The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-23
CITY SERVICE
Being RESTORED
Gangs of Linemen Whipping
Electric Wires Into Shape
at Rapid Rate.
OGDEN LINES DEMORALIZED
POWER COMPANIES IN BOTH
CITIES SUFFERED.
OGDEN LINES DEMORALIZED

With the street cars in service once
more, and dozens of men at work over
the system, the Utah Light e. Railway
people are beginning TO get into shape
after the damage wrought by the storm
Of Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing. 1t is impossible, as yet, TO tell the
extent OF damage, but it will run into
many thousands of dollars.
Early yesterday morning force of
twenty-five men was sent out on light
engine over the Salt Lake & Ogden
road to Kaysville TO reconstruct the
line there. When they arrived on the
ground, however, 1t was found that
siXty-mile wind was raging. and this
made progress impossible. The infor-
nation was brought back to the city
offices that work could not be under
taken, and another gang of twenty-five
was held here until noon, when it went
to the scene of the greatest damage
Wind Moderated.
The wind had died somewhat by this
time and the scene of wreckage which
greeted the construction men was
enough to amaze them. For some dis
lance out Of Kdysville, telephone, tel
egraph and current lines were ali down,
some of the wire was blown away and
could not be found. All poles for a 6is-
lance of between two and three miles
We're down. Starting work immediate
. ly, the gang had one mile of line COM
pleted and in working order before
night, but at intervals clear to Ogden
poles are down and wires disabled. The
wires were reconstructed between
Kaysville and Layton, but how long it
will be before the system between Salt
Lake and ogden is in working order is
not known, though at the company's
Offices last night it was stated that it
might be put through by this morning
so that power could be transmitted.
Communication Restored.
Telephone communication with Og-
den was established over the light COM
panys private wires at 5:45 yesterday
evening for few minutes, by stringing
wires on poles which inclined against
fences, trees and anything else that
would hold them in a position to be
temporarily wired and connected. Com
munication with Ogden was lost a few
minutes later, and up to a late hour
last night the company's private line
was not in working order.
Reports have come in from all the
stations, as well as Ogden, and the
worse shape than this city, so far as
the railway company is concerned. Not
a car has run there since the break
of the storm Saturday night, and it
will be perhaps a day longer before the
system is put into working order. The
entire line uD Ogden canyon is down
and will have to be reconstructed.
The Bear river station is still cut off,
As is the Ogden station no power be-
from nj re
1t is learned. however, that the Ogden
and Bear river plants are in good work.
ing order, and that as soon as the lines
have been put into proper shape for
the carrying of current, the power will
be turned on and this city will ouce
more have its full quota of horsepower.
The greatest trouble with the lines
was between here and Ogden, especial
ny IN the neighborhoOd of KaySville,
Centerville and other points in that sec
ton, the main force of the storm SEEM
ing TO have been expended over that
area. The long continuance of the wind
there has retarded work, and also COM
pleted the work of devastation which
was begun on Saturday night.
Communication with Woods Cross
was established by the railway COM
pany shortly after the storm broke. and
this has been maintained throughout,
but has been of no assistance in repair
ing the damage done by the winds, or
in Fastening the work of reconstruction.
Cottonwood Plant Boon.
The Cottonwood stations have proven
the salvation of the company in this
city They have carried the brunt of
the extra work put upon the machines,
and ii was due TO these plants that the
city was not entirely without light Sun
day night The plants have stood up
well under the work, and the Bingham
City smelter plant has been kept going
throughout, no lack Of power having
been experienced by that concern. The
plant at Bingham Junction was the
only one which suffered any injury to
the machinery from overwork, a high
tension transformer weighing four tons
being burned out Sunday morning. An
other was on the way to the plant with
in a short time after the word was re-
ceived here, and, by unusually quick
work the new transformer was work.
ing by Sunday evening.
Telluride Plant Working.
At the present time the Telluride STA
ton at Provo is working, and is con-
tributing 1000 horsepower to the serv-
ice here. Bear river station will be out
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