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 . lifornia Street side is unfinished. The granite of the firststory is m good condition. The terra cotta ;it the second storyk\el of the end projections is very badly racked and splinteredby the earthcpitike. The upper portion of this facade remainsin good condition. On the east side are two low annexes or wings at each end ofthe building. These have concrete bases which are but littledam
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 . lifornia Street side is unfinished. The granite of the firststory is m good condition. The terra cotta ;it the second storyk\el of the end projections is very badly racked and splinteredby the earthcpitike. The upper portion of this facade remainsin good condition. On the east side are two low annexes or wings at each end ofthe building. These have concrete bases which are but littledamaged, there being a few earthquake cracks at the granite of the first story on this side is in good the second story level, however, the terra cotta surfacesbetween window openings arc racked and cracked almost acrossthe entire width of the building. There probably is a struc-tural weakness in the building at this level which caused thedamage. The upper portion of this frontage is but slightlyinjured. On the south front, the granite window heads of thefirst story on the east side are badly spalled. The annex at thisside of the building is uninjured. The terra cotta above the 313. FAIRMONT HOTEL. Powell, Sacramento, Mason :for the first story, and cream-colored terra cotta above, are butopenings is spalled, and at the third-story level of the east sideinterior of this building is in bad condition on account of the ba wavy effect and iiuckling and distorting the partitions in thesufficient fire protection, many of them lieing simply within lilindand without independent protection. The metal lath and plastewhich WIS used to sup])ort them. Notwithstanding the warjiedthe expanded metal concrete floors dropped out. Rej)airs to theterior will require reconstruction. nd California Streets. The facades, consisting of gray graniteslightly damaged. The terra cotta around some of the window considerable damage has been wrought by the earthquake. Theuckling of betwe
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