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District) where it was like an underground rumbling, and Pusa (Dar- 

 bhanga District) where it was described as resembling " falling of trees 

 and stones." 



In the Central Provinces accounts from 20 places record or mention 

 no sound, whilst only one account from Pendra Road (Bilaspur Dis- 

 trict) records a rumbling lasting 10 seconds. 



In the Bombay Presidency accounts from 23 places (including 

 those from which it was not felt) record no sound, whilst only at 

 Gandevi (Barojla State) was "some little sound" heard. 



In Central India and Raj pu tana at 108 places (including those 

 where no shock was felt) no sound was heard, whilst dull or low- 

 pitched sounds were heard at 28 places. These are variously described 

 as rumbling, thunderings, "like a gun afar off," a railway faain, 

 rushing wind; whilst a few are picturesquely defined as "gurr-r-rh, 

 "like a grinding stone," " a thrilling sound ," "blow of wind of low 

 degree," or they are mentioned as being "felt." 



In Kashmir 45 reports record no sound whilst the rest — 8 in num- 

 ber —mention dull rumblings like distant thunder, big guns or heavy 

 carts. 



In the United Provinces 256 earthquake forms mention no sound, 

 whilst 77 describe it in the usual way as a sound sufficiently low to 

 be near the limit of audibility, or as "whistling wind through a hollow 

 tube," "rustling like dry leaves," like "echoes of blasting," " moaning" 

 like "top spinning," "rattling as of cannon discharged, " "strong bust- 

 ling " and so on. Some of these peculiar descriptions probably depend 

 rather on the writers' unfamiliarity with the English language than on 

 a really correct diagnosis. 



In the Panjab and North-West Frontier Province- 290 accounts 

 mention no sound, whilst 85 record deep sounds as varied as those 

 before described, and including near the epicentral tract " roarings, " 

 "booming noises," "hammerings," "roarings and gurglings." A few 

 descriptions are very cryptic, e.g., "sound like clouds", "calm storm," 

 ' rackety windy sort of noise," " growling," like "shau-shau," " dog's 

 tail on the ground," etc. 



