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INDEX. 
Page. 
California Electric Co.'s building, 
fire protection of 154 
Call Building, damage to 34, 81-83, 
144, 145, 146, 155 
description of 34, 81 
Cast iron, objections to 156 
See also Columns. 
Cathedral, St. Dominic, damage to 27 
Ceilings, behavior of_ passim 31-48, 76-108 
behavior of, views showing- Pis. XXVI, 
XXXV 
recommendations on 121 
Cemeteries, damage in 29 
Charleston earthquake, cause of 
Chemical extinguishers, value of 157 
Chimneys, damage to_. 21, 24. 100, 111-112 
See also Smokestacks. 
Chittenden, railroad bridge at, dam- 
age to 20 
Chronicle Building, damage to 35, 
83-84, 144 
view of PI. XXX 
Cinder concrete. See Concrete. 
City hall, damage to 35-36, 69, 84-89 
description of 84-86 
restoration of, cost of 89 
ruins of, views of— Pis. XXVI, XXXI 
College Hill reservoir, conduit to, 
damage to 18 
Columns, failure of, through fire passim 
30-48, 72, 78-104 
failure of, through fire, views 
showing. _ Pis. XXVI, XXVII, 
XXXIV-XXXVI, 
XL, XLVIII-L 
fireproofing of 52, 71-72, 156 
damage to, by earthquake. 74 
failure of, through fire passim 
30-48, 72, 7S-104 
views showing Pis. XXIV, 
XXVII, XXIV-XXVI. 
XL, XLIII 
recommendations on 55, 72 
See also Pilasters. 
Commissary building. See iEtna • 
Building. 
Concrete, behavior of, in earthquake. 
See Concrete, reen- 
forced. 
behavior of, in fire 31-33. 
43-44, 46, 52-55, 72-74, 79, 
103-104, 119-121, 147-148 
views showing Pis. XXIV, XXV 
Concrete, reenforced, comparative 
behavior of brickwork 
and, view showing__ PI. XIV 
behavior of 15, 22-24, 29-30, 
33, 44, 75, 77, 80-82, 87-88, 
97, 108, 113, 130, 150, 152 
views showing Pis. XX, 
XXIII, XXV, XXVI, XXVII 
example of. Sec Bekins Van 
and Storage Co. 
merits of___ 52, 58, 60, 75, 107, 109, 
120-121, 125-126, 150, 152 
opposition of union labor to 60, 
126, 150 
Page. 
Concrete buildings, behavior of 15, 24, 
29-30, 33, 75, 113, 150, 152 
Concrete dam, view of PI. XI 
Concrete-block buildings, damage to_ 24-25, 
113, 114, 156-157 
damage to, views showing__ Pis. XVII, 
XIX 
Conduits and mains, damage to 18-19, 
115-116 
damage to, views showing Pis. IX, X 
map showing PI. LVII 
repairs to 117-118 
Construction, defects of, wide preva- 
lence of 60 
rigidity of, necessity for, in high 
structures 15, 59 
Court-house, Santa Rosa, ruins of, 
view of PI. XIV 
Cowell Building damage to 89, 146 
view of PI. LI 
('racks, earth, character of 7 
view of PI. IV 
Cracks, masonry, character of_ 26, 57, 74-75 
views of Pis. XXII, 
XXX, XLIII, XLIV, LIII 
Crocker Building, damage to 36, 89-90 
view of PI. LII 
Crocker Estate Building, damage to_ 90 
view of PI. XXVIII 
Crystal Springs Lake dams, immu- 
nity of 19, 114-115 
view of PI. XI 
Custom-house, United States. Sec 
Appraiser's warehouse. 
Cyclorama, collapse of 29-30, 109 
views of Pis. XXII, XXIII 
Dams, damage to__ 18-19, 21, 114-115, 116 
safety of 126 
view of PI. XI 
See also Reservoirs. 
Dewey monument, damage to 90 
view of PI. XXX 
Doors, metal-covered, efficacy of 94 
Dore street, settling in 26 
settling in, view of PI. VI 
Dynamiting, damage done by 101 
damage done by, view show- 
ing PI. XLVIII 
ineflacacy of 56, 66-67, 137-138 
E. 
Earth, flow of 7-9 
flow of, results of, views of__ Pis. V, 
VII, VIII, XLII, XLIII 
See also Settling of soil ; Made 
ground. 
Earth waves, propagation of_ 10-11, 12-13 
velocity of 17 
Earthquakes, aftermath of 59 
causes of 2 
damage by, minimization of_ 150, 157 
insurance against 129 
nature of 2 
