The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-26

AFTERMATH OF THE STORM
Wind Performed Some Curious
Franks With Property In
Davis County.

Kaysville. Oct. 23.-Kaysville people
have had time now TO count the cost OF
the recent disastrous hurricane, and the
seriousness of the damage is even more
apparent than it was yesterday
There are very few houses that es-
capped entirely from the terrific gale 1t
is estimated that in KaysVille and vi
Gritty over 800 chimneys were blown
down. An idea may be gained of the
extent of damage to roofs when it is
said that one business house alone sold
a0.000 shingles before noon yesterday
and had orders for many more.
1t is reported that serious damage was
done TO the West Layton meeting house.
part of the cupola having fallen. In
East Layton, Mrs II. TaIbot's house lost
a roof, and the usual loss of hay was
suffered.
Pennington is now said to have been
damaged more than was at first report
ed. The court house has hit hard, and
lost some windows from the tower and
the metal roofing. Henry Oviatts store
was damaged by the roofing being torn
off.
Reports of some queer pranks of the
gale are coming in. When the roof of
Heber G. Gailey's house went off, in West
haysvllle, 1T was carried some distance
away TO the westward and laid gently
down on the ground. A while later a
counter current caught the roof and
whirled it back to the house in a con-
venient position for being replaced.
Last Saturday morning John III. Blood
placed 200 pounds of coal in a newly
made bin near his house The wind struck
the bin Sunday morning. picked it up,
coal and all, and set ii against fence
some distance away. The same gentle
man reports that he tied five horses in
his stable Saturday night, and when he
arose the next morning the horses were
standing where he left them. unhurt. with
no veStige of the stable near them
Everything had been reduced to kindling
wood and carried away
Wilbur Nance'S saloon at Layton was
1fslln 10 hAv- fFne 81
Sunday morning.
The sympathy of the community is ex-
tended to the people of West BOuntiful
ward, who only a short time ago, made
great sacrifices to erect a magnificent
house of worship, at an expense of S13.-
OOO. The ward is a small one and it taxed
the finances of the people seriously. The
entire structure, which was beautiful in
design and furnished in a costly man
me- throughout. is now a ruin. The brick
walls remain, and one tower is standing,
but the roof went IN and demolished the
fine interior.
Another serious loss is the Alberta hall
in Centerville This was a very large
frame structure, erected by lockwood
Brothers, for the purpose of accommo-
eating dances Many Salt Lakers know
the popular place of amusement, from
the fact that excursions were often run
over the Lagoon road in the winter sea-
son, to Centerville, when dances were
scheduled. The building was wrecked by
the storm. and sides and roof were
crushed. The loss will be a heavy one
to the RockwoOds, who had made a large
Investment in the hall and appurtenances.
The wrecking of the Layton Canning
comany's building has put that company
out of commission so far as the bal
ance of this seasons crop is concerned.
The Kaysville Canning company was,
fortunately, unchanged, and it is arrang-
ing to handle the tomatoes that would
have gone to Layton
Telephone communication is still cut
off all over Davis county, and no reports
are yet obtainable from outlying dis
trictS. The Bell company promise par
tial service tomorrow, and the effect of
the storm in Syracuse and South Hooper
can then be learned.
Fortunately the weather is fine and
clear. and the farmers and others will
probably have time enough to gather their
scattered hay. and repair their barns.
houses and granaries before rain or snow
adds its damage to the winds raVageS