The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-22

cars was blown in and the top of a cat
tie car nearby was lifted from the bed
and deposited about twenty feet away.
A large barn on Montague street, rent
ed by James Brambell a teamster was
taken from its foundation and moved
nearly twenty feet away. In this dis
trict many houses We're stripped of their
cnlmneys, porches were crushed in by
railing trees and the roofs of barns and
sheds entirely torn off
A long one-story building on Eighth
South and Fifth West streets, belonging
10 the Conklin Samplng Works and occu-
pied by the Utah Junk company had
portions OF its roof torn off. The roof was
blown hundreds OF feet from the build
ing and strewn all over a neighbOring
field.
Pioneer Park DespoiIed
The trees and shrubbery in Pioneer
park were torn up and scattered over the
grounds. On Third South street. oppo-
site the park, box elder tree was pulled
up by the roots and thrown into the
street IL was one Of the largest trees
IN the neighborhoOd and measured nearly
three feet in diameter
At Walkers field a large part of the
west grand stand was demolished The
roof was lifted off and carried to the
middle of the diamond. Sections of the
fence were also destroyed
AT grocery store at the corner of
West Temple and Fifth South streets a
giant poplar tree fell through a shed.
striking a fifty gallon tank containing
coal oil The tank was broken open and
the oil flowed over the yard and street.
An unoccupied house at $50 South West
Temple street had nearly all of the win
dows broken. A barn rented by l.. letter
at the rear OF 1915 South First West was
blown over There were some horses In
the barn at the time, but they did not re-
ceive any injuries
A few rods north of Silver Bros iron
hn .zE. Al.
was blown out. The house was unoccu-
pied
About 200 feet of the west fence of the
central Coat & Coke company's yards
were destroyed. The fence was ten feet
high and it was blown across the side
walk. Across the road the roof Of the
Burton Coal company building was swept
OFF and two large swinging gates un-
hinged. The shed of the Citizens Coal e
Coke company or the same block was un-
rooted.
Roof Went Sailing.
The tin roof of a barn al the rear of the
Symns Grocery company was torn off the
rafters and thrown on shed Just
around the corner on Second West street
the carriage shop of Oliver NoaI was un-
rooted
The wind in the district around Fifth
South and Second West streets was ter
rifle. Many trees in this section We're
uprooted and branches were strewn all
over the streets. Nearly every house suf-
fered the loss of n chimney and in many
cases the bricks fell on neighborine
houses and did considerable damage. A
tin roof over the back part Of the resi-
dence of j. Hennesey at 55J South Sec
ond West street. was swept off and
around the corner the house occupied b.
Sam Regal at $50 West Fifth South
street. was damaged considerably by fall
ing trees.
Dozen Houses Escape
Donald candy factory was blown off by
the gale during the night. and twelve
horses were left unprotected from the
storm. 1t seemed a miracle that none OF
the animals were injured by the flying
timbers and falling debris. but none of
the horses was seriously hurt
A part of the new factory building.
which was completed and occupied only a
siderable damage was done TO the build
ing by the falling bricks and debris
Escape With Their Lives.
The front of the Grand restaurant. al
AZ West Second South street, was COM
pletely demolished by falling brick wall
at ] o'clock Sunday morning. Two en-
ployes in the restaurant escaped injury.
The wall which fell belonged TO the
Thompson & Murdoch building, which Is
in course of construction adjoining the
restaurant on the east The west wall is
three stories high, and the end nearest
it began to totter. and people were
warned to keep out of danger, and later
a heavy gust of wind tore it down on g
line with the second story.
The bricks crashed onto the roof Of the
restaurant, which is a one-story structure
and the weight Caved in the roof. The
counters and tables We're broken down
and all the dishes smashed. The rear OF
the restaurant escaped without damage
as the back of the building is two stories
high and the bricks did not get below thu
second story. After the wall had faller
the wind blew the scaffolding which haC
been used in constructing the wall into
the street and onto the adjoining build
ing doing considerable damage. On,
plank hit an electric sign in front of the
Booklover shop and knocked it to tht
pavement and another crashed through
the window
A number of windows were blown in a
the New Southern hotel, and the sky
| light was torn off Most of the window!
was injured Two large trees in front o
the hotel were uprOOted and some signs
were blown down. but outside OF thi
| there was no damage
Northeast Was Lucky.
The damage in the northeastern portion
/ of the city was comparatively small Whel
reports from other districts are cOnsid
cred. The damage was confined largel!
/ to chimneys, fences and barns. Tree
by the score were blown across fences an,
/ against houses. breaking windows, de
strOying lawns and tearing up the park
| ing along the street sides. Between Soutl
/ Temple and First South streets on Sew
| enth East street. nine huge trees on tn
west side of the street were blown down
/ The wind tore them up by their rOote an
| threw them against the buildings on tn
west. The space between the street an
| sidewalks was torn up. as ii chung to tn
roots of the fallen giants. Along Thir
| and First streets dozens of trees wer
/ III arlrc irc~ fal
ephone and electric wires to the ground i
! their fall. No cars were running yesteT
day morning and afternoon on Thir
/ street because trees had torn the wire
down First street cars were operate
| on the south track, after trees had bee
| dragged from the tracks Cross street
running from South Temple to Sixt
| streets were covered with limbs whic
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