The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-23
At Least Two Thousand
UProOted by Violel|
Gale.
SEVERAL STREETS ARB|
MADE IMPAS|
Considerable Damage I
Plan! of The Salt "a
Brewery.

To gain fair sidca Of n
amount of damage done about
by the terrific windstorm of 4
night and Sunday morning, al
the varlons sections is absoluts'
sary. Words gre entirely ins
70 describe the extent TO "A
beauty of the city has been mar
every hand evidences of the /
velocity OF the twisting, whirla
can be seen, and IL is certain
storm Will leave a lasting In,
upon the memory Of every res11
Salt Lake.
Actua! count would praeticalt
impossibility, but it is safe 10 1
that at least 1000 OF the shad'
which add so materially TO tbe
beauty of Salt Lake, were struc]
by the fearful wind which strucf
70 Salt Lakers for nearly tweN
secutive hours, and lmpefiled II
of persons not only upon Che
but IN their homes. In every Il
the city. IN some more than
great masses OF debris. made nj
pally of huge trees, can be D
many places where once wer,
lawns, dotted with trees,
masses Of heaved up soil.
In many thoroughfares d
were laid low in sufficient nu|
make travel impossible. Ben
fallen trees aye buried, in
stances. telephone and light n
latter constituting great n
life and limb. And in mar
about the city the falling d
damaged, to considerable
fences and dwellings which we|
by them.
Proba oily on account Of theI
it was located further from ihe
through which the violent "a
IT'S way, the southwestern aoff|
city suffered comparatively iii
loss of trees and general dan
the northeastern, the northwes
southeastern sections of the
falling OF trees and general
tions were about the same, 81
extensive.
Along Second South Stu
Along Second South street
West Temple street TO the
tracks, quite a few trees wer.
TO the ground. Almost lmme1|
front of the county Jail q
tree was split in two by tho
the gale, and part fell into Oh
On vacant lot on the NORTH
Second South street between n
Fourth West streets, three bud
standing close together. aavs7
the wind. One was complei|
rooted and the fall Of the osI
was stopped by their stridn|
trees near by. In several place
the same thoroughfare sign boar
blown helter-skelter.
North Temple street, west d
Temple, suffered considerably d
suit OF the storm, On the mad
OF the street, between First and
West streets, two large trees ve|
pletely uprooted and, fell se11
roadway, making it impasabl<
mediately across the street tH1
trees were lifted nom the ar
in their fall partly demolisha O.
of one.story adobe house. h11<
OF premises, 134 North Te4la f
can be seen uprooted u huge re
has completely crushed The a
front Of the residence and Ae
ing premises on the west. Agzl1
north wall of the Temple GROUND
West Temple street, can be fou1
large trees, and in the Temple &
several trees were uprooted.
On Brigham strees-
Brigham street suffered onl
small extent in the ravages
wind, Immediately in front
building used as the Historial
Of the Mormon church, and
house, across the street, trs
fallen. At the southwest q
Second East and Brigham stI
trees were felled. and their
only stopped by their strlkinl
story brick dwelling, no dag
done Further east ON Brghp
are In be seen other fallen y
i street, between First a1a
streets. is impossible. Tron
phone and light wires. and Y
pose a great mass or debr
feet in height, b!ockading
street car line The trees VI
sallen at this particular point
inc largest in the city. and COZ
york VIII be required 20 clear
way. Practically the same
prevails on f street, befwe
md Second streets. Here z
allen from both sides OF
On the west side of + stree
'irst street, two trees are lyln1
dwelling.
Buildings Damaged.
One cf the most striking
f the power Of The wind esq
N Third South street, east
east street. In the yard OF
o6e East Third South streer
rense trees were uprOoted,
NJ lawn. These trees fell al
yelling Immediately west.
ccdple6 by & T. 9lnntaon
ami'v. crushing in the fron.
I The roof md breaking ssve
ow glasses. Immc,iatcly M
{ the sume dwelling aul IN
remiscs on the wes5 two ~
eied by the wind. Before
: clearing away the deoEs II
un, the dwelling at l05o
outh street was almost COMPS
cured from view by the leaSM
allen trees.
Brewery Damages
The most serious damage
idc of the center Of the elV ~