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in 40 buildings, mostly in walls facing N.W., N.N.W. and E. Water 

 of tank rose very high, N.N.W.-— E. (sic). A parrot in a swinging 

 cage whistled as it had been taught to do when danger was near. 



Pathri (10 miles south of Hardwar).—Mis. E. Rushton. Three dis- 

 tinct shocks, the first being very strong. No sounds. She was awakened 

 out of a sound sleep. Hardly able to stand or walk. A soda water 

 bottle fell off a shelf. The canal was in waves, trees shaking wildly 

 and swaying through arcs of 15° on each side of the vertical. Mr. 

 W. H. Rushton, Executive Engineer, N. D. G. Canal, gives the direc- 

 tion as N. 15° E. The canal wet its banks. (See also Mr. Simpson's 

 account, p. 118.) 



Ranipur (3 miles south of Hardwar). — Sansar Singh, Forest Ranger. 

 One main shock. The whole house and ground trembled. Direction 

 W.— E. by pictures on the wall. One picture fell No other damage. 

 (See also p. 118.) 



Saharanpur, — (See p. 126.) 



Bijnor District. 



Bijnor.— Babu Dharani Dhar Dass, Supervisor, District Surveys. 

 Four shocks in all, the first being the most intense. (The rest of the 

 four shocks are given at later houra by the writer showing that they are 

 really aftershocks.) The shock produced giddiness and nausea. Build- 

 ings vibrated, doors and windows struck violently against the walls. 

 Alarm among many people who thought they would be buried alive 

 under the houses. Many houses damaged, e.g., the Collector's, a 

 double-storied house which had the walls out of the vertical and 

 several gaping cracks. It was declared unsafe by the Divisional 

 Engineer and was pulled down. Other houses were more or less 

 damaged, but not seriously. Water spilled over E. side of trough, 

 buckets and tubs, 



Bijnor. — Kazi Ziauddin, Postmaster. Indoors sitting at first, after- 

 wards outside. Three shocks, the first lasting 2 minutes and being veiy 

 severe. Direction S.W.— N.E. by fall of articles. No sound except 

 deep vibrations like thunder during the shocks. The main shock 



