232 MIDDLEMISS : KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



Bikaner State. 



Bikaner City.— Diwan Chand, Compounder and Meteorological Obser- 

 ver. Time 6-14 by watch compared with railway station clock (noted 

 in note-book on the day of the earthquake). He was indoors sitting. 

 Two shocks from N. — S. and vice versa after an interval of a few seconds. 

 It was distinctly felt. 



fykaner City,— Mr. A. W. S. Standley, Executive Engineer. He 

 was indoors lying down at first in upper storey 21 feet above ground. 

 He got up and walked into the next room, then the movement ceased. 

 The shock was a continuous vibration lasting 1| minutes. Direction 

 E — W. or W. — E. The greatest movement at 21 feet above ground was 

 i inch, i.e., i inch each way. Tiles rattled in E. and W. verandahs. 

 No sound. Nothing overturned or damaged. 



Ratangarh. — Officiating Sub -Postmaster. Indoors sitting. " Con 

 tinual shocking about 3 minutes. No intensitive shock but slow." 

 Lamps and almirahs moving slowly. Sound like grinding stone. 



Sardanshahr. —Postmsistev. Time 6-13 to 6-16 by clock in Telegraph 

 Office. One shock was felt. There was a thundering sound. Office 

 and window doors were quaking, tables and chairs felt moving. No 



Sujangark — Gograjmal, Postmaster. At first indoors, afterwards 

 outside. One shock for about 5 minutes. Distinctly felt. Trem. vibra- 

 tion for about 2 minutes afterwards. Direction W. — E. No sound. 



Jaipur District. 



Bissau. — Ramehandra Dhuinsory, Postmaster. One prelim, vibra- 

 tion, 3 minutes' shock. Distinctly felt. Direction N.—S. Only a 

 thrilling sound. 



Chirawa. — Pundit Shirshanke Dube, Postmaster. One principal 

 shock lasting 10 seconds and another lighter than the first. Total 

 duration 2 minutes. Direction N.W.— S.E. The first shock was like 

 a running train at full speed for 3 or 4 seconds, this was followed by a 

 continued trembling for 5 seconds more. Then the other shock came 

 lighter than the first. Water in cooking pots moved S.E. 



