196 MIDDLEMISS: KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



Amballa City. — Jagun Nath, Sub- Postmaster. Direction E. — W. 

 Nearly all big houses of the city cracked and some fell. No sound. 



Amballa City. — B. Sant Ram, Head Signaller. Many upper stories 

 of buildings fell. Sound like a river flowing or train moving. 

 Motion of all articles in post office. 



Amballa City. — R. S. Shankara, Meteorological Observer. Direction 

 N.W. — S.E. Duration 2 minutes. Very severe, more so than previ- 

 ously experienced. Nearly all houses damaged. Many fell. Many 

 persons injured and 2 killed. People terrified and slept in the open 

 air. 



Amballa City.— Abdul Rahman, Sub-Postmaster, Sudder Bazar. 

 Direction W.— E. Distinctly felt. Roofs and walls swung like a 

 boat in water. No particular sound. 



Dadupur. — Mr. J. B. G. Smith, Officiating Executive Engineer, 

 W. Jumna Canal Two principal shocks with 2 minutes' interval. 

 Direction S.W.— N.E. Most distinctly felt. He ran out and could 

 scarcely keep his feet. Two noticeable cracks, vertical in corners. 

 Water in bath tub severely shaken. Milk in cream dishes thrown 

 out. The dishes were 2£ inches high and the milk was 1J inches deep. 



Dadupur.— Sohan Lai. Sub-Overseer, W. Jumna Canal. It was 

 severe and continued 3 minutes. The canal water waved. Small boats 

 were thrown out of the water by the serious beat of the first shocks. 

 Small cracks in buildings. Lamps, etc., shook. Dry channel of river 

 burst and water and sand gushed out. The sound was " felt ' ' under 

 ground like a heavy railway train from W — E. It occurred about 

 2 minutes before the first shock. 



Jagadhri.—Ha,]\ Mahomed, Sub-Postmaster. Time 6-17 by Post 

 Office clock, Madras time. Tremors were felt. The main shock was 

 a " stirring up and spinning " of the houses. Direction W .— E. 

 first, and afterwards N.— S. It was a very terrible shock. He thought 

 the end of the world was coming. Trees and houses and all solid 

 things moved violently in a windless atmosphere. Many people 

 slept out 8 or 4 days, A water pitcher overturned. Cracks in 

 buildings N.~S. and E.— W. Water flew out "eastwards from north 



