The San Francisco earthquake and fire; a brief history of the disaster; a presentation of facts and resulting phenomena, with special reference to the efficiency of building materials, lessons of the disaster . -:S -^ H - ? w S i 6 , ? S C . S T -<I o -f -5 ~ . O O t. —C -^ ^ C O ^ ^ OJ (4-i . ^ ^ O ^ -^ J D w OJ I C • 3 c J ;= a; 2 ?*- ! °^£ 0, .. « ^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ J^ r. ^ ^ i 9 K I £ S P g ?i I -= - 1; c o ^ • = ?^ ^ -^ ; ?^ ^ ^2 t^ C {i ^ O <- 7^ O +j t^ -M Ah -g &-E. O 5i C ^ 2. h;3-= Q 1 fo q & 4h O \^^ (li <r, _ W ~ P . - - - ^; c c-^ - c ., <b J- = X M _. c/; o c: «+H 3 « 48 whi


The San Francisco earthquake and fire; a brief history of the disaster; a presentation of facts and resulting phenomena, with special reference to the efficiency of building materials, lessons of the disaster . -:S -^ H - ? w S i 6 , ? S C . S T -<I o -f -5 ~ . O O t. —C -^ ^ C O ^ ^ OJ (4-i . ^ ^ O ^ -^ J D w OJ I C • 3 c J ;= a; 2 ?*- ! °^£ 0, .. « ^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ J^ r. ^ ^ i 9 K I £ S P g ?i I -= - 1; c o ^ • = ?^ ^ -^ ; ?^ ^ ^2 t^ C {i ^ O <- 7^ O +j t^ -M Ah -g &-E. O 5i C ^ 2. h;3-= Q 1 fo q & 4h O \^^ (li <r, _ W ~ P . - - - ^; c c-^ - c ., <b J- = X M _. c/; o c: «+H 3 « 48 whicli can be rigidly aiu-liorwl to the stnutural iiieiiil) Tlie window ojniiino-s arc also considerably spalled in places on the failure of the fire-proof protection of the trusses is no doubt Ioueil Stnet side, those on the west side at the fifth and sixth responsible for the entire damage to the two upper stories of stories beinf;-injiu-ed most. Where the semi-circular tower jouis the building. the Market and Powell Street walls, botli sides are considerably Althougli the foundations are apparently in good condition, cracked l)y the eartlKjuake. The northwest corner pier


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