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 . IJuilding is a seven-story building that was occu-pied as a furniture store. The facade consists of terra cottafor the first story and jircssed terra cotta buff lirick and terracotta ornaments fin the ujiper stories. The cornice is also ofterra cotta. The metal frame consists of cast-iron columns, withsteel girders and beams. The fire-proof floors are of the expanded metal, flat archtyp
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 . IJuilding is a seven-story building that was occu-pied as a furniture store. The facade consists of terra cottafor the first story and jircssed terra cotta buff lirick and terracotta ornaments fin the ujiper stories. The cornice is also ofterra cotta. The metal frame consists of cast-iron columns, withsteel girders and beams. The fire-proof floors are of the expanded metal, flat archtype, 31^ in thickness, the spans between the beams being about6V12 ft- i^lie floor slab is of cinder concrete with No. 16, 3mesh expanded metal imbedded in it. The partitions enclosing the elevator shaft and stairway are3 in thickness, of expanded metal and plaster. The wall fur-ring consists of 1 flat bars stapled to the walls, over whichis laced expanded metal lath, and is finished with three coatsof plaster. The cast-iron columns are protected with expandedmetal lath and plastering, except in the basement where theyare exposed. The soffits of the girders and the beams are alsolathed and plastered. 107.
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