F. A. Ferret — Report on the Messina Earthquake. 327 



(double amplitude) was 30 cm . In other places the wave was of 

 natter form, i. e., height 16 cm , crest to crest 6 m. 



The " rubble " construction of the buildings was apparent all 

 along the quay, broken arches of the '* Palazzata " revealing 

 the small round stones set in mortar of poor quality (figs. 6, 7). 



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A conspicuous exception was seen in the building occupied by 

 the French Consulate, the walls of which were fairly thick 

 and built of tiling or thin brick, its chief defect being the 

 weakness of the floors and its height of four stories (fig. 8). 

 The relative stability of these walls was shown by a seven-foot 

 pier glass which was not even cracked. The American Con- 

 sulate building had collapsed to a compact heap of mortar and 

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