Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-27
Big Storm Came Just Day Too
Late to Make Christmas
Ideal.
MORE PREDICTED TONIGHT.
Few Wires go Down But No Great
Trouble EypcriCnced-Thaw
Makes Walking Miserable.

DIT r. ]. Hyatt has established a
record; he has thrown over an history
and repetitions OF history inasmuch as he
predicted snow ana snow came-uearly
seven inches Of o. The sun wind Of
yesterday afternoon became % gale
right after supper time. attaining a We
locity Of 40 miles an hour around 1880
o'clock Shortly after a mist began 20
fail; this developed into drizzlc and
by curfew time-mlnus the curfew-it
was raining eats and dogs" as grand
ma used 90 say This changed into
snow after a half hours fan and my
how it did snow! This morning saw
everything covered with white and for
a few minutes before the sun climbed
over the hill tops the world had most
wintry appearance Many child sighed
and said. "Oh, IL this had only come
Christmas"
NO GREAT TROUBLE.
Car lines all over The city We're
blocked for a short time. and as the
snow was damp and heavy some little
diHculty was encountered lon getting
the lines cleared in time 90 bring ar
Worhngman and his fellow-laborers
down TO their benches Ia time. Tho
new plows and sweepers We're put 10 a
test and did noble work on the Ash
ton avenue and Sugar House lines i'm
the southeastern part or the city bad
blockades held sway for some time. At
ore time II cars were held up ON Ninth
East but this was not due altogether to
the storm. as a broken rail was partly
DC A col.
went down. those running into the
Sharp-tlats, among others but no cleo
tric wires went down. The snow IN
being soft and heavy fell from the wires
the minute the sun struck them.
THAw FOLLOWS.
Walking by noon became sort of
swimming sliding process with chances
leaning toward collisions with
treacherous pavement. In the bust
ness district punches Of men were
put TO work by the city and street car
company clearing walks and cleaning
switches. out in the residence dis
uicts the streets rapidly became seas
OF mud and many a Christmas pair of
shoes lost their glossiness. Tonight
VIII see colder run and more snow.
Or. Hyatt says so. and as he lust
made good IL is safe to get out rubbers
and prepare for more slushiness ana
mud.
CLASSIC DISCUSSION.
The weather map covered With
queer lines and figures has the follow
ing word 10 say ia the weather bu-
reaus classic style. The low baro-
metric pressure extended from the mid
die plateau northeast 70 the upper
lake region. attended by rain or snow
over portions OF Oregon, California,
Idaho Washington, Nevada. Utah.
Wyoming, Montana, lake region and
British northwest territory, with snow
at time Of report at Boise and rain
at S Ste. Marie. High barometric
pressure was reported over the Pacific,
Gulf and Atlantic states, causing fair
weather over most OF the country.
Temperature zero 20 rs degrees below
occurred over potions OF North Da-
kota, Minnesota and British north
west territory.
The low pressure VIII cause snow
and colder tonight and generally fair
Saturday.
STORM is GENERAL.
While detailed reports did not come
IN this forenoon enough word was re-
celved TO show the storm has been gem
eral all over the state and undoubtedly
Idaho and Montana saw considera-
BILE precipitation.
A stln wind at Logan on the north
brought nearly three inches OF snow
during the night. As the case In this
city. LOgan's snOWstorm was preceded
by rain. Brigham reports two inches
Of snow and probably more a'comlng
ogden had a little snow and a cold
wave. Manu reports a slight fall and
unsettled conditions. Provo had "A lit
tie snow during the night, but the DAY
dawned bright and warm or as the
obllging operator there said. Il mag
inc I'm ia southern California SO
while general e appears the storm was
lighter In the southern portion OF the
state.