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 (1906)
Himmelwright, Abraham Lincoln Artman, 1865-, Roebling Construction Co · New York, N.Y., The Roebling construction company · leaf 25
ns Avith the silt of the Aalleys. THE FIRE Immediately after the main earthquake shock on the morning of Aj^ril ISth, numerous fires occurredthroughout the stricken area. These generally emanated from collai)scd buildings, and in the larger cities andtoAvns sometimes consumed entire blocks Ixtorc… … CHIMNEYS. All that remains of many magnificent residences are the chimneys. The top portions of most of tliesechimneys were shaken off at the roof level by the earthquake before the fire, which accounts for the ragged appearance of thetops. Chimneys of smaller size and poor workmanship were…
Building, Fireproof · Earthquakes · Fires
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