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Sonemarg. — Meteorological Observer. (By telegram) 6-0 a.m., slight, 

 lasted 1 minute 30 seconds. 



Sopor. — Sub -Postmaster. No movement of any kind seen. It was 

 hardly felt. Hanging lamp fell and broke. No sound. 



Srinagar (Munshi Bagh).—Di. E. F. Neve, F.R.C.S. Time 6-10 

 a.m. by watch regulated at midday by gun. There were 2 severe 

 shocks and trem. vibrations afterwards for an hour. Direction E. — W. 

 Pictures on walls facing N. swung to the W. and remained there. 

 House oscillated several inches. All chimneys cracked or bent. Much 

 plaster fell from E. facing wall. One book fell out of book-case 

 facing E. This house was on alluvium of the thickness of about 

 200 feet at greatest. The Mission Hospital on a rocky hill was 

 uninjured. 



Srinagar. — Mr. C. J. Burrow, State Bandmaster. He has had 20 

 years' experience of Kashmir. He was indoors at first, afterwards 

 out of doors with family. He first felt a sidelong to and fro move- 

 ment. There were no shocks, but violent tremors which lasted 3 

 minutes or more. Direction W.S.W. — E.N.E. The house in which he 

 was was built of a wooden frame and brickwork. As judged by hang- 

 ing lamp, there were tremors during best part of the day lasting up to 

 3 p.m. No sound. He considers this unusual, as in 40 or 50 shocks felt 

 by him during 20 years there was always a sound like distant thunder 

 before the shock or tremor. Outside the chenar and poplar trees 

 swayed 3 feet i.e. 1^ feet each way from the vertical, first W. — E. and 

 then N.W. — S.E. Such a tremor has never been experienced by him 

 before. The first one was so bad that he could hardly stand. 



Srinagar. — Mr. B. Thornhill, Chief Engineer, Kashmir Railway Sur- 

 vey. In a house -boat lying in bed. One continuous shock. A wave or 

 swirl of water came down the river showing a return shock which must 

 have been very sligh . Direction W. — E. No sound. No objects in 

 boat overturned. Cracks in old office on land, and one partition wall 

 cracked and bulged 6 inches. Servants say that a small wave travelled 

 W.— E. against the stream and returned after 2 or 3 minutes. 



