Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-10-03 | Page 4 | Steel Skyscrapers Safe during Storm

STEEL SKYSCRAPERS SAFE DURING STORM STOR 1 The men an and women n who work In Inthe Inthe Inthe the upper reaches of the of oC New York are safer sater in electrical storms than In their own houses When WIlen the mooring mast of the Empire Empire Empire Em Em- pire State building was recently struck by lightning no damage was done The only result was a shower of harmless sparks in the small room inside the top of ot the mast The Chrysler building was also recently the he scene of a spectacular electrical display described by an architect working in his office one evening as being as beautiful and harmless as asa asa a a. display of fireworks These steel buildings are re well grounded and are safe sate from damage in n electrical storms The copper connected with the steel frame fraIne serve as gigantic lightning rods that carry the electrical dIscharge discharge dis dIs- charge safely to the ground