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 . ; ^^3i? .,? CLAUS SPRKCKKLS BUILDINCi. First Story. Sho\vin<^ tlie damage to llie hollow tile wall furring, columncovering, hollow wire lath partitions and wire lath ceiling. Note the hollow tile drhris on the slairway at the lelt. The .stair-ways in buildiu-were totally wrecked l)y hollow tile and other (/(6;-/6-. The concrete floors are in first class conditionthroughout.
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 . ; ^^3i? .,? CLAUS SPRKCKKLS BUILDINCi. First Story. Sho\vin<^ tlie damage to llie hollow tile wall furring, columncovering, hollow wire lath partitions and wire lath ceiling. Note the hollow tile drhris on the slairway at the lelt. The .stair-ways in buildiu-were totally wrecked l)y hollow tile and other (/(6;-/6-. The concrete floors are in first class conditionthroughout. are of tlie expanded metal, flat slab t_ype, of cinder concrete. Aceiling of expanded metal lath and plaster is erected under thegaller}^ balcony and roof. Effects of the Fire mid the Earthquake: The Market Street front has sustained very little parapet balustrade on the east side was shaken out. Theeast and west brick walls have a few small earthquake section about 5 ft. x 30 ft. near the centre, on the top of thewest wall, was shaken down. The south wall is cracked loosefrom the west wall at the southwest corner, from the top to thebottom, and is separated from it at the top by
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