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 . ^^%^is^i«g SLOANE BUILDING. North Side of Post Street Ijetween Grant Avenue and Stockton Street. The fa(;ades con-sisting of terra cotta for the first story and pressed terra cotta buff brielv and terra cotta ornaments above, are in fair ornamental terra cotta is spalled considerably, but the pressed brick remain in fair condition, except several spots wherethe bonding has
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 . ^^%^is^i«g SLOANE BUILDING. North Side of Post Street Ijetween Grant Avenue and Stockton Street. The fa(;ades con-sisting of terra cotta for the first story and pressed terra cotta buff brielv and terra cotta ornaments above, are in fair ornamental terra cotta is spalled considerably, but the pressed brick remain in fair condition, except several spots wherethe bonding has been broken by the earthquake and they have fallen away. Sections of the rear walls, near the top, have fallendown. On account of being left exposed, six interior columns in the basement failed from the fire and wrecked alarge portion of the interior of the building. The small sum of $ devoted to the suitable protection of these columnswould no doubt have saved $30, in the cost of the repairs to this building. 108. SLOANE BUIIjDING. First Story. Showing damage caused by the faihire of unprotected columns in the base-ment. Note the concrete clinging to the distorted steel work and hanging down in sheets where tlie supjjorts have b< enremoved from one side. lUJ Effects of the Fire and the Karthqiuihe: The front of tlic l)uil(ling is only sliglitly diiniaged, the terracotta nmllions and ornamuntal work being spalled. The terracotta ornaments over the window heads on the east side are alsospalled. Some of the face brick of the lower stories on the eastside are down. These were bonded only every seventh terra cotta cornice is cracked and spalled and considerablydamaged in a number of places. One-half of the north wall inthe sixth and seventh stories fell inward. The seventh storywall of the northwest L extension fell outward. There are evidences showing that there was a fire of greatintensity in the basement. In this story there are three inte
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