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 . reet front is completely gone, Iiaving been destroyed bythe fire. The terra cotta of the upper stories of the SutterStreet front, as well as that of the east and west sides, is badlyspalled and cracked. The window openings in this building are exceptionally large,and the terra cotta around them is badly damaged in manyplaces. Much of the injury to the terra cotta piers betweenthe window
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 . reet front is completely gone, Iiaving been destroyed bythe fire. The terra cotta of the upper stories of the SutterStreet front, as well as that of the east and west sides, is badlyspalled and cracked. The window openings in this building are exceptionally large,and the terra cotta around them is badly damaged in manyplaces. Much of the injury to the terra cotta piers betweenthe windows was probably 1^rought by the earthquake. At the northeast corner of the building, at the fourth andsixth story levels, portions of the brick work have fallen wall of common brick on the north side is bulged in west wall is in fair condition. The metal cornice is badlydamaged. The levels on the water table show that the foundations arepractically level and evidently in good condition. Tlie greatestobserved variation of tlie walls from the plumb was at the south-west corner, which leans approximately^ 1 to the west. Thecast wall, at the southeast corner, leans about % to the west. 124. C -- ^ c J^ X ro Oj i-i. :f= ^ -1- _2 — . S ^ 5 a <p ^ ^ O O r- ^ (Li U --MX r:; a; r- ^^ ^ rH ^ -^ -i:; H qr; ^ ^ x* X r^ - ? C r; F^ ^ - Pi ~ - !- ^C-, X ^ bjj oils: CC ^ 5 ^ c M ^ ^ ^ - ^ =^ -t 9 ^ O oj - 0-- ,*i_^ X ^ a^ i; S 3i r-?~* — • ^ - bi,. 0^ <lJ — 4-1 ij ^ S-M rc c c i o ^, +- ^ ^ £ r^ 125
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