22 MIDDLEM1SS: KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



ried men's quarters, consisting of about 16 ranges of buildings run- 

 ning lengthwise from N. N. E.— S. S. W. to N.— S., and situated on the 

 N. W. or N. N. W. slopes of the cantonment ridge (fairly gentle slopes 

 lying in a slight bay with a stream -bed running W. S. W. to Kajlot). 

 The buildings are of the same nature as the ruined ones already de- 

 scribed ; but in this case there was scarcely any apparent damage. All 

 the walls were standing and all the roofs intact. In one range 8 win- 

 dows of four panes each had not a single pane broken. This may be 

 regarded as another instance of earthquake .shadow. 



Immediately below the magazine to the E, in a little bay on rather 

 flat ground lie more lines of barracks (married quarters). They also 

 escaped although they lie only about 200 yards away from the de- 

 stroyed bazar. (See pi. 7, fig. 2.) 



The churchyard is situated near the head of the glen dividing the 

 Dharmsala Cantonment from the Civil Hill. There is a steep 



Churchyard. slope of nearly 45° to the south of the churchyard 



for a .depth of 200 — 300 feet. Consequently its position near the free 

 surface of a steep slope rendered it particularly unstable from the point 

 of view of the earthquake. 



Nevertheless most of the tombstones, including several upstand- 

 ing vertical crosses 1 and headstones,, remained unaffected by the 

 earthquake. One, however, was twisted on its base, and one, the 

 large, lofty and complex structure erected to the memory of the Earl 

 of Elgin in 1863, had all of the upper parts fallen whilst the lower part 

 was shattered. Of the gate posts one was twisted on its base, simi- 

 le the tombstone mentioned above, whilst the church itself, a 

 solidly built structure of cut and dressed stone, was ruined. (See pi. 



The tombstone of white marble, consisting of a cross on a pedestal, 



.■ ted to the memory of Capt. M. H. Burne, 



Royal Sussex Regiment, had been twisted round on 



its base. The base lay E. 4° S. The twisted pedestal lay E. 7° N. so 



iuggestcd that some of these may Lav.; been supported by an 

 iron iod witl 



