THE INDIAN EARTHQUAKE by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Apr 26, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 17.

THE INDIAN EARTHQUAKE.

By Editor

As FURTHER details of the great earthquake in India come in, the list of the dead increases. It appears that a large portion of Northern India was severely shaken. The substantial government buildings at Simla are more or less severely damaged, and the wife of the viceroy had a narrow escape from death. The cantonment and civil station at Dharmsala were practically destroyed, houses and bazaars being practically leveled with the ground. After the first severe shock, the people camped in the open, and the frequent repetition of the shocks has induced them to continue so to do. The government is sending out food, tents, and nurses to care for the needy and injured. One report avers that 10,000 persons have lost their lives as the result of this earthquake, and other reports place the number at an even higher figure.

At the same time that India is convulsed with these disturbances, it is noted that there is an unusual seismic activity in the West Indies. Earthquake shocks have been felt throughout the island of St. Vincent, the island which was so severely shaken at the time of the great outbreak on St. Pierre. Investigation of the volcano's crater shows that there is every indication that an eruption may occur at any time.