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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 . fe . 5SS - SSfiS-. r- OJ ^J) n biO^ -^ O f) p CC =1=^ « o ^ ^ M 0^ t? S^ ^ -^ r/j ^ tH -« ^ O S H 01 -O; ^* t^ aj r/i i- O C u oJ2 C r-i C3 03 r?- 3 C T3 Cj C3 o K s o Is o -< CU 1—( M; <. ^ ^H -^^ oo XI « [« m f^.^ ^ ^ -n ?<1 ^ -^ n H- X^ o s n H .. SI s t? o o W ^ bf X OJ t; T-, « +- o O ,^ M 16 daiiiaoe. Sometimes sueli lniildino;s were shifted a trifle from their original p Stock Photo
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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 . fe . 5SS - SSfiS-. r- OJ ^J) n biO^ -^ O f) p CC =1=^ « o ^ ^ M 0^ t? S^ ^ -^ r/j ^ tH -« ^ O S H 01 -O; ^* t^ aj r/i i- O C u oJ2 C r-i C3 03 r?- 3 C T3 Cj C3 o K s o Is o -< CU 1—( M; <. ^ ^H -^^ oo XI « [« m f^.^ ^ ^ -n ?<1 ^ -^ n H- X^ o s n H .. SI s t? o o W ^ bf X OJ t; T-, « +- o O , ^ M 16 daiiiaoe. Sometimes sueli lniildino;s were shifted a trifle from their original positions on the foundations. Evenwhere the toundations ^^?ere alieeted, the dama.oe was oenerally eontined to phister eraeks and a slight racking ofthe trame. and was always less than in the ordinary l)riek or stone walled struetures. IJalloon or eontinuousframes showed the l, est results. ^^hen the different stories were framed separately and well tied and braced, the results Aere ecpially good. The fexv frame buildmgs that collapsed lacked suitable ties and braces, or were of flagrantly poor construction. IJuildings with masomy walls of stone or brickgenerally sustained considerable damage. The chim-neys. |)ar