 ... beyond description. The shock lasted from two to three minutes, and during that short period the city of Bhooj was almost levelled with the ground. The walls, from the sandy nature of the stone, were crumbled into dust ; nearly all the towers and...  The American Journal of Science and Arts - Page 3161822Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 476 pages
...and in a moment all was consternation and horror. The wretched inhabitants of Bhooj were seen %ing in all directions to escape from their falling habitations....rendered useless as a place of defence. It is calculated that nearly 2000 persons have perished in Bhooj alone. Among the sufferers is the mother of the deposed... | |
 | 1820 - 494 pages
...were seen in all directions their falling habitations, heavy appalling no ¿ndulatory motion of the of the ground, — the crash of the buildings, —...rendered useless as a place of defence. It is calculated that nearly 2000 persons have perished in Bhooj alone. Among the sufferers is the mother of the deposed... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...appeared i*;*very countenance, produced a sensation rtorrible beyond descrlpTOL. 1. 3 B tion. The chock lasted from two to three minutes, and during that...rendered useless as a place of defence. It is calculated that nearly 2000 persons have perished in Bhooj alone. Among the sufferers is the mother of the deposed... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1832 - 392 pages
...shock lasted from two to three minutes, in which short period the city of Bhooj was almost levelled to the ground. The walls, from the sandy nature of the...towers and gateways were demolished ; and the houses left standing were so shattered as to be uninhabitable. It was calculated that nearly 2000 persons... | |
 | 1832 - 486 pages
...shock lasted from two to three minutes, in which short period the city of Bhooj was almost levelled to the ground. The walls, from the sandy nature of the...towers and gateways were demolished ; and the houses left standing were so shattered as to be uninhabitable. It was calculated that nearly 2000 persons... | |
 | 1843 - 682 pages
...the city of Bbooj was almost levelled to the ground. The walls, from the sandy nature of the stoue, were crumbled into dust ; nearly all the towers and gateways were demolished ; and the houses left standing were so shattered, as to be uninhabitable. It was calculated that nearly 2,000 persons... | |
 | Mary Milner - 1851 - 816 pages
...description. The last shock continued for two or three minutes, in which short period, we are told that the city of Bhooj was almost levelled with the ground....towers and gateways were demolished ; and the houses left standing were so shattered as to be uninhabitable. The number of persons who lost their lives... | |
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