220 MIDDLEMIS8: KAttGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



Flissar.— Gujar Mall, Supervisor P. W. D. Time 6*15 by clock 

 always compared with and corrected by local railway station. First, 

 several trem. vibrations not counted. Main shock direction N.W. — 

 S.E. Very severe. Several two-storied houses cracked slightly here 

 and there in the city. 



fiirsa.— Hiya Singh, Sub-Postmaster and. Meteorological Observer. 

 Time 6-10, Madras time, by watch. Three shocks were felt. The conches 

 swayed, he was aroused from slumber and ran out. Direction N.— S, 

 Fall of top of chimney of Railway Institute. Slight cracking of dome 

 of mosque. Sound resembled boiler discharging steam and was simul- 

 taneous with the shock. 



Sirsa. — Mr. A. P. Varma, Assistant Engineer, Cartels, He was asleep 

 and did not feel any prelim, tremors. Two main shocks, the first dis- 

 tinctly felt for nearly 2 minutes, second, about £ hour afterward-}. 

 Direction N. — S. by punkah swinging. Rattling of doors and gentle 

 rucking of bed awoke him. The punkah moved. No sound. 



Jhind State. 



Sangrur. — One continuous shock with 2 maxima. Duration 3 minutes, 

 Direction W. — E. Articles were thrown E. A very severe shock. A two- 

 storied house, substantially built, a mass of cracks from roof to floor, 

 the cracks being 1 inch across. A piece of the upper story parapet 

 12 inches cube on E. wall was detached and flung clear of the verandah 

 and lodged 10 ft. off the building. Root plaster fell in large quantities. 

 The Maharaja's Diwan Khana, a massive building about 00 feet high, 

 was a mass of cracks, some gaping rents a few inches wide at top. 

 Candle chandeliers with 30 feet suspension lost their candle guards which 

 were strewn in broken glass on. the floor. Birds, especially pea-fowl 

 and crows, during the shock kept up a continuous and awful shrieking. 



Sangrur. — D. Ramchander, Telegraph Master. Time 6-9 a.m. by 

 stopped clock. Duration 2 minutes. Direction S.— N, No sound. 

 Distinctly felt. A severe shock. Office buildings shook S. — N. No 

 damage to office . 



