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Baijnath had not suffered so much as Paprola, although the two 

 towns were only separated by a river. Many wood- 

 fronted shops still stood, and a newly built, three- 

 storied house of sun-dried brick (see pi. 11, fig. 1). There were a few 

 falls of canopies and cornices from the temple buildings, mostly in a 

 direction S. by W. The travellers' bungalow was worse damaged than 

 at Shahpur and not so much as that at Ranital. 



Earthquake Form. — Mul Rajpuri, Sub-Postmaster of Baijnath, noted the time 

 as 6-15 by a pocket watch compared at 4 p.m. with Madras time telegraphed 

 from Amritsar. No tremulous vibrations before. Great shock lasted 3 to 5 

 seconds. Direction W. to E. by movements of houses. Many landslips of river 

 cliffs. Road bridge broken. All houses and shops levelled to the ground. [This 

 is a gross exaggeration, see pi. 11, fig. 1.] 



South of Baijnath Mr. "FitzGerald's houses suffered considerablv, 

 Mr. FitzGerald's but his tea-factory escaped, and numerous hamlets 

 houses - round about were still standing. 



Earthquake Form. — Mr. FitzGerald noticed a tremulous motion, increasing in 

 intensity, until he was nearly thrown off his feet. There were no distinct shocks, 

 all appeared one huge vibration. The ground appeared to be moving in waves. 

 Trees swayed with terrific force to within a few feet of the ground. Puffs .of dust 

 marking villages falling, progressed from south to north. Birds rose with deafen- 

 ing shrieks, and a dog and cat ran away terrified. The sound was a terrific roar 

 as if a gale was approaching from the south, 5 seconds before the shock began. 



On the whole it may be stated that the plain of the Kangra Valley 

 between Palampur and Baijnath marks a diminution in the visible 

 effects of the earthquake shock, but this diminution isnot rapid, and 

 as we shall see further on, the intensity characteristic of this locality 

 continues unabated for long distances into Mandi and Kulu. 



But about l\ miles S. E. of Baijnath in a little bay in the Nahan 

 Road from Baijna Sandstone ridge up which the road goes there was 

 to Dhelu. the village of Ghartoli, which so far as I could see 



was quite intact. Slate and thatch roofs alike were standing. Also 

 2 miles E. S. E. of Baijnath there were a few shops on the northern 

 dip-slopes of the Nahan Sandstone ridge which were similarly un- 

 affected visibly . At the same time in the valley to the north between 

 that ridge and the main mountain range there was considerable ruin 



