LARGE CITIES OF THE PLAINS NEAR THE VIJth ISOSEIST. \q>j 



In another two-storied house, a kucha wall has fallen outwards. 

 At the American Mission, a lamp hanging by a rod 16 feet long from 

 Direction and in. a ceiling 23 feet above the ground was observed to 

 swing through an arc whose chord was equal to 

 2 feet. The direction of swing was N. E. to S. W. 

 The intensity was equal to that at Wazirabad. 



Earthquake Forms — Gvjraitwala. 



Mr. A. Murphy, Assistant Engineer, Upper Chenab Canal. — Time 6-13 at the 

 end of the main shock by watch set the previous day by the railway station. 

 One main shock, 3 vibrations felt afterwards in 20 minutes lasting each only a 

 few seconds. Direction N. N. W. — S. S. E. by water in a tank. Distinctly felt. 

 Difficult to stand outside without support. Motion like a row boat in the wash 

 of a steamer. A few badly built old houses fell. Cracks in a large proportion. 

 Sound sharp and rattling which seemed to come from the N. and die away to 

 theS. 



Mr. G. C. Laurie, Executive Engineer, Chenab Canal. — Time 6-10 about. He 

 was in bed in a tent. There were 1st several short preliminary shocks, 2nd one 

 main shock which lasted for some time, 3rd several tremulous vibrations. It 

 was very intensely felt. He held on to the side bamboo of tent which was 

 moving very considerably. Slight cracks in Sessions House Many houses in 

 city cracked and some fell. 



Fazl Elahi, Head Signaller. — Time 6-10 a.m. by office clock keeping standard 

 time {i.e., at that time Madras time). Distinctly felt and damaged nearly all 

 the publ-ic buildings by cracks. Nothing overturned in the telegraph office. 



Gujrat. 

 Mr. Pascoe's observations continued : — 



The time observed by the Stationmaster, who was in his office 

 at the moment, was 6-13 a.m. The time is wired 



Time observa- , ., „ _, .. . . 



tiong daily from Lalla Musa which receives its times from 



Lahore. The duration is said to have been -1 



minutes. 



The Stationmaster observed water moving in circular Src-buck-ats 



in a direction E. N. E. to W. S. W : none splashed 

 Direction and in- . , . 



tensity, over the sides, however, although the water was 



within two inches of the brim. 



