New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-04
THE MINNEAPOLIS DISASTER.
BURIAL OF THREE OF THE vICrIMs-RELIIv
FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE DEAD MEN.

FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE DEAD MEN.
Minneapolis, Dec. 3.-The funerals were held today
OF three victims OF Saturday nights fire st sThs
Tribune building. Milton Pickett, Of The Pioneer.
Press, buried at Lakewood bis pallbearers being
colleagues on The PloneerPress,' and the services
being in charge OF the Rev. H. VI. simmons, Of the
First Unitarian Church. and President NOrthrup. OF ts
State University. Floral tributes furnished BY
the newspaper Of the two cities Funeral services
ovor the body OF Professor Edward Olsen held a,
the home Of his brother this afternoon. Among M,
m0urners were number OF the students from tina
south Dakota University, OF which the deceased nan
had been president One OF tho dead printers Robert
McCutcheon, was buried from warmers undertaking
establishment the internent being In the typographical
union lot at Lakewood. The body OF T. j. Jenkinson
was taken 10 Sioux City by relatives this morning
The other three bodies VIII be buried tomorrow
Owing to tho dangerous condition Of the ruins
No attempt was made to-day to get AZ the Presses
and TO search for other bodies
Measures for the relief OF the bereaved families
are rapidly going forward, and enough has already
been subscribed relieve their immediate necessbs
"The Tines fund this afternoon passed $1,000, and
Is going I'd rapidly The Chamber OF Commerce has
raised over IL 900 for the family Of Ieoe, having
known him As the chief OF their telegraph oaace.
The ball al the West Hotel promises to bring IN the
greatest amount.
The coroner's inquest stu continues. The builder
of the structure says that wooden stairs were ordered
put in instead of iron on account OF dlference m
expense Of about 5000.
Building Inspector Hazen had never considered III.
building safe ono and said that three months agD
q committee called on him TO complain because they
feared the building might fall down at any time with.
out any warning.
Chicago Dec. 3.-ReSponses TO the appeal for aA
TO the families OF the two Associated Press men who
lost their lives I'm the service at Minneapolis arr CON-
ing In handsomely and already exceed 5000. Z. =.
shepard of 1.-THE New.Yorl Mall and Express sends
a check for $3.50 Erastus Wiman OF L. g. Dun l.
Co.. $500; Colonel CIspp OF The Boston Journal
$500 on behalf of the New-Engand Associated Press;
Mr. Abel of "The Baltimore sun $50. General
Agnus of "Tbe Baltimore American $50 ID. ~
Uouser Of "The 81. Louis Globe Democrat 500:
John A. Dillon Of Tho 81. Louis PostDspatch'
300: "The St. Louis Republic S5O Colonel DriscOl
of The St. Paul Poneer-P Press $780, r. L. Radebaugh
Of The Tacoma Ledger 500; +. II. Per1ue OF The
cleveland Leader $50: The Pittsburg Despatch
ga5 Colonel G. W. Childress of The Nashville Amer.
cam sa5: the ..Illnols Stats Zeitung.' SIS Tho
salt Lake Tribune SIC; The East saginaw News
80: The Fort Worth Gazette go: The Davenport
Democrat Gazette" SO; II. g. Otis. Los Angeles,
go: L. J. Flickenger. OF :" The Columbus Ohio
Journal S1O W. d. Buckell. The Columbus Dis-
patch, go: The seattle POst-Inteigcncer' sl0
w. c. Connolly, ir, Pttsbulg 80; Major ". H. Cham.
berlain, Cincinnati, 30.
san Franc with customary promptness teegraphed
$500: the operators on the wire worked bY poor 1909
subscribed S255-the first 10 respond employees In
the NewY York office, $lli.