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MIDDLEMISS: KANGRA EARTHQUAKE, 



t 



BRIDGE 

 ROAD WAY 



NORTH 

 TOWER 



PLAN 



Fig. 18. 



From the southern tower all the capping stones had fallen, except in 

 the case of the S. *E. turret where the top stone and lower courses had 

 shifted opposite ways in a N. N. E. — S. S. W. direction. In the case 

 of the N. E. turret 2 courses of masonry below the conical capping 

 stone had also fallen. 



A comparison of the nominal damage to this structure with the 

 total destruction of the similar bridge at Buin in Kulu will illustrate 

 the difference of the effects of the earthquake on good and bad buildings. 

 The latter structure was largely built of rounded river boulders, the 

 former of cut and dressed stone. 



The general appearance of the town before 1 and after the shock 

 is shown in plate 12, where it will be observed there is considerably 

 less roof area visible in the second view. 



1 I am indebted to Mr. A. Gardner, Northern India Salt Revenue Department, for 

 the photograph of the town before the shock. 



