Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27
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Big Slice of Mountain Crashes Down
Upon j. s. Lewis Orchard.


Upon J. s. Lewis Orchard.
ogden. March 27.-One Of the most
destructive land slides 10 occur In OE-
den canyon in a number OF years was
that which did about $500 worth of
damage 20 the property Of John $.
Lewis and the grade Of the ogden
Rapid Transit company late Thursday.
report of the big slide was made
10 Mr.. Lewis and the streetcar people
yesterday and men we're Immediately
dispatched 10 the canyon 20 repair
the damage. The slide was caused, 1t
Is claimed, by a leak IN the Utah Light
a Railway company's pipe line which
undermined thousands of tons of loose
rock and earth and caused Il 10 slide
down the mountain side.
The slide which extends east and
west for about $50 feet Is about % feet
thick II covers a valuable ounce or
chard belonging to Mr.. Lewis as well
as covering his grounds at that place.
The roadbed OF the Rapid Transit com
pany through the Lewis grounds was
also destroyed. Two hundred feet up
on the mountain side is the exposed
side OF the woodpipe of the light and
power company with many small
streams Of water coming out. A gang
Of men are at work repairing the pipe
and expect to have the work completed
this evening.
c. w. Keopp, caretaker OF the Lewis
premises stated that he was standing
near the bridge which crosses the river
az the west end of the place when the
avalanche started He said that IL
came down with a muffled roar that
was terrifying and crashing through
the groves OF trees completely buried
them He said that the rOadways are
blocked so that IL is impossible to get
TO the grounds with a carriage. Mr.
Keopp stated that he had warned IN
workmen OF the pipe line Of the leak
at that point and said that II II was
not repaired that there would be
landslide.
DRINKER A NERVOUS WRECK.
J. T. Campion. the young man who
made a flying leap through a car win
dow OF the Union Pacific passenger
train as IL was entering the city yes
terday. is now confined ia the detention
room at the county jail and receiving
treatment from the county physician
The man Is slowly recovering from an
attack Of nervous prostratlon which
was caused by excessive drinking. He
talks nationally and says that ne had
been employed as telegraph operator on
the Union Pacific at Rock Springs and
was enroute TO accept position with
the Rio Grande Western when he made
the leap from the train for which he Is
unable 10 account for
HARTMAN IN OGDEN.
President e. H. Hartman Is expected
20 pass through Ogden tomorrow Ina A
special train en- route TO the east While
In this city he win hold a conference
with a number OF his lieutenants ana
win then continue on east, the destina-
ton not being known whether Il viii
be New York or New Orleans II was
announced some time ago that M
Hartman would go TO New Orleans
whore he would sail In his yacht TO
Panama. General Manager Bancroft
or the Oregon Short Line and General
Manager Calvin of the Southern Pa
cihc viii accompany Mr. Hartman 90
ogden, Al this point General Manager
Mohler and General supt Park OF the
Union Pacific viii meet Mr.. Hartman
and accompany him 20 Omaha.
WArERwoRKs EXTENSION.
The waterworlSs department Of the
city has started the extension OF enc
line on Twenty eighth street west 90
the railroad tracks on Pacific avenue.
6-inch pipe Is being laid which win
furnish water for about 80 families
sHoPMEN GIVEN HOLIDAY
Again the employees OF the Hartman
shops were given lay-on which is Che
second one this month, the other laN-
on occurring last SATURDAY
NIT by Locomotive.
Advices received at me office of Emo
r"ulnfrn Pacific company lu thle city
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