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Meerut. — Colonel W. J. Saunders, C.B., R.A.M.C. He mentions a 

 rumbling noise like a furniture van passing soon after the commence- 

 ment of vibrations. Spring mattress moved up like a boat on a wave. 

 He and bis wife left the house and stood with feet apart. Ground 

 moved, trees swayed, houses cracked. 



Sardhana. — Hira Lai, Sub -Postmaster. The shock was very dis- 

 tinctly felt. Direction N. — S. No sounds. Certain damage to houses 

 is reported, walls fell at Sardhana town. The cathedral top cracked, 

 palace injured, police and tahsil quarters damaged. The writer gives 

 details and a plan. He felt a foreshock (?) at 5-30 a.m. of the same 

 day (time guessed). 



Moradabad District. 



Amroha. — Harnam Singh, Sub -Postmaster. Two shocks, one very 

 heavily felt and lasting one minute. Direction N.—S. No sound. 



Moradabad. — Mr. J. E. Murphy, Executive Engineer, Public Works 

 Department. Main shock of 2 seconds' duration. Direction N.—S. 

 It was distinctly felt. Almirah in house began to sway. No damage. 



Moradabad. — Syed Hamid Ali. The- first shock was severe and 

 lasted J minute. The Mission School entrance, gate at Tahsil and 

 some double -storied houses were partly cracked. 



Bareilly District. 



Bareilhj.—'Mi. F. J. Laugh lin, Postmaster. Indoors sitting. Several 

 shocks with tremors lasting about £ hour. Hanging lamps swung 

 about E. — W., but afterwards in a circular way, with 6 inches diameter 

 The shocks w ere distinctly felt. Chair heaved under him. On getting 

 up to go outside he had to hold on to the table, door, etc. Outside as 

 he was looking N. it seemed to him that the earth rose up under his 

 right foot and rolled away as it were towards his left in a kind of wavy 

 motion. Tall trees swayed E. — W. disturbing a number of birds in 

 them. No damage to buildings. 



Bareilly.— Mr. W. B. V. Mason, Inspecting Telegraph Master. Time 

 6 a.m. precisely, by clock keeping accurate Madras time, checked by 



