Question

Describe the ruins of Mr. McCabe's house after the earthquake

Answer 1

Answer:

SHILLONG: The 1897 earthquake in Shillong always comes to mind whenever we discuss earthquakes. Most of us don’t even know if an earthquake of the same magnitude would ever hit the city again, as the destruction would be far worse than what Shillong had experienced back in 1897.

Pictures and tall tales are but left to describe the feeling of fear, anxiety and horror on that day in 1897 in Shillong and the aftermath of the major jolt.

But through the efforts of Vintage Assam - a website owned by Avinebesh Sharma, one can get a fair idea of what happened on that fateful day after reading this vintage letter by Mrs. May Sweet, who was the wife of a British official named Williamson Sweet.