ANCIENT AND MODERN WORK. 



Of the total failures due to wind, ice, and water, 2 were tanks 

 constructed of wrought iron and 4 of structural steel. 



After examination, several engineers reported that beside 



FIG. i. View of Wrecked Water Tank-tower at Abilene, Texas. 



faulty details of a faulty character, the weakness of the main 

 members, particularly of the floor, was amply sufficient to 

 account for the accident. 



