234 MIDDLEMISS: KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



rattled in the same way. No sound. Slight damage to a fort called 

 Gadh 



Nawalgarh — Gopal Panchuram, Postmaster. A continuous shock 

 or shocks for 6 minutes. Direction N. — S. Distinctly felt. Sound like 

 a " blow of wind of low degree." Trees and buildings all were moving. 

 Wall of building rent and fallen down. 



Ramgarh. — Gulab Rai Varma, Postmaster. Time 6-8 a.m. to 6-10, 

 clock daily compared with Ajmer clock. Two shocks,- the first being 

 severe. Direction S.E. — N.W. A very loud sound " felt " about 

 10 seconds betore first shock. Very distinctly felt. He thought it was 

 a passing carriage at first. Tables, scales, doors and chairs were trem- 

 bling. All in the office left work and began worshipping as it seemed 

 that the whole building would collapse. They were too frightened to 

 go out. It was the severest shock ever felt by any of them. No damage. 



Sikar. — Sub -Postmaster. One shock distinctly felt. No sound. 



Surajgarh. — Pannalal Sharmah, Sub-Postmaster. One shock for 5 

 minutes The bed trembled. No sound noticed. A mud wall 15 feet 

 by 5 feet by 1 foot fell towards W. 



Alwar District. 



Alwar. — Captain Garrett, R.E. Indoors lying down in an upper 

 storey. Distinctly felt as a series of vibrations for a minute or more. 

 2 or 3 finials on the City Palace fell in an E. or S.E. direction. Cracks 

 only insignificant. No sound. 



KisJiengarh. — Lala Nand Kishore, Naib-Tehsildar. In the open 

 air standing. One shock of 2 minutes' duration and with trem. vibra- 

 tions for 1 minute afterwards. Direction W. — E. Hardly felt. A loud 

 noise before the shock and peacocks were crying. 



Jhana Ghazi. — Ahmad Said Khan, Hospital Assistant. Three 

 shocks of 4 or 5 minutes duration. His cot moved, doors made a noise, 

 No sound. 



From the towns of Bahror, Mandawar, Kathumbar, Gobindgarh, 

 Lachmangarh, Ramgarh similar brief reports have been received indi- 

 cating a shock or shocks during varying periods and with no sound. 



