The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-23
REMOVING RUINS
IS NO EASY TASK
PUBLIC IMPATIENT AT CON-
TINUED BLOCKADE ON 1sT AV.
Contractors and Architects Say Proper
Methods Are Being Employed to In
sure Safety to Life and Property
Workmen Not Eager for Employment
on the Lofty Scaffolds.

Discomfort over the closing Of First
avenue S to traffic is growing rapidly.
Business men and the public generally
want to know why the ruins of the
Boutell and Bintliff buildings can't be
torn down with more expedition to al
low the street toebe opened Immediate
ly. Besides the worry and immense
railway in looping and running its cars
around "y's'' and the consequent dis.
arrangement of the usual routes OF
street car travel, the walking public is
compelled to 90 around the three blocks
which are shut off by the fire ropes.
The transfer system is the best the
company can arrange PVT its wor Ish as;
one wants to get below Sixth street and
south Of Nicollet.
Pike & Cook, the contractors who
have the demolition of the walls in
charge, state their position strongly,
and say they are doing all in their
power to hasten the removal Of the
walls. Undoubtedly the, fall Of the
the resulting loss Of life has made the
contractors and the men much mora
cautious in their procedure than they
would have been under ordinary cir
cumstances. .E..+~
Contractors Work Overtime.
The contractors say in brief: "Our
men are under a competent foreman,
who is working as many men at one
time as he can with safety, Last night
they were directed to work until mid
night on the rear Peck wall and on the III
tempt to pull down the walls because
of the danger to surrounding property:
We would not use dynamite because OF
our responsibility to the public and our
men and because Of possible danger to
adjacent property: The he wa wall hara are re
sf ba %sz are not aG key to
BILE. 1t is hard to get men to work on
the job or to stay on it.. -, =,
TO the suggestion that possibly the
owners Of the buildings were seeking to
make salvage Of the bricks, Mr.. Peck
replied that it was utterly untrue, The
walls are being broken off in chunks
without reference to salvage. !,
To substantiate the position of the
contractors an architect laid down a
general principle this morning.
HNever attempt to pull down a wall
said IA single wall may be pulled
down with impunity, altho there may. be
some chance Of it's buckling. :, 1t IS I'M
possible to !3e to There wall with
Kenyon's Funeral Today.
Funeral arrangements for all the
victims of the collapsing Peck build
ing, except Charles M. Kenyon, have
been made. The funeral Of James Ham:
ilton was held at Hume & Davies I'M
dertaking parlors on Hennep1n avenue
at pm. today, conducted by Rev
William Wilkinson. The remains were
placed in the receiving vault at Lake,
wood cemetery, where they. will be held
! for some time awaiting orders rd OF rela-
] tives--~- .. 49, ~s,--
William Zimmerman will be buried to-
morrow afternoon at Laynlan's GENE;
terry. The funeral services will be held
in the undertaking rooms OF Moe, An
derson & Atkinson, on Washington ave:
nue. s, at pm. -. y
The body of Charles M. Kenyon is
still. in the undertaking rooms OF ":
son P. Earl & Sons on Franklin avenue
awaiting arrangements which will prop,
ably be made late today, It is likely y
that the remains will be taken te
Hutchinson, Mimi, and buried beside
those Of his wife, who died last July.
| William Lillyblade g bdoy was Sent
to Red Wing, Mimi, last, night by or
der of his brother, who lives. there
Lillyblade IS former home was at Rec
Wing. .., ;.
Joseph Violet's body. was sent tc
i Zimmerman, Mimi, for, interment ano
Hans. Anderson g. to Sioux Falls, 5. u.