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 . UNION TRUST BUILDING. Top Story. Showinn; tlie deflected steel work of the roof and hung ceiling, also thedamage to the hollow tile partitions, column covering, and the book tiles of the hung ceiling. The steel work supporting theceiling was tinusually heavy. When the hung ceiling failed, the fire greatly damaged the steel work of the roof constructioncausing it to deflect badly. See al
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 . UNION TRUST BUILDING. Top Story. Showinn; tlie deflected steel work of the roof and hung ceiling, also thedamage to the hollow tile partitions, column covering, and the book tiles of the hung ceiling. The steel work supporting theceiling was tinusually heavy. When the hung ceiling failed, the fire greatly damaged the steel work of the roof constructioncausing it to deflect badly. See also a diflerent view of the same story on the opposite page. 42. UNION TRUST BUILDING. Top Story. Showing the failure of the heavy steel work .siipj)orting the hung ceiling,and the damage to the steel framing of the roof. Showing also the condition of the hollow tile column covering and additional fuel of an attorneys library is responsible for this damage. 43
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