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 45
)ortions of the parapet wall, and in removing thesecareless workmen permitted a small section of the wall to fallover on the hollow tile roof, breaking a hole through it andthrough the floor underneath, dropping entirely through to thebasement. The hollow tile protection of the large girders sup- 41 … UNION TRUST BUILDING. Top Story. Showinn; tlie deflected steel work of the roof and hung ceiling, also thedamage to the hollow tile partitions, column covering, and the book tiles of the hung ceiling. The steel work supporting theceiling was tinusually heavy. When the hung ceiling failed, the fire…
Building, Fireproof · Earthquakes · Fires
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