The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-02

lay. General Manager Ross OF the COM
pany, when seen Saturday evening, stated
10 a Tribune representative that he would
Immediately add an extra force Of men,
so that the delay would be nintmized.
Fourteen hundred feet OF ditching ex-
cavsted by Contractor James Kennedy for
the city sewer system was more or less
damaged by the food, the greatest dam
age being the filing OF the bitches with
water. Owing TO the fact that the gangs
OF men were kept at work by the fore
men, and the bitches protected, few cave
ins were found. Oddly enough. the great
est damage TO these trenches was be-
tween Ninth and Tenth South on Fourth
East and between Third and Fourth
South on Tenth East. while in other por-
tions OF the city, far removed from this,
the ditching suffered greatly. Just what
the damage resulting TO the water main
ditches being excavated by Contractor
Percival was could not be learned. but IL
will be as heavy, proportionately, as the
other two firms.
Residence Property Damaged.
II would be impossible to estimate the
damage to the private residences. as the
area affected was SO large. and the dam
age OF such varied nature. At the resi-
dence of Arthur Robinson, president OF
tween Seventh and Eighth South on Fifth
East. the water stood at a depth OF two
feet, and a deposit of mud OF half that
depth left as the waters drained
away. Along this street for 200 yards
the entire east side was submerged TO
depth of three feet
AT the corner of Main and Fifth South
the water ran ak inches deep over the
streets, car track and sidewalks EN-
tending east on this street the water
made the crossings impossible Tor docks.
On Second East the water rushed down
the sidewalks and streets foot and
half deep. washing out the street TO
fully three inches below the normal
grade, and driving many gullies down the
thoroughfare. The same scenes were en-
countered on all Of the intersecting
streets, and the damage to the thorough
fares will require much labor and expense
10 put into proper shape again.
The heavy deposits and the rushing
waters made street car traffic dangerous
and tedious. While no cars were report
ell off the track, the schedule was
smashed to bits for the time being, and
people got to and fro from the city on
any sort OF schedule that could be made
Plate Glass Shattered.
The fartherest uptown limit OF de-
struction reported was the breaking OK
the windows at the Stencil fur store, To-
Gated on State and Third South streets.
The big plate glass was shattered and fell
all about the sidewalks-
The storm and lightning was not with
out Its humorous Incidents. Many laugh
able scenes were noted by Tribune rep
resentative as he hurried over the dis
trict.
At the corner Of Fifth South and Fifth
East one lady surveyed the torrents at
the crossings in dismay. With skirt held
high and dainty hose bespattered with un-
slightly fecks OF mud. she seemed like
unto n marooned sailor on the bosom OF
the wide and briney deep.
a gallant bluecoat came along, splash
ing through the water, just at this time.
however, swinging his club and endeavor-
ing to make It appear that this was only
4 small affair, and that he didn't mind 1t
In the least Just as be espled the fair
damsel in distress. the said damsel was
standing on one foot, like a chicken In
an autumn rain. and was struggling with
tho laces of her left shoe, unmlndful of
the fact that her skirts were tucked under
her arm during the procedure The sight
was too much for the gallant officer. so
he stood and looked. After much Difficult
~ and two or three narrow escapes from
losing her balance and falling into the
muddy water, the lady succeeded in get
ting both shoes and hosiery of. Then,
with a defiant look around to see who
was watching, she started TO wade, la
Saltair beach. At this point the blue
coated gallant hurried forward and, with
out hesitation. picked the lady up and
carried her across the raging torrent.
Al another point one young lady who
had been having much merriment at the
expense of, those who were seen wadlng
the streets with skirts bedraggled, de-
scended from a car. She looked about
carefully, and finally espied q place
where the water was only about shoetop
deep--as she thought. She stepped |
sprightly forward. and the next moment
n shrlek rent the air. as she went in al
most 10 her knees, She backed out with
more haste than grace. and tried the
other side. No better Finally, in des-
peration. the thoroughly disgusted girl
plunged boldly In and forded IT.
Numerous other incidents OF this nature
we're TO be seen, and many people who !
had the laugh on the other fellow for the |
lime being. soon had the tables turned,
and themselves became the butt OF much
rnerriment as they houndered around in !
the flooded streets.
The precipitation. as reported by the |
weather burau. was III Of an inch This |
is the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in
Salt Lake at one time.