The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-05
CLUSTERING BOREAS.
Severe Results Of Sundays
Wind Storm.
THE BUILDINGS DAMAGED
Several Narrow Escapes From In-
jurtes- The Different Points Wis
itcd-rhe Scenes Witnessed.

Sundays blow was the heaviest ever
experienced in this section of The coun-
try, and even the memory of that myth.
ical individual known to fame as the
Oldest Inhsbitant is taxed to the ut
most aud he rena @mbers nothing like it
The zephyr of yea: or 60 ago, which
unroofed the Fisher Brewery and laid
even great many shade trees was but
drop in the bucket as compared with
that OF Sunday. While the entire city
was windswept for few moments and
binding clouds of dust arose every
where, the fury of the storm seemed
to be confined TO strip two or three
blocks wide anu extending from the
banks OF the Jordan to the eastern foot
hills.
About the first building TO tumble
was the warehouse of the Peoples
Forwarding Company, located near the
D. & z. g. depot. The roof was first
to 90, and then the SIDES, the former
being carried away in couple of sec
tons, one of which narrowly missed
little son of Mr. +. E. Rich, who lives
in That vicinity; as it was. the LAD was
picked up by tue wind, carried several
feet and hurled against tree with
considerable violence, and there he
stuck until the fury Of the storm had
Sbated Another child was
thrown to the ground and
nearly buried by the flying
gravel. Pi, ces of lumber Aka ana GIG
were picked up, whirled around, and
snapped in pieces as though they had
been so many matches. The demolition
Of the warehouse left exposed to the ele-
ments about twenty cars of flour, oats,
salt, hay, alfalfa, household furniture,
etc, and the subsequent rain did much
damage to these goods. A couple OF
hours after the occurrence, Mr.. Rich
had force of men at work, and he will
soon have everything in shape again.
He could only estimate his damage yes
terday, but it will not fall short of 81 600
AID may reach 81 500. els ST in the
field however, ard 1.-The little affair of
Sunday" he said, will not interfere
with my business in any way"
THE D. & R. G. ROUND HOUSE
was slightly damaged. the wind elevat-
ing portion of the roof, but the loss
will be merely nominal.
THE THISTLE ROCK co.
TIE sheds of the Thistle Rock Com
pany, which were located in the same
Ficinity, were also demolished. The
horses in q stable near by were unin-
jured. The damage will probably be
covered by $3.50.
The heavy cornice surrounding the
front of 2. G. NJ. [. was torn from its
moorings and thrown back upon
the roof, the iron rods which
served to hold it in posi-
blacksmith s hands. Five hundred dol |
lars will not cover the loss.
The handsome
NEW WEST SCHOOL BUILDING
and Congregational chapel, situated on
the corner OF Fifth South and Seventh |
East, was damaged to the extent of |
81 200, q portion OF the roof bsing blown |
off, the walls damaged, and consider |
able quantity of school furniture des-
troyed. a short time before the storm,
some 200 Sunday school children were |
in the building, but fortunately all had
gone before the accident, otherwise ser
jous consequences would undoubtedly |
have resulted.
The roof OF Mr.. Bellamy's house,
also situated in the Tenth Ward,
was blown off, and some of
the falling debris struck a
little child, injuring it quite severely. |
In another part of the Tenth Ward, the |
sidrS and roof of a barn were lifted up |
bodily and deposited in an adjoining |
lot, leaving several astonished and |
badly frightened but uninjured horses |
standing on the floor.
THE SALT LAKE BREWERY
was among the chief sufferers. The
whole north roof was torn away, por-
ton of the main building scalped, and
the canopy of heaven, aided and as
sisted by a few rafters, was the only
covering left for the engine house. En-
gineer Earl reports narrow escape,
portion of the roof flying SO close
to his head as to knock off his hat, and
tickle his hair. John NJ. Young and
others we're in the building at the time.
He saws: Excuse me: have had all
1 want OF pocket editions of Kansas
cyclones"
SOUTH OF THE CITY
and along the line of the Utah Central
various telegraph polls were uprooted
and several frail buildings hattened,
but there was no material damage.
AT THE PEN
Old Boreas whistled long and loud.
The only result, however, was that
about forty panes of glass were blown
from the new building, some of the sash
considerably injured. and the wooden
walk on the moat wall, on which the
noble guard stalks too and fro, para
lyzed.
AT GARFIELD BEACH.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
wind was then at its heigth, about
eight carloads went to Garfield Beach
ON the 2.45 train, and most of these
80 ,hav, uaro we'll ronald for their trim