Harrowing descriptions of peril to life and'limb continue to pour in, but on the whole there is nothing fresh to tell. The history of the tragedies and adventures of one or two families, if multiplied a thousand-fold, fitly describes the whole. Later accounts have not had the effect of diminishing the accounts of widemouthed rumour, but of: the contrary, the reality for was far greater, as proved by the statistics since collected, than was at first imagined. Dharmasala in the Kangra district of the Himala; has been literally laid flat; those not immediately killed by the fallen walls and roofs, suffered torture penned within the fallen buildings, or if lucky enough to be outside, had to face the horrors of starvation, as it was quite twenty-four hours before food began to arrive un the scene. The authorities strained every nerve to supply medical assistance ard provisions as quickly as possible to the survivors; those who were able to leave the plice are described as looking shattered, dazed, and half-starved.
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