The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-21

trees were blown down, wires were
snapped and the streets were strewn
with branches of trees and other debris.
Lanterns Brought Into Use.
At 1880, when the city was again
plunged in Egyptian darkness delivery
boys in their wagons proceeded eau
| tiously along the streets swinging their
| lamps outside their vehicles in an ef
fort 70 somewhat illuminate the way
for their tired steeds and to prevent
them colhding with obstacles.
Before the Power lines went down
il was only with the greatest diff.
fcnlty that some street cars could make
any hesdway against the fierce on
siaught of the storm. When the power
was restored about II clock, the Cal
der's Park car bound for the Warm
Springs started from the point at which
il was stalled, corner of Fourth South
and Seventh East streets, and had only
rounded the corner of Third South
street when the power again failed,
Under the headway which the car had
gained and driven by the furious gale,
it continued down to Second East
street. n distance of five blocks, and
would have gone to Main street had
it not been that it was slowed down
70 permit several passengers TO Get on
board.
III Third Ward.
In the Third ward tho windstorm in
the vicinity OF the Sixteenth ward
meeting-house was terrific. In return
ing from the political meeting at the
amusement hall in the rear of the meet
ing house, Judge Powers was struck by
the falling branch of a tree with con-
siderable force, but not seriously in
iured In places the sidewalks and
streets were strewn with broken
branches, large and small, of trees,
making it extremely dangerous for pc
destrians No windstorm of such sc.
verify is known to have visited that
section of the city-so said many who
have lived there for thirty years or
more.
Burned to the Ground,
At l:30 o'clock this Sunday morn
ing the plant of the Utah Packing COM
pany. Just over the line in Davis coun-
ty. took fire and half an hour later the
report came that the big property
would be totally destroyed This
means many thousands of dollars of
loss.
The fire was caused by contact of
the high tension electric wires with
some exposed woodwork OF the main
warehouse of the plant,
The fire, as reflected on floating
clouds, was plainly visible in Salt
Lake. and few persons who viewed it
knew it's cause, some supposing il to
be an electrical display OF some sort.
Young Boy Missing.
A twelve-ycar,old boy, employed at
the Cliff livery stable on South State
street. was sent with two passengers
in a double rig TO the north railroad
yards, about s O'Clock in the evening.
Al midnight he had not Returned and
his employers became alarmed for his
safety. At l n. nj. a man notified
police headquarters that he had picked
up dilapidated rig at State and Brig
ham streets and tied the team up at
that point. The rig proved to be that
sent out with the lad five hours before,
No trace of the boy had been found
up TO 2 a. M
The surrey and harness were torn to
pieces and the wheels Of the rig were
wrapped in fine wire. There are in
dicatiops that the team, on its return
from the north yards, ran away, per
haps throwing the boy out, and became
entangled in the wire as found
The wind, which died down about
midnight began blowing furiously
about ] clock and as this section Of
The Tribune went to press was still
blowing a gale.
As the wires were all down the cf-
feet of the storm at Ogden Is not