Daily Republican., 1881-01-18
FOURTH EDITION.
sxow AND ZOE.
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SALT LAKS CnY, Utah, Jan. 10
Snow has fallen almost continuously IN
tbs Wahsatch Mountains, about the
heads OF the Little and Big Cottonwood
rivers since ChrlstmAs. The tramway
sheds Of the Wshsatch and Jordan
VALLEY Railroad have been ssept away
In several places for I've miles below
Alta, rendering ingress or egress 81
most impossible. Two weeks ago
snow-slide carried away q man named
DARBY.
The storm Increased In fury with the
opening Of last week. On Wednesday
night the snow fell in sheets, and the
wind became q hurricane. Abont ~
O'Clock q suow-slide carried away tha
flagstaff, ore house and 400 feet OF the
railroad sheds, and swept across the
fat and ths creek 10 the opposite
mou ntain. Later another slide passed
over Victoria and Imperial houses,
burying two men, wko dug their way
out 10 ten hours. Continuing, II swept
away the Grizzly boarding house, In
which were Mrs. Joseph Hoskins and
four children, Charles Symons, Robsft
HoWath and Evan Morris. or these,
Mrs. hoskins and her daughter Jane,
HowAth and Morris were killed. An
other slide smsshed and buried ths
Toledo works and boarding house,
killing Charles BarbrIdge and Frank
Laporte.
On Thursdsy and Friday work was
stopped at the principal ln!nes, and
many OF the men lett the canyon for
tho valley. The storm continued and
increased In fury, the wind blowing al
gale and piling the snow just over the
crest Of the hil! north OF Alta on the
Alta side. The great weight started
another slide half mile vide on Pfi-l
day night, which would have COM
pletely demolished Alta bnt that II was
and partially diyiried by fat
area just above the head Of Main street.
|, struck large and heavily built
stone store, In which five men had
gathered for safety. Two OF them who
were sleeping in the second story were
thrown ont, bat were comparatively |
unhurt. Three had taken refuge iu
the basement and built Are, namely
John Fitzgerald, P. B. Lee and vii
liam Hollingshssd. The house vas
crushed In an hour and fred from the
stove, and they psrishsd. Richard
Williams and John Washington, who
remained to look after the Joab Law.
renee property, with instructions TO
Ilsep In the tunnel, ere missing.
The avalanche swept away every
building owned by the Jacob Lawrence
Company, together with their tramway,
nhictiBg q loss Of 100000. II buried
he Buffalo House, but three men had
etired into 8 tunnel and were rescued
Exhausted. Fifty people came down
ast night, leaving about twenty, who,
or various reasons, could not get away.
The trip down was fearful. LesYingl
heir homes with nothing but their
lothe3 on their backs the women wal
owed through the snow as best they
ould, the men carrying the children.
there remains enough mountain slope
till undermined 10 complete the de.
truction OF the town, and II may slide
ny moment. Eight miles Of the upper
Sig Cottonwood are said TO b. one huge
lide, covering everything. |.
A big slide IN Msyheld Guleh has
locked the creek for four hundred
ards, and made quite lake. While
here is no loss Of lie yet reported from
he Big Cottonwood, the miners are
eaVing the canyon as fast as possible.
When the SNOW becomes deep and
eayy on the deep mountain slopes an
may be started by q party
'alking across their face, or by a con.
1ssiOn. Some times q blast from up-
ergrouud will do II.