OTHER AURAS IN BURMA. 61 



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Sagaing District. 



The Station Master. — Time 8-50 a.m. Duration about 2 minutes. 

 The station clock was not stopped. The station 

 Ywataung. buildings and the wagons in the yard could 



be clearly seen shaking. As most of the quarters in this station 

 are built of wood they sustained no damage, but brick buildings 

 suffered slightly. These latter comprise the locomotive workshops, 

 the engine shed and the divisional offices. The brick walls bloke 

 here and there, some partitions fell down and large cracks were 

 caused in several places. 



Maung Bali, Station Master.— Time 8-55 a.m. Station clock 



Natyekon. stopped. Duration 2 minutes and 5 seconds. 



Mr. C. S. Fennel, Deputy Commissioner. — Time exactly 8-57 a.m. 

 on Mav 23rd. Several clocks with pendulums 

 Sagaing. stopped at the hour mentioned. These clocks 



were regulated with that of the telegraph office. At outstations in 

 this district the timing was more or less guess work and variously 

 reported as 9 and 9-30 a.m. A loud rumbling sound resembling 

 that of heavy carriages driven quickly on a metalled road preceded 

 the shock, which lasted for 1^ to 2 minutes, and was followed by 

 7 or more shocks during the course of the day. Apparent direction 

 from N.E. to S.W. judged from the fall of loose objects and the 

 s\vin»- of hanging lamps. Brick buildings and pagodas suffered through- 

 out ^the whole district, Walls running E. to \Y. were cracked 

 towards the perpendicular. Several pagoda tops were knocked off 

 and the " htis *' of others were bent. Ornaments on tables and 

 brackets were knocked down, and water jars containing water 

 overturned. A Jost fan was thrown from its pedestal, the direction 

 of its fall being N. S. In the towns of Sagaing and Myinmu all 

 these effects were noticed, also free swinging objects swung consi- 

 derably from N.E. to S.W. Houses swung in an alarming 

 manner and stucco ornaments on the top of brick buildings were 

 dislodged. Mr. G. F. S. Christie was in a moving train and felt 

 nothing. 



Minbu District. 



Mr. Soloman, Sub-Assistant Surgeon. — Time between 9 and 9-30 

 a.m. Chimney of a hanging lamp fell and 



At ' 1 * 



smashed. Duration 5 seconds. 



