224 MIDDLEMISS: KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



Shajahanpur District. 



Rosa. — Shanki Day, Sub-Postmaster. Three shocks each lasting 1 

 to H seconds. Direction E. — W. No sound. Everything shook. A 

 palm tree remained shaking for a long time. 



Shajalianvnr. — Mahomed Ali, Sub-Postmaster. Time 6-15 by 



h corrected the day before at 4 p.m. by Madras time. Three shocks 



minutes. Direction Wi — E. by branches of trees. His bed began 



to move from W. — E i bting on it facing S. Creaking sounds and 



rustling of trees prevented him hearing any peculiar sounds. Budhi 



ser, P.W.D., also recorded the shocks as, first, very slight. 



►rids afterwards, very distinct and lasted 4 



stcor slight. Direction. N. W. — S. E. No sound." During 



the s< Lock the touse distinctly moved N. — S. A bras3 



lota fell down from wall platform to S. 



Tilkar.— Postmaster. Three shocks. 



Kheri District. 



.K^m.— Postmaster. Two shocks lasting 40 seconds S.— N. 



Lakhinvpur.— Mr. R. K. Mosely, D. S. P. Time 6-10 by railway time. 

 He was indoors in bed. Two shocks with hardly perceptible interval 

 S, — jf. Bed tilted, feeling of nausea. Trees rocked about. No sound. 



Lakhimpur. — B. Shiam Manshar, Sub -Postmaster and Signaller. 

 Time 6-15.-0 to 6-15-40 a.m. by time-piece always compared with Madras 

 time. Two shocks. S. — N. by water in tank and lamp. No sound. 



Wesleypore. — Mr. G. E. Claxton. Time 6-15 a.m. by pendulum 

 clock stopped. One shock lasting a little over 3 minutes. Direction 

 E. — W. by hanging lamp. Doors rattled and wails swayed slightly, but 

 not enough to affect pictures and ornaments. 



Chitral. 

 Chitral — Mahomed Bux, Telegraph Master. He was indoors 

 sitting. Time about 6-15. Duration about 25 to 30 seconds. There 

 were 2 shocks in quick succession, the first being of greater intensity. 



