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From: Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake <>
Subject: Re: Earthquake Quetta?
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 08:10:05 +0100


In message <>,
writes
>
>It's a lovely day here in Perth. The wattle-birds are warbling outside my
>window and I really should be doing some WORK, however:
>
It's a cold one here in rural Buckinghamshire. The blackbirds are
starting to look hungry, and the frost is about to get the dahlias...

>Can anybody help me with this?
>In my father's home when he was a child, there used to be a silver tea-set
>which had been presented to his parents (or his grandparents) in recognition
>(according to the inscription) of services rendered by the family during
>"the earthquake". It is believed this may have been an earthquake in
>Quetta. Does anyone have any anecdotal remembrances of said earthquake? Or
>perhaps have any suggestions as to books which might mention it? The tea-set
>has, unfortunately, disappeared.
>
It was on 31 May 1935. You may find national and international newspaper
reports just after that date. My mother's cousin, born in 1911 was
working as a nurse there, when she was involved in the care and
treatment of the victims. She's still alive and there's no problem with
her memory, but she's not written anything about it. This may be because
she and many others performed incredible acts in the aftermath, and come
from an age when you don't talk about such things. I suspect that you
will find that there are plenty of others in the same age group who will
have personal recollections of the earthquake.
--
Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake

Drake Software web site at http://www.tdrake.demon.co.u

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