. After earthquake and fire . Frederick L. Ransome, of the United States GeologicalSurvey, wrote an account of the probable causes of the earth-quake a few hours after the news of it reached Washington,and this was prepared long before any facts were obtainablefrom the locality of the disturbance. And yet he also wasenabled to make a scientific forecast, for, possessing an inti-mate knowledge of the geology of California, he knew herlines of structural weakness and placed his finger figurativelyon the very fault along which the destructive slip few days after the event we published
. After earthquake and fire . Frederick L. Ransome, of the United States GeologicalSurvey, wrote an account of the probable causes of the earth-quake a few hours after the news of it reached Washington,and this was prepared long before any facts were obtainablefrom the locality of the disturbance. And yet he also wasenabled to make a scientific forecast, for, possessing an inti-mate knowledge of the geology of California, he knew herlines of structural weakness and placed his finger figurativelyon the very fault along which the destructive slip few days after the event we published an article by our H. Storms in which he described the earthquake line,,correctly, as facts now show. His knowledge was based ondata gathered while field-geologist on the staff of the StateMining Bureau. A former chief of that Bureau, Mr. A. , contributes a short article, with useful drawings, de-scribing the now familiar earthquake line of California. The disastrous effects of the earthquake upon the fine group. The Crippled Ferry Tower. The Clock Has Stopped at 5:14. 122 AFTER EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE. of buildings comprising Stanford University are well worthcareful study by the architect and student of structuralengineering. The building scheme has been beautifully car-ried out in the so-called mission style and the yellowishtinted veneer of sandstone with the pale red tiled roofs ispicturesque in the extreme. The framing is generally of lightwood and the main portion of the structure is of brick (insome parts of which railroad iron was used) laid dry in mor-tar—not laid wet in cement. This is covered with slabs ofthe soft yellow sandstone mentioned, which is obtained nearSan Jose. This stone is a building material admirably adaptedto the climate, though liable to scale and crack in countrieswhere there is frost. The effect of the earthquake on thismethod of construction is shown by a photograph which wepublish on another page. The same effect may be observedon a
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