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Panipat.— Raja Ram, Postmaster. Duration 3 minutes 56 seconds. 

 Very severe. Direction W. — E. It shook the buildings from their 

 bases. Some old buildings collapsed, others cracked. 



Pegan Chowki (36 miles S.W. 'by W. of Kamal). — Pandit Nihal 

 Chand, Deputy Collector. Prelim, tremors felt. Afterwards 3 shocks at 

 intervals of 10 to 13 seconds. After tremors for 1 minute. Direction 

 N. E. — S.W. by doors and trees. It was distinctly and "hardly" felt. 

 All houses being "one-roofed" (? one-storied) no house or part of 

 house fell. Trees swung. In order to stand he had to keep his feet 

 wide apart and facing N.W. On going out into the open air he heard 

 a rumbling sound like a large humming top. 



Mundri and Kaul. — Mr. A. B. Arthen. There was a tremor increas- 

 ing in intensity. Direction N.N.W. — S.S.E. by hanging lamp. Damage 

 in all the surrounding villages. All report cracks, but very few have 

 fallen, water in buckets splashed N.N.W. — S.S.E. Rumbling sound like 

 distant train and accompanying the first severe shock. 



ShaJiabad.—Bii] Lall, Sub-Postmaster. Direction N.W.— S.E. Dis- 

 tinctly felt. Damage to nearly all public buildings, Town Hall, Hospital, 

 Railway Station. No loss of life. Many walls fell N.W. or W. and 

 generally in 3rd or ±ih. stories. Earth -fissures N.E. — S.W. No sound. 



Thanesar. — Telu Ram, Sub-Postmaster. Duration 3 J minutes. Crack 

 in temple 2 inches wide. Many roofs have fallen. Telegraph pole 

 trembled E. — W. Sound like the grinding of mills. 



Muzaffarnagar District. 



Kliandhla. — Chainsukh, Sub-Postmaster. Six distinct shocks Direc- 

 tion W. — E. No sound. Upper rooms of houses, walls, etc., fell down. 



Khatauli. — Har Pershad, Sub-Postmaster. Time 5-55 by time piece 

 compared with telegraph (Madras) time. Two shocks. Movements of wall 

 and creaking of doors. Some houses in the town fell. No loss of life. 



Khairana. — Hiru Raj, Sub-Postmaster. One main shock of 5 minutes' 

 duration. Direction W. — E. by shaking of office table. A " some- 

 what jingling tone felt " before the commencement of the earthquake 

 and also afterwards. Walls of houses and iron sheet stirring-. 



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