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Title: 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
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Himmelwright, Abraham Lincoln Artman, 1865- Roebling Construction Co
Subjects: Building, Fireproof Earthquakes Fires
Publisher: New York, N.Y., The Roebling construction company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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the second story, but is only slightly damaged at thefirst story. All the rest of the front is in good condition. Thewest wall of connnon brick has some earthquake cracks aboutmidway from the top, and at the southwest corner near the bot-tom. The east wall of pressed terra cotta brick is spalled inspots from a hot fire of an adjacent building near the front.Tiiere are earthquake cracks in the third, fourth, fifth, sixthand seventh stories. A falling wall of a building back of the^lerchants l^xchange damaged the rear wall and broke downa portion of the skylight over the exchange room. The levels on the water table indicate that the foundationsremain practically level. The greatest observed variation ofthe walls from the plumb is at the southeast corner, which leansapproximately % to the west. The north front at the north-west corner leans to the south only l/i- The steel skeleton frame is uninjured, and the building hassustained but very little damage structurally. The double lath 158
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