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 . ^MERCHANTS EXCHANGE BUILDING. Third Story. Showing typical condition of the Eoebling concretefloors and ^vi^e lath and plaster ceilings and partitions. This yiew \yas taken immediately after the fire. A small amountof plaster on the floors represents practically all the debris. 102. MP^RCHANTS EXCHANGE BUILDING. Typical view showing the condition of the wire lath and plaster ceilingsand
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 . ^MERCHANTS EXCHANGE BUILDING. Third Story. Showing typical condition of the Eoebling concretefloors and ^vi^e lath and plaster ceilings and partitions. This yiew \yas taken immediately after the fire. A small amountof plaster on the floors represents practically all the debris. 102. MP^RCHANTS EXCHANGE BUILDING. Typical view showing the condition of the wire lath and plaster ceilingsand partitions. The safe in the foreground fell over on its side without doing any damage to the Roebling concrete vault on the right, enclosed by a solid wire lath and plaster partition i thick, preserved its contents. The contentsof a number of other similar vaults in this building were totally destroyed. 163
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