Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-19
DAMAGE FOLLOWS [ | | |:
WAKE Of STORM ]
CJoudbursts in Eastern Moun-#
tains Spread Flood
waters Over City.
STREET CAR LINES SUFFER.
bingham Mining Camp Hard Hit
Houses Are Carried Down Stream
And Several Animals Lost.

o1oudbursts in the mountains fol-
lowed by Il heavy rain which lasted for
an hour yesterday afternoon wrought
considerable damage in the eastern part
OF the city. Big Cottonwood, Little
Cottonwood Parley's canyon and Dry
canyon We're transformed into raging
torrents which flooded the streets.
washed out some of the street railway
lines in tho southeastern part of the
city, deposited large boulders on the
streets, covered the lawns with an inch
of mud and filled the cellars with water.
In Bingham and several other mining
camps in the vicinity, the roads became
river beds and in a number of places
were washed out to a great depth.
singular feature Of the storm was that
hardly a drop of rain fell near the Hot
Springs and beyond the st. Marks hos
! pital, but the surrounding country was
drenched. AS near as can be learned,
no lives were lost, but several head of
cattle were drownd in Bingham, barns.
wagons, and 'outt1ouses being washed
away and buried under the debris.
The damagesin Bingham is estimated
at $4,000. while in Salt Lake it is estlm-
ated at $4,000. Most of the damage
in the CITY was done to lawns and
nower gardens. The Utah Light s.
Railroad company estimates its loss at
5000.
IN WAKE OF CLouDBURsT.
within a few minutes after the first
bolts of thunder, a cloud burst in Dry
canyon. In a few minutes a wall of
water four feet high raced down the
Al, 4
park and-entering First, Second and
Third avenues. Huge boulders We're
carried down with the stream and de-
posted In the street The water
spread over the lawns. covering them
with mud, and filed the cellars The
cutters finally carried the water into
South Temple street A coat of de-
bris was left on the street car tracks
which have sunk a little below the level
of the street and the cars were put out
of commission. A gang of 25 men We're
Immediately put to work, placing the
tracks in condition again.
The water from Parley's canyon
played havoc in the; southeastern part
of the city with the lawns and the
street car tracks We're undermined :r inc, IN
n number of places, which Impaired the
service for an hour, until the worst
places could be fixed.
IMPROVEMENTS DAMAGED.
On Second South and Twelfth East
street, where P. j. Moran is making
some extensive street improvements,
considerab BILE damage was done. TWO
flights Of concrete steps We're under
mined, but 1t is possible that they can
be saved The water which flowed
down Second South street. came from
Red Butte canyon and raced across the
university site, causing considerable
damage to the lawns and other inn
provements.
HAVOC AT. BINGHAM.
In upper Bingham there were two
cloudbursts which caused considerable
damage The torrent rushed down
both sides of the canyon, bringing trees,
rocks and debris with 1t. The bank
of water carried away; several houses
belonging to Louis King on the Boston
Consolidated road. A house belonging
to Lawrence Long and occupied by
Austrians, was carried down the stream.
John Began lost two COWS. several doz-
on chickens and his barn. A horse be-
longing to the Clipper Grocery store
was drowned and the wagon wrecked,
The house of DR.. G.. N. Ray was also
damaged A teamster employed by the
Utah Apex Mercantile company was
caught on the road by the food. Els
team and wagon We're carried down
with the stream, and he narrowly es-
capped being injured.
WOMEN ARE RESCUED.
During the storm Deputy Sheriff
James H. Hair assisted by employees OF
the mines rescued women and children
who were in the houses along the can
yon They carried with them what
clothes they could gather up and were
taken into Bingham where they found
shelter.
The pleasure seekers in the mountains
were drenched. Many camping parties
were caught in cloudoursts and los.
most of their things. A number of
them struggled into Brighton and Was
atch late last night where they found