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EARTHQUAKE IN lAnIA
1est tuition Follows Wrecklng in
Many Towns.
Native Population Of Dharmsala Euried
Under the Euins of It's homes and
Lives Lost In European Quarter.

Calcutta. British India.-An earth
quake in Northern India caused a. vast
extent of damage from Agra to Simla,
There was a violent shock at Agra,
beginning at G.10 o'clock in the morn
ing and lasting for several minutes
The vibration travelled from west to
east.
The Inhabitants Of Lahore were
thrown into panic by a succession Of
shocks. 1t Is reported that the towers
Of the Golden Mosque have fallen, and
the Wazir Khan Mosque was badly
cracked.
The shocks were so violent at Delhi
that natives squatting on the ground
were completely overturned.
The native quarter Of Dharmsala was
obliterated entirely, the population be.
ing buried under the ruins, and nine
persons were killed in the European
quarter. where the buildings were
wrecked.
The women and children of Dharm-
sala are sleeping in the open air. Their
discomfort was increased by a keen
frost. Food could not be procured
there.
Lahore. British India.-The earth.
quake was the worst disaster here
within the memory Of living persons.
The towns Of Amritsar, Jullunder,
Ferozepoor. Multan, Rawul-pindi and
Mussooree were badly shaken.
Great damage and loss of life were
reported from Kashlnir.
The Dalhousie, Pehoa, Dumdum and
Patiala telegraph lines became. disor-
ganized.
Seventy natives were killed at La
ilore. The Mohammedans began parad-
ing the streets, praying and ceremon.
iously performing funeral rites.
Reports indicate that Dharmsala felt
the full force Of the shock. The killed
include G.. W. LeXton, who only the
previous day had assumed the Office of
District Judge in succession to Captain
Elliott, who. with his family. left the
same day, escaping the shock. Others
who persisted were T. w. Levi. G. I.
Young, T. Millar and +. Farleys, al.
public officials; Captain Muscroft. and
Mrs. Robinson. wife of Colonel Robin
son, and her two daughters.
At MuSsooree there was considerable
damage to private property. Curious
scenes were witnessed in the grounds
of the Savoy Hotel there, where wom-
ell rushed from the hotel in hastily as
sumed garments, their hair covered
with fallen plaster. 1t is a curious fact
that the older houses in Mussooree es-
oonn1 with lacr do n M ftNr ,oolnrr
buildings.
Accounts from Mussooree state that
the reverberation which preceded the
shocks will never be forgotten by those
who heard it. The ..%.ountains heaved
and swayed a full minute, and then
three sever shocks. each lasting a few
seconds, were felt in quick succession.
Between 6 o'clock in the morning and
midnight there were twelve shocks.
The day was fine and clear and most
Of the inhabitants were already up
when the first shock came. Those who
were still in bed described the motion
as being like that Of a ship in a storm,
while those On foot found it impossible
to maintain their balance. Many mar
row escapes are reported.
Reports from many more towns
show widespread damage and more IA
talities. At Firozfur Qorty seven miles
east Of Lahore), Amritsar, Farana.
Dehra. Dun and Srinagar many natives
were killed or injured.
The hills show the worst effects Of
the shock.
Communication with the whole Of
Kashmir has evidently been cut by
landslips or accidents to the lines.
Orthodox Iindus declare that the
heinous sins Of her children make
mother earth tremble.