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Earlhqnaka Forms — Jammu. 



Mr. J. Godwin, Mining Officer. — He was indoors on 3rd floor of house. There 

 were first tremulous vibrations for 2 seconds (guessed), next 6 principal and 

 most violent shocks lasting 2^ minutes with intervals of about 8 to 10 seconds. 

 Thirdly, tremulous vibrations continued for more than 20 minutes after principal 

 shocks. Direction E. S. E. and W. N. W., ascertained by suspending ring of 

 bunch of keys attached to door frame. Sound, 1st a rumbling, 2nd " whizzing" 

 when the movements were violent. Almost all buildings have received more or 

 less damage. Tank water moved E. S. E.— W. N. W. 



Bakshi Chandulal Sitaram, Divisional Engineer, Public Works Department. 

 — The first shock was horizontal and undulating, continued for about 2\ minutes. 

 Secondly, there were more shocks at small intervals much weaker in intensity and 

 duration. Direction N. E. — S. W. from tank movement and cracks in buildings. 

 Sound a continuous, dull, smothered sound. Universal alarm. At the first 

 shock he was thrown S. W. On a repetition of it he went into the open air. 

 Could not stand outside. Had to sit down. The sensation was as if at sea in 

 an open boat. Metalled city roads badly damaged by upper layers of metal 

 crumbling. The writer gives a long account of damage to walls of buildings, 

 chiefly cracks and fissures, but some walls were overthrown. Estimated damage, 

 Rs. 1,04,500. The following general results were ascertained : — (1) 'Houses built 

 of boulder stone masonry suffered most. (2) Brick houses almost untouched, 

 (3) Many-storied houses suffered more than single-storied. 



Ludhiana. 

 One observer noted 6-10 immediately, by a watch keeping Madras 

 time ; this was confirmed by the stopping of two 



Time observations. , , , , , . 



clocks at the same time. 

 Another observer records 6-5 or 6-6 by his watch which had been 

 corrected by the daily gun. 



A clock correct according to railway time, in a bungalow belonging 

 to the American Mission, stopped at 6-5 a.m. 



A curved verandah on the S- of the post office 

 ings : the Post Office, building shows a few wide cracks, and a small por- 

 tion of it has fallen. 

 The Postmaster's private quarters, however, have suffered severely. 

 From the margin of a chamber built upon the roof, a very heavy cornice 

 fell, broke the beams of the roof, and brought a large part of the latter 

 down, wrecking a room below. Two rooms on the roof had to be dis- 

 mantled as the walls were dangerously out of the vertical. 



