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 . PACIFIC STATES TEL. & TEL. South Offict-. Third Story, Sliowing tlie hirgc switchboard,valued at $90,000, totally destroyed. The Roebling concrete column protection, three large skylights, and the suspendedwire lath and plaster ceiling are in good condition. The cement floor finish is but slightly damaged. 143. , -e ^ •i o 6£§ ^ s ._2 .2 X S -o Z^h 3 c - cS So o o o £ c P aj E S _
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 . PACIFIC STATES TEL. & TEL. South Offict-. Third Story, Sliowing tlie hirgc switchboard,valued at $90,000, totally destroyed. The Roebling concrete column protection, three large skylights, and the suspendedwire lath and plaster ceiling are in good condition. The cement floor finish is but slightly damaged. 143. , -e ^ •i o 6£§ ^ s ._2 .2 X S -o Z^h 3 c - cS So o o o £ c P aj E S _ O ?J- C3 a o H 2H -a 3 * -O « _ -S j: « .t: p, s, ?3 -i -^ -o ^-^ IJ -s § o - -^ I ra 3 ^ ^^H h^ ^ ^ -1 or -- Eh = - « S:; 02 WH o Ph (h ^ C^ n- w ^ K ii *^ H S-5PX1 w be 3 C 3 23 3 M ^.^ o C =4-1 So 0; 0^ 3 T3 i2 r, g cr d ^ 144 Willi is badly cracked, and will rc((uii\ extensive the walls were hadlv ilaniaged, the entire interior wasstructurally uninjured by the tire. The concrete floors andcoliunn protection remain in tirst-class condition. The concretesteps are luiharnietl. Coiiimcnti:: There was a laige ])ro])ertv loss in this building. A newswitchboard and other e(|uipnient costmg approxiuiatelv .$90,-000 were destroyed in one story alone. The fire was con-siderably more intense than \\<)ul(i ordinarily occur in an officebuilding or hotel, but did practically no damage to the struc-tural steel or the fire-})roofing. The walls of this Ijuildiug were bearing
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