72 COGOIN BROWN: Till. Bl RMA EARTHQUAKES OF M \Y 1012. 



which ho believes is usually correct. The electric lamp above 

 his table swung from side to side hut nothing else appeared to 

 have moved. There were no cracks in the building ttor was any 

 object overthrown. 



Mr. //. Thompson, C.S.I., I.C.S., Deputy Commissioner. — He 



was a mile or two from Insein in the open 

 Losem. r 



and noticed nothing. The shock is reported 



to have been felt in different parts of the district at or shortly 



before ( .) a.m. No accurate observations were recorded, but hanging 



lamps and other suspended objects were noticed to swing E. W. 



No sounds were heard, and no damage of anv kind was caused. 



Capt. E. Butterfield, I.A), Sub-divisional Officer. — The shock was 

 w noticed at places all over the sub-division, and 



appeared to be a long slow wave. In no case 

 was any noise observed and nothing was thrown down except. 

 balanced instruments at Seikkyi. No damage was done. In Sit tan 

 village, one Maung Kyaw, son of the headman, reported that he 

 was writing letters at the time, seated facing X. and felt himself 

 impelled forward and almost overbalanced. The shock lasted '1 

 minutes. 



Various European employees of the Burmah Oil Co., Ltd., 

 c . ■ , , reported that the oil was observed distinctly 



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swinging m the tanks at the time of the 

 earthquake. 



The Manager, British Burmah Petroleum Co.'* Refinery, reported 



that nothing was noticed at Thilwa. 



The Township Officer.— -Time 9-10 a.m., by a clock compared 



K;lv , m with the telegraph office time. No damage 



was done. 



The Township O/fieer, ami Manny San Yon, /'leader. Time 8-60 a.m., 



TilMi „ ua hy a watch compared with telegraph time a 



week before. There were •'> shocks, the first 



being distinctly felt and lasting a minute. At intervals of about 



a minute two other shocks were felt. Hanging lamps moved or 



shook slightly and a few persons got giddy. There was no sound. 



Mr. James Turk)), Chemist, Indo-Burma Petiole am Co., Ltd.— Tunc 



Seikkyi, 8 " 58 A -- M ' by the candle-house clock. Time not 



verified. One distinct shock. Direction N.N.W.— 



►S.S.E.. Duration about 10 seconds. The candle machine weights, 



