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 . and sasli and wire glazing. Had this been done, thereis little doubt but that tlie entire contents of the building wouldhave been saved, and tlic damage limited to that sustained bythe exterior. This building withstood the effects of the fire and the earth-quake admirably and can be repaired without difficulty. Mercantile Tiiust Cojipanys Building. North Side of California Street, Ixtwe
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 . and sasli and wire glazing. Had this been done, thereis little doubt but that tlie entire contents of the building wouldhave been saved, and tlic damage limited to that sustained bythe exterior. This building withstood the effects of the fire and the earth-quake admirably and can be repaired without difficulty. Mercantile Tiiust Cojipanys Building. North Side of California Street, Ixtweou Moutgouiory ami SaLisouie Pissis, Arciiilect. Mekcantile Tkust Owner. Details of Construction: This is a three-story biuik building of massive facade consists of gray granite, the cornice being also ofgranite. The floors are supported in the interior by steel fram-ing, and tlie walls are bearing walls. The fire-proof floors consist of segmental stone concretearches witli light T irons imbedded every 16. The roof is oftlie Roebling System B flat slab type, of cinder concrete, 4inches in tliickness, the spans averaging about six to seven feetbetween the beams. 166. ^^-JM S H a fe: (-( 0; bn O CO be 23 O T « ^ CTj rX • ^ -^ CO rt r^ ^ 8 M. ^, W n f)j p^ tH r-i c- O 0^ O c c; 1 hr W r/j ^ .^ ;-- ?-f 0 rt ^ t; ^ ^ I ; _^ P ^ n n ^ a^ 25 rr .^ O ^ ij:^ ^ o c ^ 0^ c: bL 3 o pj =2 ^ be a^ 0^ y, 0 — C3 0^ be aa < c 7 O o oo « .•^ t,. O li w dj ^^ tH ?* s o bn Ir oo Oj rt CIh o ir o G 1 ^^ o ^ ;^ ffl <? -o tc « o 107 The columns are protected by Rocbling wire lath and threecoats of plaster. The soffits of the girders and the beams areprotected bj the Roebling wire lath flat ceilings, and ornamentalfurring and wire lathing, plastered. The partitions are of the Roebling double wire lath andplaster type. The furring of the exterior walls is of Roeblingone inch V-rib wire lath and plaster. Effects of the Fire and the Earthquul-e: The gr
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