Earthquake and Fire 1906 San Francisco: Concerning the Fire Resistance of Building Materials Tested in San Francisco, 1906. Opinions, Criticisms and Comparisons Expressed in Letters and Interviews by Men Whose Experiences and Observations Warrant ConsiderationJ.E. Hetsch, 1907 - 90 Seiten |
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Seite 2 - The fire swept down the streets so rapidly that it- was practically impossible to save anything in its way. It reached the Grand Opera House on Mission street and in a moment had burned through the roof. The Metropolitan opera company from New York had just opened its season there and all the expensive scenery and costumes were soon reduced to ashes.
Seite 18 - About this was to have been the encircling boulevard following the shore line of the peninsula. The scheme included also the extension of the avenue leading to the Golden Gate Park, known as the Panhandle, the building of a Greek amphitheatre on the Twin Peaks, with a statue of San Francisco greeting the countries of the Orient. The plan also provided for a new parade ground at the Presidio and the building of numerous parks and playgrounds throughout the city. All this was to have cost millions,...
Seite 59 - ... unearthly diapason. Then came a lull ; the walls of brick across the street had all fallen. There was yet a fighting chance, so back to the upper story the fire fighters returned, led by Supt. Leach, who, by example and words, encouraged his men to extinguish the blazing inner woodwork of the refinery. At length, as 4 o'clock drew near, the mint was pronounced out of danger, and a handful of exhausted but exultant employes stumbled out on the hot cobblestones to learn the fate of some of their...
Seite 59 - With a roar the tongues of fire licked greedily the inner walls. Blinding and suffocating smoke necessitated the abandonment of the hose and the fighters retreated to the floor below. The roar of falling walls, the thunder of bursting blocks of stone, the din of crashing glass, swelled to an unearthly diapason.
Seite 74 - These laboratories are under the direction of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. They are supported by the stock fire insurance companies doing business in the United States, are engaged exclusively in experimental work in fire protection engineering and testing of devices and materials having a bearing on fire hazard.
Seite 59 - The United States mint was constructed in 1874 of granite and sandstone blocks, massive monoliths, well calculated to resist fire from without. Within, however, were enough inflammable materials to feed a lively conflagration. Iron shutters shielded the lower floors, but the windows of the upper story, on which are located the refinery and assay office, were exposed. Also a tarred roof over the refinery constituted a weak spot in the defense. Tanks of wood and other inflammable material scattered...
Seite 42 - Thousands of people watched the hungry tongues of names licking the stone walls. At first no Impression was made, but suddenly there was a cracking of glass and an entrance was effected. The inner furnishings of the fourth floor were the first to go. Then, as If by magic, smoke Issued from the top of the dome. This was followed by a most spectacular Illumination. The round windows of the dome shone like so many full- moons: they burst and gave vent to long, waving streamers of flames. The crowd watched...
Seite 42 - The Call" editorial and mechanical departments were destroyed in a few minutes, and the flames leaped across Stevenson Street toward the fine fifteen story stone and iron Claus Spreckels Building, which, with its lofty dome, is the most notable edifice in San Francisco. Two small wooden buildings furnished fuel to ignite the splendid pile. Thousands of people watched the hungry tongues of flame licking the stone walls. At first no impression was made, but suddenly there was a cracking of glass and...
Seite 37 - The buildmg cost $7,000,000. and was projected by the late WC Ralston. The palace was the most famous hotel in the city. It was the rendezvous of many notable men about town, particularly the gourmands of San Francisco. The building was a huge pile of stone and brick in the centre of which was a court, 84 x 144 feet. It had a bitumen drive for carriages 50 feet in diameter. The floor of the promenade was paved with marble. The west end of the court was encircled by a senes of Done pillars of classic...
Seite 50 - Wire glass windows seldom exist and only in the latest buildings. All of the fireproof buildings have windows unprotected and in many cases are badly exposed. About 50 per cent, of the joisted brick buildings have furred and wood-sheathed walls and wood-sheathed ceilings. With the exception of a small per cent, of the frames and a few of the bricks in the older part of town, the buildings inspected are in generally fair to good repair with walls intact and free from cracks or apparent weakness. In...