The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-04
WIND TOPPLES over
BUILDING ON JACKS
Mondeau Dahl Saloon Structure on
Minnesota Avenue, Partially
Wrecked Yesterday.
IN FALLING, BUILDING SEVERELY
RACKS P. ]. RUSSELL'S OFFICE
Several Men in the Saloon at the
Time, But No One Is.
sH -. So
Injured.

Wnlle inc Dul1ulnR belonging
to the Mondeau estate (located
on Minnesota avenue) was being
raised yesterday afternoon by
means of jeckscrews and block
ing, the structure dropped a dis
tapce of nearly four feet and was
badly wrecked, the glass front
being smashed to small bits, the
sidewalks more or less damaged
and the contents of the interior
almost totally destroyed.
It was by the merest chance
that no one was injured in the
wreck, although several men
were working about the building
and six men we're inside on the
first floor and one occupied a
room on the second floor.
The building has been oc-
cupied by Andrew Dahl, who
has conducted saloon business,
and he had a large stock Of
liquors and cigars. j. T.
Williams Of Bemidji had the con-
tract to raise the building four
feet, to conform with the grade
established by the city, and be
had succeeded in raising it thrse
feet. -
At about 4:30 yesterday after
noon, the men employed by Mr..
Williams had turned the jacks
under the building about four
inches and were preparing to
put in their blocking, when a
very strong gust of wind caused
the building to shake and finally
drop, with loud crash, to the
ground. s~ i
None of the men who had been
employed in raising the building
happened to be underneath when
it fell, so were not in any manner
injured. Six men, including Mr..
Dahl, were in the saloon when
the crash came and they lost no
time in making a hasty exit,
escaping without injury.
Carl Boswell, bartender for
Mr.. Dahl, was sleeping in a room
on the second floor. He was
awakened by the falling of the
building, but was not hurt. The
doors, however, were 50 wedged
that he could not get out without
being assisted from the outside.
The interior of the saloon was
wrecked quite badly. Many
bottles of liquor. and glassware
on the back bar we're smashed,
as we'll as the plate glass mirror;
slot machines were broken, and
the floor torn and deranged
Mr.. Dahl places his loss on
liquors, glassware, etc, at $500.
In falling, the building struck
the office of P. J. Russell, which
in turn hit the three-story build,
ing adjoining and moved it about
,ur inches, but as there was a
substantial foundation under.
meath, no material damage was
done to it or the Mayer block,
next south. Fred Dudley's
building, on the north, was not
touched, the Russell building
acting as a wedge on the other
side. The rear Of Mr.. Russell's
building was da maged somewhat.
Mr.. Williams, the contractor,
states that he had been very
careful in his work, and that six
block piles had been built as
sal, tY guards against any mis-.
hap, and we're wedgcd as RAPIDLY
as the raising was done.
Far Enough.
One day when William NJ. Eyarts.
secretary Of state under President
Hayes, was college student he was
called on to read Virgil in class.
He started out bravely, Three times
stroye to cast my arms around her
neck, and - and'' adding lamely-
that's as far as I got, professor"
Well, Mr.. Evarts, !" said the profess
OF, = think that was quite far enough