124 MIDDLEMISS : KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



This aqueduct carries the Ganges canal over the Solani stream at 

 „ , . , a point about | mile west of the locality of the 



bolani aqueduct. r * 



ground fissures just described. . Eye-witnesses state 

 that a large quantity of water splashed over the edges during the 

 quake. The duct is aligned S. 33° W.— N. 33° E. and is about 1.000 feet 

 in length. It consists of two parallel channels each 85 feet wide. The 

 current flows S. W. at about three miles per hour. About one hour 

 after the quake Mr. W. H. Rushton, Executive Engineer, Public 

 Works Department, Canals, visited the aqueduct. He states that the 

 level of the water was then about five feet below the edges of the 

 channel, and that he could see that the water had splashed over only 

 for about three-quarters of the length of the channel, the north-east 

 end being quite dry. (Fig. 35.) 





Fig. 35.— The shaded portion was wet at 7-30 on the 4th. Scale 

 1 inch =400 ft. 



The phenomenon is interesting, but unfortunately capable of more 

 than one explanation. 



One observer describes the shock as a continuous vibration for 

 Character and aD0U * nve seconds. Another states that there were 

 direction of shock, no preliminary tremors, that there were two shocks 

 etc ' separated by an interval of 10-20 seconds, the last 



being much the most severe, and that there were many tremors subse- 

 quently. He also noticed a strong wind which sprang up during the 

 first shock and lasted about a minute, the direction of the wind being 

 from west to east. 



The general impression of eye-witnesses is that the shock was 

 from west to east. This is borne out by an analysis of the damage 

 to buildings, the principal direction varying from due W. to 

 W. 25<? N. 



