The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 10, 1905. THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE
Our cablegrams 'this morniDg from . [Calcutta show that the great earthquake last week iwasr much more serious than appeared from /the first brief messages that came to hat'd - aa'd terrible as we'now know, the effects of the catastrophe to have been, all the probabilities are that the full details will prove matters to be even much worse than already reported. In a few moments, almost withoiub warning, hundreds of lives were cast into eternity. In some cases the ground actually, swallowed up houses and people, and in other eases, such asi that of the barracks, buildings were caused to collapse bodily. The Dharmsala barracks fell like a pack of cards;, all the occupants being overwhelmed in the ruins. The absurd contention that the earthquake in India was in some way with the Uishuirbaneo in Rotorua hardly seems worthy of discussion. It is undoubtedly a remarkable coincidence, but there can hardly be any more connection than that urged seriously,, and the wonder I is that any, scientist would) go into speculations on the Subject. One pleasing fact in both cases is that the disturbances l have apparently for I the time being ceased. - . ■ I
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1426, 10 April 1905, Page 2
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206The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 10, 1905. THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1426, 10 April 1905, Page 2
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