16 STUART : THE' SRIMANGAL EARTHQUAKE OF 8TH JULY 1918. 
inches ; but it had not fallen. The following sketch shows the 
position of the gate-post after the earthquake. 
E.N.E, 
PLAN 
FRACTURED GATE-POST 
AT CHANDPUR. 
24" 
"1 
I C ROUND LEVEL 
ELEVATION 
At Luskerpore the Manager's Bungalow was badly shattered 
and some of the walls had fallen. The roof, having a steel fratna- 
work, v/as intact and had not fallen. An interesting piece of evidence 
as to the direction of the earthquake shock was given by the leaf- 
houses on this estate. There were three leaf-houses, two running 
north and south, and one running east and west. The trays in 
the leaf-house were supported on an iron framework consisting 
of upright angle-iron at the corners and vertical flat-iron strips at 
equal distances throughout the length of the frame. These vertical 
pieces carried the wire trays arranged in tiers one above another. 
There were two such frames in each house. 
The following plan will explain the arrangement. It is importan 
to notice that the vertical fiat-iron supports had their fiat sid 
