The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01

ing down this nineteen story skysrmp-r
IL 20 he done in record time. for tuirty-
five days from the time the wr,olyers be-
gln work the Gillrni-r Building must h"
arlirely removed and tla o. MUS rn IN
r1diness for tie tl,rtv-"'re story giant
r.a. Is 20 rise thsrc
The Vok Contracting Company has
iertaken the JON The is the vav It
going about 10 On April ! tho tenants
logan 70 move out sine" hen there
b. zen a steady s.rcl1 Il moving vlL.
...lag away Office Cultures and iine
m .I.ks removing heavy Office safes
A '"E .a1auts are le't, but bv Nay these
a. r have gone Then 'he wrecke-s
o.. rH.a charge To begin witn they
oil .". D he Interior Of an decorations
a."r.. '"l- down the partitions between
.'a- Then they " % bull lustproo'
r. ..- ....r"rn stories high rH1chng from
'..'. or 'p the first floor usldc The build
".
ur 80 1uts,de, extending all the way
.- Nassau street and across Wall
.'--- aIll De two b.ivily numbered plat.
! -r. 'r1 feet AMI twenty feet rrspeC-
u.s. above tue sidewalks The lower one
so n" the working platform. Tho upper
I'D ..rye 20 guard the vorkmen and
rEs-s-sbg from falling debris Smaller
r. ..-- l The lower pllfiurm will serve
lead trucks drawn up beneath u
Prot 4 al the tall hagpUle on top 81 the
'fer vill bs uniOin'ei. lowered % the
ground and oarted away Then a work
Hg =.lFlld ten feet wide extending all
. ~ .F d HgIfH.N fbs HfHftHIFaE IN -
Nr .'~i Just below the windows 81 the
r.. 9.Hr Norkfnen on he ns 20 anG on
10 .f'sde vill remove the brick and stone
~ 80 walls and the outer facing = terra
r'H ami will lower u 10 Waiting
'-..- Then the srlfFol VIII b. lowered
'.' aoor below and another o.. On u
r#. "a D 10 removed
Meanwhile ironw OrkerP Wlll be taking
anf' ITO steel skeleton o. the upper floor
.'. .y Joint and lowering that also %
I |r.. trE- below Prom start 20 finish he
I.r..s -'lges Of the job will be taken ~
.N...y reverse order to that followed
'TlR together a tall building
|'" grInIte from the Gillender Building
H"-U s0li % a Brooklyn cemetery and
bon Isei for tomhstones. the Interior
1rs have been sold % dealers In
DO" -H hand building mnterials. and the
'''. rk which h expected 70 he inst 40
.. 90 " hen Il vas pat into the building,
u' .a'I agaIn iu other parts II the city
t.'. I" window slshes and the cJrnice
..-lu"-.- will fet,h a good price
n tr.frIction ~ group ~ low frame
iiuEs even II group u brick build
, Your ~ ave stories 10 height in order
To-. iaautv story steel skeleton Office
..g my como into icing has grown
y. ." H COMMON occurrence 10 New York
tear down q tweutv story build
.l '.u and erect upon ms ~" forty
&C. Uldi1g, and 20 So this let1re the
-- II the twenty story -'riDtIre has
' w1-n "a that j. a startling iunCva-
zen in changpful New YORK That
no razing u the GiIleuder Build
~ ..J the lower stevens Building sur
INK ~. 20 he Way Tor fhp Bankers
t.- Building (which. n he rrrcise, -
nine stories and Cupois instead
'..-- stores high CrrateE comment
OIL. there b. another factor in the ousn
Ns- recommended 10 % tho atten-
~ building experts. architects and
OBI. .f This IL that when the outer
rr" Offender Building has heen
. the appeamuc" n itH support
.r.uaE0sF II steel will testify as %
'".rn.y NJ that framnwOr, in resist
.. wear and tear - the elements IN
olive vstr- u he existence ard will
..7n light IN tho mO1ted question
myth n life ~ The modern once
tIesi.Un was asked ton wears ago
- Teen reiterated 40 frequent inter