20 MIDDLEMISS : KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



The Quarter Guard of 7th Gurkhas, a solid stone building with domed 

 roof, also showed no damage, being of similar 



Quarter Guard. . . 



construction to the magazine. (Compare also the 

 Treasury, and also the Sadr Kanungo's office and record-room on the 

 civil hill which stand untouched. All were small and strong buildings 

 without slate roofs.) 



This large double-storied building was solidly built of dressed stone. 

 Old B Hash ^ ^ ac ^ a position on the crest of the ridge. Its de- 



struction by the earthquake was almost complete. 

 The photograph (pi. 4, fig. 1) will give a fair idea of the ruins which, 

 however, at the time of my visit had been considerably disturbed by 

 digging parties. The long walls parallel to the ridge had almost entirely 

 fallen, but many of the cross walls were standing as regards the lower 

 storey. All the latter were traversed by diagonal fissures crossing one 

 another and illustrating the violent rocking motion that must have been 

 set up in the building as the free end of the ridge quivered under the 

 shock. 



Like the old British barracks, the officers' mess house was a double- 

 Officers* mess storied building, solidly constructed and situated on 

 hou8e - the crest of the ridge below the British bar- 

 racks. It was generally a complete ruin, although some walls and 

 one or two upper rooms remained with their floors in position. 

 The wine god own, a small domed detached building, was un- 

 damaged. 



Many other buildings, private houses and quarters in the neighbour- 

 , „ , hood were more or less demolished, with the excep- 



Other buildings, 



quarters and private tion of that occupied by Major Clay. They were 

 described as crashing to the ground in a few seconds. 

 The severity of the shock as experienced in Dharmsala Canton- 

 C it lief ments may be gauged by the heavy casualty list 



of officers and men and their families. 

 Of the 1st Gurkha Rifles all were present except the 1st Battalion. 

 Its place was taken by the 7th Gurkha Rifles from Kohima on whom 

 the greatest losses fell. 



