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Show Earthquake's Peculiar Effect. An earthquake that shook India not so long ago was remarkable for the curiously distorting effects it produced upon standing objects. Similar effects have been noticefl from other earthquakes, earth-quakes, but seldom to so striking an extent. In an official report in the matter mat-ter it is described how this earthquake earth-quake twisted a lofty monument at Ohatak. The monument was an obelisk of brick, coated with plaster, more than 60 feet tall and 12 feet square at the base. About six feet of the top was broken off and thrown to the south, and nine feet more was. thrown to the east. Then a piece 20 feet .in height was separated, 23 feet above j the ground, and tw-isted in a direction j opposite to the motion of the hands of a watch, but without falling. |