Report of the Department of the Interior ... [with Accompanying Documents]., Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1899 |
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Page 415
... EXPLOSION AND FIRE . On the afternoon of Sunday , November 6 , 1898 , the Supreme Court section of the Capitol Building was damaged by an explosion , suc- ceeded by a fire of considerable intensity . The following is given as the result ...
... EXPLOSION AND FIRE . On the afternoon of Sunday , November 6 , 1898 , the Supreme Court section of the Capitol Building was damaged by an explosion , suc- ceeded by a fire of considerable intensity . The following is given as the result ...
Page 416
... explosion the use of gas in the Capitol was restricted to sanitary flues connected with toilet rooms and to a few burners in the Rotunda , Statuary Hall , and certain compartments in the subbasement of the Supreme Court , and all gas ...
... explosion the use of gas in the Capitol was restricted to sanitary flues connected with toilet rooms and to a few burners in the Rotunda , Statuary Hall , and certain compartments in the subbasement of the Supreme Court , and all gas ...
Page 417
... explosion , we have : First . That all gas was being supplied through the Senate meter by means of a general supply main connected with the outlet pipes of the three meters . Second . That the outlet valve on the Supreme Court meter was ...
... explosion , we have : First . That all gas was being supplied through the Senate meter by means of a general supply main connected with the outlet pipes of the three meters . Second . That the outlet valve on the Supreme Court meter was ...
Page 418
... explosion many of these places were closed off by wooden doors , but the explosive force had destroyed these , affording easy progress to the flames . In one direction the fire burned its way quickly to the foot of the elevator shaft ...
... explosion many of these places were closed off by wooden doors , but the explosive force had destroyed these , affording easy progress to the flames . In one direction the fire burned its way quickly to the foot of the elevator shaft ...
Page 419
... explosion occurred on Sunday afternoon , November 6 , 1898 . Congress was to meet the first Monday of December following . Ener- getic measures were therefore necessary to completely restore the damage done . A contract was at once ...
... explosion occurred on Sunday afternoon , November 6 , 1898 . Congress was to meet the first Monday of December following . Ener- getic measures were therefore necessary to completely restore the damage done . A contract was at once ...
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