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to south." Up and down movement of houses. Sound a rumbling 

 and roaring preceding by 5 seconds the first shock. 



Jagadhri. — Sham Lai. W. Jumna Canal. Doors shook. Walls 

 cracked in several places. Some buildings feil down. Arches of 

 door cracked at crown. No sound. 



Deodhur.—Mi. P. Parker, A.M.I.C.E., B.C.E. Time, began 6-10'-40" 

 and lasted till 6-12'-43" as recorded by watch compared with 

 Jagadhri railway time. (The observer records a possible error of 10 

 seconds* but the accuracy of the tints at Jagadhri is doubted.) 

 There were 2 shocks, the second the more violent. Direction W. — E. by 

 guess. The shaking was constant in intensity for 40 seconds. His bed 

 shook and woke him. Three mud walls 10 feet high by 1 foot thick fell 

 down. x4m empty scda water bottle was not overturned. At Jagadhri 

 3 houses fell and one man was killed. The N.-W. Railway across the 

 Western Jumna Canal had its brickwork cracked, whilst the wood- 

 work by pressure chipped off flakes from bricks of pier. No sound : 

 the writer is certain of this as he knows the earthquake sound quite 

 well, and he was in a tent. 



Kdlka. — Gurdit Singh. Time 6-12 a.m. by office time piece. Three 

 distinct shocks and two afterwards. The first was very severe and the 

 second and third slight. Direction E. — W. by hanging lamp. Office 

 walls in. great motion. 



Kasauli. — Mr. E. J. Mullins, Telegraph Master. Three shocks in 

 quick succession, the first the most severe, like a cart on a rough 

 road. Office doors slammed, bed shook irregularly, his head reeled. 

 It was alarming. The second shock produced similar but less marked 

 results. The third was a very distinct tremor gradually dying away. 

 One pinnacle of the church was thrown to the ground, and the other 

 three so damaged that they had to be taken down. The station 

 hospital was also damaged, particulars unknown. No §ound. 



Nahan. — B. Badri Naik, Sub-Postmaster. Time 6-5 a.m. by 

 clock tower, the clock daily compared with Madras time. Two prin 

 cipal shocks. Direct ion N.— S. by falling houses. Some shops 9 to 10 



