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 . SHREVE BUILDING. Second Story. Typical view showing the conditicju of tlie Uot))linn; concrete floors, wirelath and plaster ceilings, concrete column protection and 4 solid concrete and ])laster ))artitions in the rear. The erraticcrack in the plastered ceiling in the centre, and the cracks in the concrete partition, were caused by the earthquake. 148. g £be ^ o £ be M o ° a ?? ^ ^
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 . SHREVE BUILDING. Second Story. Typical view showing the conditicju of tlie Uot))linn; concrete floors, wirelath and plaster ceilings, concrete column protection and 4 solid concrete and ])laster ))artitions in the rear. The erraticcrack in the plastered ceiling in the centre, and the cracks in the concrete partition, were caused by the earthquake. 148. g £be ^ o £ be M o ° a ?? ^ ^ C3 -2 ^ a r~ C 0^ 42 .0 br ^ -0 .-.; ^ ^ a o o bjo C 5 H -c3 X -3 -12 o % 0) .^ c! fe 0 is 1) -c cS J3 •^ r1 r; rt l-H CS bo c ^ t-i hr (1/ u^ o CO ffl -C -C O 1-1 i^; -: W ^ q; 0 1) H c (1J « [S S K 3 3 8 C/D 8 ij tH -C J5 o=0 o 149 & Co., Jewelers,Hoors of tile biii who occupied the basement, first and second(hng. The rest of the building was subjectedto a normal fire, such as would be expected ina building of this character. The difference in the efficiency of the twomethods of column covering is particularlynoticeable In tliis Ijuilding. In the tiiree lowerstories, where the protection was of concrete,it is entirely uninjured, while in the upper sto-ries, where the ])rotection consisted of 3 hollowtile blocks, and where the fire was less intense,it was badly damaged and has fallen away inniunerous places. The concrete colunm protection was an-chored to the columns by means of No. 10gauge galvanized steel wire wound spirallyaround th
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