The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-16
The Fashion Center.
The great Plymouth Clothing House.
BODY TAKEN F'.||. FROM RON (. Z:
: THE RUINS. TODAY ],
Continued from First Page.

a part of the brick wall near the south
west corner of the Boutel building was
unsafe and the fremen took it down.
George eammo ms ana james anne Sullivan uifen
undertook the perilous work of, tying
ropes to the tottering walls. AS they
worked at the huge mass Of: brick,
which looked as tho it might fall at
any minute, the crowd stood breathless.
pull. The tackle broke and the work
had to be done over. At the third pull
the brick was brought to the ground
with a crash.
Mr.. Houghton now pronounced the
ruins safe, altho crack near the south
east corner of the wall Of the Peck
building caused some to shake their
heads in fear that the rear wall might
fall over on the Farmers and Mechan-
les bank building. Mr.. Houghton has
no such fear. 49,.
Opening the Vaults.
Books were taken out Of the Bou-
! tell vaults in good shape, and some
| papers, damaged by fire and water,
from the shipping department. of the
Peck Photographic Supply house: 1
Fellows, the fireman killed in the Bou-
tell building, will be started late this
afternoon, but the heat was so intense
there that Fire Chief Canterbury thinks
the body was incinerated.
| First avenue s from Fifth street to
the alley will be thrown open to. travel
tomorrow =. morning FIFTH street Tree II; II
be opened, later in the day. It will
be necessary to tear down the remain
! ing Jagged corner of the Boutell build
i ing before Fifth street can be opened
The Peck front wall is considered solid
/ A scaffolding will be built to brace the
rear wall before the alley is used.
/ T. Getting Back in Business.
/ G. J. Bintliff, 633 Guaranty build
ing, announces that quarters will be
| secured at once for a, lobbing and man
d ufacturing business in his line, ant
J: that new goods will be here by Jan. 10
81 AS to the future Of the retail, business
!; tunate in having had time to get hi
safes out of the building. They wer
taken to Cox & Harris store and t.
the A. D. Thompson store, at Fourth
and First avenue. When the fire ap
! peared about to sweep thru the Power
:, and Century buildings, the first SAT
was picked up again and hauled to tn
Thompson store.
The o. H. Peck company has lease
3l8 New York Life building for a
office and today arranged to open it
!, retail business and temporary office
. in the basement Of the Bank Of Com
merce building. A member Of the fri
! stated this morning that, altho tn
stock was a total loss: the compan
had been able to fill orders IS
= g. j. Bintliff, 633 Guaranty buile
i, ing, announces that quarters will b
:. secured at once for jobbing and mar
: ufacturing business in his line, an
!, AS to the future Of the retail business
: he is not certain. Mr.. Bintliff was fo1
!. tunate in having had time to get hi
!, safes out of the building. They we1
! taken to Cox & Harris store and t
! the A. D. Thompson store, at Fourt
and First avenue. When the fire al
s peared about to sweep thru the Power
g and Century buildings, the first sal
: was picked up again and hauled to th
= Thompson store.
: The William Donaldson company {
t recognition Of the valuable service
rendered to the community by tt
8 members Of the Salvage corps, has sci
8 a check Of 800 to the salvage corps
2 relief fund.-