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Show BIG CHIMNEY IS COMING DOWN The scaffolds havo boon completed and work started today on the removal remov-al of tho walls which romnlnod In an erect but very dangerous condition after tho fife which completely gutted gut-ted tho Eccles building last Wednesday Wed-nesday night. Tho big brick chimney, chim-ney, -which pxtended 15 feet above the south wall, M'aB torn down today without accident or Injury' to any of tho workmen. Chutes have been erected from tho walls down Into Twenty-fourth stroot and by means of these tho debris will bo cqnveyed to -wagons and hauled away as fast as tho maBonry is torn down, Tho worn of removing tho wnlls proper will start tomorrow morning. A forco of men Is engaged In removing the debris from the base-bent base-bent of tho building and thlB consists, for tho most part, of tangled Iron piping, pip-ing, radiators and what other metal thero was In the building. Very little, lit-tle, except tho metal, remained after tho flames had transformed tho Interior In-terior luto a furnaco. It will require days to clear away the debris and reduce tho standing walls to a condition of safety. No doflnlto plans .have been made as to what will bo dono regarding the stono walls on tho east and north sides of the building. |