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On the other hand it should be remembered that on the 2nd April 

 there was a very smart shock of earthquake at Ongole and other places 

 in the Madras Presidency which also was followed by aftershocks. It 

 is therefore quite possible that the time of the Cochin shock, so near 

 the right time for the Kangra earthquake, is only a coincidence. The 

 following are cuttings from the Englishman of 7th and 10th April 

 referring to this- earth quake : — 



Ongole, April 2nd. — A severe shock of earthquake was felt at Ongole at 848 

 a.m., lasting ten seconds. Buildings and men were rudely shaken. The walls 

 have cracked and tiles were swept off. The hospital buildings have been damaged 

 and the people are panic-stricken. Though earthquakes are frequent here, none 

 has ever been so severe. There were no accidents and no loss of life. There werp 

 slight repetitions at intervals and the school -children were terror-stricken. 



Another correspondent telegraphs: — A serious shock of earthquake was feit 

 here this morning a little before 9 o'clock. The college boj^s and orphan children 

 were gathered in the College Hall upstairs in the American Baptist Mission, and 

 the Rev. J. David was just about to end his sermon when the building began to 

 shake terribly and the plaster from the roof dropped on the people. A panic 

 almost ensued as the children ran pell-mell down the narrow stairway. One little 

 girl got hurt and bruised, lut not seriously. The college buildings as well as the 

 Principal's bungalow are considerably damaged. The walls are badly cracked and 

 the tiles have slipped off from parts of the roof. The shock was felt all over the 

 town and several small houses were damaged. 



A slight shock was felt about 8-4 a.m. on the 2nd instant, in Madras, the 

 direction being from east to west and the duration about 15 seconds. The Obser- 

 vatory, having no seismograph, is unable to give further particulars as to the in- 

 tensity of the shock. 



A Markapur (Kurnool) correspondent writes: — Yesterday (2nd April), a little 

 before 9 a.m., there was a shock of earthquake here which lasted for several 

 seconds and was severe enough to cause the dishes on the sideboard and dinner 

 wagon to rattle quite loudly. The bungalow trembled and groaned while it 

 lasted, but there was no damage done. The sound accompanying the shock 

 resembled the rumbling of distant thunder or the sound caused by a train passing 

 over a large iron or steel bridge. 



Ongole. — An Indian correspondent wires on the 6th : Since Sunday there have 

 been several earthquake shocks daily. Parents are alarmed for their children's 

 safety. Yesterday the Mission College students and "teachers refused entering the 

 college. The Missionary Professor- expect averting the danger through prayers 

 immediately. At 11a.m., severe shock, ths boys jumped out of the windows. 

 strength 350. Fifty attended in the afternoon. Again a shock at 7-37 p.m. shook 

 the building. On Sunday a memorable shock shook the college building up aid 



