New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-20
A MOUNTAIN TEgPEST IN UrAH
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On last Thursday evening tho Wind commenced
blowing 10 this city from the esst aud cotnued TO In
crease in velocity til or o'clock on triday morn
ing, when II reached the hight OF its fury, and came
rushing down from the WasSch range Of mountains
through the csnous opening Crest Salt Lake alley,
s~eepirg every thing before that not sufficiently
strong, or hrmly enough attached % terra nfma, 70
resist It's force.
Much damage was done 10 buding,, fences, and
other erec:iors that could be operated upon by the
raging storm in Great Salt L.ke, Davis, Weber and
Box Elder Counte-; but so iu as W. have heard, no
lives lost and 10 person materially injured by the
blowing down snd unrOt.ns Of houses in the night
tine when the occupants sere IN ned.
The gale seems to have been the strongest a. Far
mpstop. Davis County, ~b~fe the houses of Wells
Smith ard Of David He.s we're con petely demolished,
eieht more uIroied. and may Others materially in
jure6, as reported by II. W. Mlrr, ESQ., resident Of
that town, and nearly one-hali the fences IN 'he
vicinity prostrai-d.
The house Of Ms Germ. four miles south of Far
mngton, seriously njurcd-one end Blown on
nearly down 10 the onuda,On the barn OF j. L. Sod
dard, esq, rszed to the ground, and much Other
damage sustained 10 that ueig' borhood.
At Cehteryile, the storm, was very severe. The
house Of Thomas Rsch blnsn DOWN, ten or twelve
other houses and barn, were arOoied and many others
badly injured.
Tfere was more or less damage done a. Bountifal
and in North Canol Wari, but The wind there vas
not severe being further ro the base OF the moun-
taps.
than that the wand tremendous, and considerable
damage was done 10 buildings fences, &c.
The mail carrier reports tins, the large Court House
at Brigham City, Box Elder County, vas laid low by
the ferceness Of the ~iud ami house AZ Nof'h WIZ
low Creek took fire and burned while the storm was
raging. and many other buildi, - were anroofed or
otherwise injured IN that county.
In this county there was not much damage done,
but movabes s,attvr about profasely, wagons
and carriages upset and n dust, sand ami gravel
il motion during II. day, ~ The WIND did no, iai
much till Friday evening that outdoor business was
geueray abandoned and people kept out OF the streets
TO avoid sutfocaton.
The storm was the mos, and destructive that
has been witnessed long time IN this valley, though
there have be. several gales within the last few yeare
that would make wish he were some where else,
out Of this cold. high any m"uu'anous region there
any other place on the earth where he could dwell
np.ace.
Since writing the foregoing received letter from
our old friend, j. &. Wright e,q, Of Brigham Cry,
under date Of April 3D. om which we extract the fol-
lowing;
II haste TO inform You Of the accidents and losses
that have accrued 10 city turing the last twenty.
four hours Yesterday, ~ about a. m, the inhabi-
tants were rallied by the sra Of fire. Shich proved
to be in Lorenzo Snow's sawill, the wind Wa blow
ing heavy gale from the northeast and all Efforts "
save the building i, effrctual, aud IN about one
hour il burned down, With everything spperta;n-
ing thereunto We have no knosledgc Of the way the
fire was communicated.
THE wind coutnued blowing from the same direc-
ton through the day till about y. M, when II in
creased 10 a tempest. During the night II carried
away the roof Of the Court House, and blew down tho
east aud west walls TO the basement story making the
building total wreck. Til. buldiUg was three stories
high sxty-tve feet hong, aud trty five feet wide and
was built nj expense of nearly so Ooo. The loss
10 this community at present. il irreparsbe.'
II appears that the wind commenced blowing at
Brigham City, sixiy. iv. miles north. on Thursday
morning some twelve hours before il did here.