The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-03
NORTHERN UTAH IS
SWEPT BY STORM
Wind Plays Havoc in and
Around Salt Lake Few
Hours Wednesday.
CITY PROPER SUFFERS
LITTLE DAMAGE, HOWEVER
Late Reports From North Cen
trail Points Show Abatement
of Hurricane.

High winds PLAYED havoc IN the
vicinity of Salt Lake "Wednesday
morning, and for short time street
cars, telephones and electric lights
were in a questionable state of com
mission, The city proper did. not
suffer to any great extent, being pro
tccted by the nciChboring mountains,
but in adjoining counties the wind al
tanned sufficient velocity to interrupt
traffic on several railroad lines.
More than a mile of linc OF the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone com
pany's string between Salt Lake and
Ogden was demolished early Wcdncs-
day morning by the winds, and for d
considerable portion of The day only
one line was in operation batc
Wednesday night il Was reported that
temporary repairs had been made. aud
that all wires were working again.
The demolishmcut occurred three miles
north of Bountiful, and nearly one
and onc-half miles of poles and wires
promptly sent to the seat of tho
trouble To fix the break, aud by e
clock Wednesday night communica-
ton was rc.estabbshcd on all lines,
Street Cars Affected.
The Telluride Power company 5
high tension line also suffered, and
for q time Wednesday morning the
cars Of the Utah Light and Railway
company were operating upon inter
luiticnt schedules. \ trio OF lincmen
sent out from Pennington Ia make
repairs had a narrow escape from IN
jury when d vehicle in which they
were riding WAS blown over by
severe gust. When the telephone wires
camo in contact with the electric light
wires some pyrotcchnlcal displays fol
lowed thnt were unusual. An Oregon
Short Line tram from Ogden. en- route
10 this city, ran into Il network of
wires that had been blown across The
track. and more demoiShmcnt resulted.
The high wind was felt at Fort
Douglas and AT many points, on the
cast bench. Out at the pcniteutiary
The wind attained q high velocity. but
no damage was done. There was prac
ijcally no wind of any consequence in
The local business district.
According To Weather Director Thics-
sen, The high wind expended most
of its energy before reaching this
city. There was no damage done in
Salt Lake AT all, with the oxccp-
ton of the Inconvenience caused by
fhc interruption of the street car SER
Wee, and this was of short duration.
The emergency plant was put in opera
tion, and within forty minutes The cars
were running as usual.
Bingham Mines Closed.
Out at Bingham many of the mines
were shut down owing 10 the trouble
along tbc Telluride Power companv;s
high line. All the mines except the
United States Copper and Utah Cop
per companies properties were forced
10 suspend. The latter two COM
panlcs have their own power plants
Bingham was not disturbed much by
wind, but heavy snowfall was re-
corded. II is expected that all mines
viii he running regularly Thursday.
Northern Utah was most seriously
affected by the storm The velocity
of the wind has been variously csti-
mated at from fifty TO sixty miles an
hour IN the different northern counties.
and number Of small buildings were
damaged. No loss of life or injury to
persons has been reported