ue of slow-burning construction, i. e., wooden joist up the stability of fireproofing is the resistance to the weight and covered with terra cotta tile, is not fully demonstrated in this fire, disintegrating effects of water. Tons of water must have fallen on the covering having been to a greater… … bly the most re- INTERIOR VIEW OF SIXTH FLOOR, SHOWING OPENING BETWEEN OLD AND NEW BUILDINGS, AND IRON GIRDER WHERE SAFE STRUCK. markable inci- dent of this remarkable fire was one that shows the enormous strength of these this system is beside the regulation fireproofing system in which iron…
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