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 . i V PACIFIC STATES TEL. & TEL. Main Office. Fourth Story. Showing the typical condition of the Rocblingconcrete floors, wire lath and plastered ceilings, wire wall furring and concrete column protection. The photograph wastaken after the repair work had started and some of the plaster had been removed. This story was subjected to a severefire, particularly around the cable rack wel
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 . i V PACIFIC STATES TEL. & TEL. Main Office. Fourth Story. Showing the typical condition of the Rocblingconcrete floors, wire lath and plastered ceilings, wire wall furring and concrete column protection. The photograph wastaken after the repair work had started and some of the plaster had been removed. This story was subjected to a severefire, particularly around the cable rack well in the rear corner. The intense fire at this point spalled the brick wall and causedthe failure of the cast-iron and metal tread stairway. 134. 135 plaster flat ceilings are erected underneath the floors in all thestories, except the basement. In the roof tier, the intermediate beams between the girderswere omitted and a reinforced concrete beam was substituted,dividing the 16 ft. spans into two. The floor finish throughoutis of cement. The Bush Street front of this building was equipped withKinnear rolling corrugated outside shutters. The other windowopenings were fitted with the regular gravity sliding under-writers inside metal covered slmtters. The window frames andsash were metal covered, and tlie glazing was of wire glass ex-cept in the Bush Street front where plate glass was used. Effects of the Fire and tJie EarthqitaJce: The front of the building is in good condition. There areslight earthquake cracks at the fifth and sixth story levels. Thewest wall has a few earthquake cracks at the sixth and seventhstories. The steel columns in this wall are exposed for severalstories in the middle part of the building, where it w
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