The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-02
d0UDDURST CAUSES
DEVASTATING STORM
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mud by the waters as they flowed of
into the Jordan river via the sewers.
only to find their way eventually into
Salt Lake
ne third feature was the great guam
uty Of boards and large timbers which
Were carried out OF the canyon on the
crest Of the food Where they came
rom is not known, for il was stated
last evening there were no large frame
buildings in the canyon. II was sug-
gested that perhaps the torrent swept
away a portion OF the wooden fiume
above the city, between Popperton and
the mouth of the canyon
Worst Storm Section Has Known
Charles WaIworth. who says he has
lived on the edge Of the bench for al
most forty years, made the statement
last evening that never before had that
EectiOn OF the city experienced such an
awful storm. Commenting along those
lines, Judge Powers said:
1t was the worst of its kind / ever
saw in salt Lake City. When the tor
rent was at its height around my
house, ] feared it would be lifted from
its foundation. tumbled down the ter
race and landed in a tangled mass IN
the gutter and street.
At one time I actually considered
the advisability Of trying to get out
Of the house. I was really afraid il
was going to be swept away.
The first intimatiOn we had that
anything was wrong was the roar OF
the water as il swept across the block
from Logan avenue, carrying every
thing before it, including fences. etc
The noise greatly resembled that of
q high windstorm- When I went out
on the porch to see that everything was
safe, L was surprised to see about three
or four feet of water coming across the
block, tumbling and turning as it swept
towards me. Before I had time to
think. my house was surrounded. my
cellar filed and my lawns ruined.
Flood Comes With Roar.
with a roar akin to a wave breaking
on the beach, the water rushed over
the terrace onto the sidewalks. filling
1he cutters and sweeping out into the
street The current was as swift as
the speed Of railroad train, and I
imagine so strong that nothing human
could have withstood it.
Prom my corner south and west
there Is sharp declivity. which carried
the water over my land quickly In
less than half an hour after the water
reached my house. the food had subsid-
ed. But in the meantime the streets.
sidewalks, yards and vacant lots below
me were under water.
1T was an hour or two, even as far
away rs Senator KeaTns' house on
Brigham street before the cutters
could carry all the water. Up to that
time the water was from one to three
feet. deep in the streets for several
blocks west and south of me.
The water came from the canyon
with mighty rush and passed over the
u1Hr 90
but left its effects, which represent
thousand Of dollars damage"
Exact Damage Not Yet Known.
tt was impossible last night to secure
even an estimate of the damage done
by the flood. In all directions from
the Powers house the same conditions
existed-washed away sidewalks, flood 1
Ell cellars, ruined flower beds. lawns
covered from an inch TO six inches
with mud and sand. upTOOted
bushes and shrubs, broken limbs from
trees. partially wrecked fences and
streets either filed with debris, mud /
and sand in piles, or cut deep here and /
there by the effects of the current /
which swept down them with mighty !.
force.
Scores OF men. sometimes assisted /
by women, got out with picks and /
shoVeis during the progress of the flood, I
attempting TO stem the tide as it flowed /
toward their property, DETECTING the /
waters from sidewalks and streets into /
the cutters For several hours after /
the food had passed, men worked in /
cutters which had been filed with de
bris, making a channel for the last eff /
fects Of the flood, which CoUrsed down /
the sidewalks, having no natural chan /
mel
Fred c. Loofbourow. "a Twelfth East
street. headed such d brigade. heroical- ]
y assisted by A. $ Kirkwood, Henry /
Phillips, Richard Baker and several +
others.
a large tree. standing near the resi- i
dence Of f G. Woolley, jr-. 1140 Second /
street. was blown over. His sidewalks +
are covered with mud, and the lawns /
received a similar layer The cellar of /
his house viii have to be pumped out
With W. B. Jennings. 169 street: +
George J. Cannon. First and Q streets.
and William Timms. and Third
streets. besides scores of other people
living in the same district it is the
same story-ruin and devastation, with 4
mud and debris on every hand.
Flood Not So Bad Elsewhere.
Throughout the southeastern part of
the city the storm was apparently
lighter and little damage was done. A.
the state prison the guards took TO the
l0okogts for about half an hour until
the heaviest part Of the storm passed.
over. Little damage was done to the
Trees throughout the surrounding [
1eighbOrhOod-
At Calder's park several trees were /
broken down by the first blasts oc I
wind, which struck in a hurricane, and |
avn benches were overturned. The (
people at the park were driven into I
he dancing pavilion until the ears
started to run.
In the western part OF the city the
Wind did little damage, but the rain
ssne down in torrents and flooded the /
sreets. In some Of the lower parts Of
nat section large pools of water filled