210 MIDDLEMISS : KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



Muzaffarnagar. — Ganesh Rai, District Surveyor. One main shock 



W. — E. by movements of doors, windows, etc. Distinctly felt. No 



sound. Door arches cracked. Walls and roofs of some houses cracked 



and damaged. No objects overthrown. Inspection houses at Khatowli 



and Pur Qazi have been cracked worst of all. Mostly the S. and W. 



parts of buildings affected. 



Meerut District, 



Aligarh. — Mr. Werner Bostron, Land Surveyor. Duration of shock 

 2 minutes with interval of 15 seconds. Direction W.N.W. — E.S.E. 

 Doors slammed violently. 



Bahugarh. — Postmaster. One shock lasting 2 minutes, strong. 

 Houses and trees were shaking. No damage. 



Bagpet. — Sub-Postmaster. Indoors sitting. Five shocks distinctly 

 felt with intervals of about 10 seconds between each. Total duration 

 about 2 minutes. Direction W. — E. by guess. Sounds were noticed. 



Baraut. — Newal Kishore, Sub-Postmaster. Tndoors standing. He 

 first heard rattling of window. Everything was moving. Everyone 

 was fearful lest the house may fall. Some walls of houses cracked. 

 Sound like a train running. 



Ohaprauli. — Ork&T Prashad, Sub -Postmaster and Signaller. To- 

 and-fro movements distinctly felt but not counted. He ran out of 

 office at the shock. Direction E. — W. apparently. Telegraph wires, 

 trees and hanging things all shook. Birds in a confused and terrible 

 state. Pots standing one on the other fell down. Foot passengers 

 stood still, some fell down and some could not walk. All were fright- 

 ened. He sat down, praying God. Walls cracked in villages 

 and town. No one ever felt such a shock. Old "aged souls" 

 thought ifc to be their last moment. Thundering sounds during the 

 shock. 



DhaJcauli (16 miles N. 60° E. of Meerut)— -Mr. R. P. Atkinson, 

 Superintending Engineer, Ganges Canal. He was in a tent, standing. 

 Time 6-15 by watch supposed to be 3 minutes fast. One shock in 

 three waves lasting 3 seconds. Direction N. — S. judging by the posi- 

 tion of the tent. Very distinctly felt as it nearly upset him. Tent 



