In an attempt to stop the fires following the 1906 earthquake , the San Francisco Fire Department nearly destroyed the building along with all those surrounding it ; the Audiffred Building was saved the bartender of the Bulkhead , the drinking establishment then occupying the building , bribed the firemen with the offer of two quarts of whiskey apiece and a fire cart full of bottles of wine
1906 earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Audiffred Building