though 
  it 
  actually 
  lies 
  to 
  E 
  4!° 
  S 
  of 
  

   its 
  original 
  position, 
  nevertheless 
  fell, 
  together 
  with 
  the 
  top, 
  towards 
  W 
  4^° 
  N. 
  

   In 
  fact, 
  the 
  pillar 
  was 
  broken 
  off 
  at 
  2ft. 
  loin, 
  from 
  the 
  summit 
  : 
  the 
  lower 
  part 
  of 
  

   this 
  fell 
  to 
  E 
  4J 
  S, 
  while 
  the 
  upper 
  part 
  was 
  split 
  into 
  two, 
  of 
  which 
  the 
  

   topmost 
  was 
  overturned 
  completely 
  and 
  the 
  next 
  portion 
  only 
  partially 
  so. 
  That 
  

   is 
  to 
  say, 
  the 
  pillar 
  broke 
  while 
  vibrating 
  towards 
  E 
  4^° 
  S, 
  but 
  owing 
  to 
  

   its 
  inertia 
  the 
  upper 
  portion 
  was 
  left 
  behind 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  overturned, 
  and 
  

   points 
  towards 
  W 
  4^° 
  N. 
  

  

  The 
  canal 
  being, 
  as 
  already 
  stated, 
  a 
  line 
  of 
  weakness, 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  surprising 
  to 
  

   find 
  that 
  the 
  banks 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  are 
  cut 
  up 
  by 
  fissures, 
  while 
  its 
  bed 
  has 
  risen, 
  in 
  

   some 
  cases 
  through 
  several 
  feet, 
  the 
  central 
  portion 
  being 
  now 
  above 
  the 
  water 
  : 
  

   this 
  is 
  well 
  shown 
  by 
  the 
  bamboo 
  bridges 
  which 
  have 
  been 
  shot 
  up 
  in 
  the 
  centre. 
  

   (Plate 
  XXVI, 
  fig. 
  1.) 
  The 
  same 
  effect 
  is 
  seen 
  in 
  numerous 
  places 
  between 
  Rangpur 
  

   and 
  Kuch 
  Bihar, 
  where 
  bridges 
  of 
  small 
  span 
  cross 
  canals, 
  small 
  water 
  channels 
  or 
  

   swamps. 
  If 
  the 
  bridge 
  has 
  a 
  central 
  pier, 
  then 
  this 
  pier 
  has 
  been 
  thrust 
  up 
  and^ 
  

   the 
  bridge 
  broken. 
  This 
  is, 
  however, 
  in 
  some 
  cases 
  due 
  partly 
  to 
  a 
  sinking 
  of 
  the 
  

   abutments 
  as 
  well. 
  

  

  Similar 
  to 
  this 
  effect 
  is 
  the 
  silting 
  up 
  of 
  wells 
  which 
  took 
  place 
  throughout 
  

   Rangpur 
  district. 
  These 
  wells 
  were 
  of 
  no 
  great 
  depth, 
  water 
  being 
  obtainable 
  at 
  

  

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