Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-23
Wind, Rain and Snow Come in
With a Rush, Raging
All Night.
WARNING FROM WEATHER MAN
lie Advises the Covering of All Plants
In Bloom a. Protection Against
Cold That l. Yet to Come.


hour and accompanied by a drop in
temperature 10 the freezing point, frst
a visitation Of rain 20 dampen the ardor
of theatcrgoers and then a snowstorm
was the salutation OF the tardy demon
stration of the fact that the vernal
equinox had arrived The rain started
last night lust before o'clock and
continued during the greater portion of
the night salt Lake was not the only
portion of the footstool favored by THIS
damn downpour for from the Pacific
coast through 10 the eastern boundary
of Utah the storm ragged, including the
state, of California, Washington, Ore
gon. Nevada and Idaho Wyoming.
colorado and Montana escaped and the
heaviest part of the storm struck TINS
settlement. whore the weather office re-
corded a. fail Of go inch, wind OF 81
miles per hour as the maNimuIn bio"
and 30 degrees of temperature for the
coolest moments Of the Eght Inc
northwest states were hit next hardest
and elsewhere the storm was not SO
fierce
I'm the opiniou ~ authorities on the
subject. the damage done 10 early crops
by last nights storm viii be slight. IT
the skies clear and the temperature
rises they saw that the moisture VIII
be an asset to tho farmer in compari-
son with the little damage which may
have been done. Early blooming now
crs have perhaps suffered most in the
c;tv gardens. Hyaciuths, buttercups,
snowdrops. ionqulls and other early
bloomers which ordinarily stand consid-
cradle cold. are said 90 have suffered
somewbat bv gardeners, though those
which have been covered and allowed to
,.o,ovar gradually viii pun through
without much harm The weather Of
"details saw that fruits have not been
much injured by last nights STORM
though a recurrence would be harmlu vi.
one year ago heavy frosts were record
I'd lasting over considerable period
PLAYGoERs HNRD HIT.
The hardest hit last night were the
,,lavgoers. Attircd an faultless gowns
and evening clothes and unprepared for
tba. doUnpour there were many whose
dresses were ruined and whose spring
si,fts were transformed from somber
black and mstrous blue into spcckled
effects 10 the liking Of their owners not
a bit Derby hats we're rendered INTO
that shade OF grey made the mode our
ing the Harrison administration balh-
a. footpear and diaphanous hosiery
don climatic change. but were general
l., worn last night to the regret of the
fair dcvoteos Of the drama. Local es-
Establishments where wearing apparel Us
roiuyenated report a rushing business
this morning in consequence OF tho
"salt storm
Tbe presence or the salt and alkalt m
the rain last night is explained by the
fact that for several days past whirl-
D.. q NHn
,rts west Of the city and just before
tbe storm broke a heavy easthound
wind carried clouds of alkah from tho
waste lands to the west into the arr
THE downpour washed this from the
atmosphere and deposited IL upon the
unjust and the Just. seeking out for It's
particular victims those who were most
fetchingly gowned among the women
and those most stylshly attircd among
the mon and most particularly those
who were abroad without The protec-
~, of umbrellas or raipcoats. AS one
ros,ilt taxicabs. hire carriages and
strcetcars were taxed 10 their capacity,
the public servants operating these sew
ersL types Of common carriers com
,nentine with CLEO upon tho fact that u
h. an nm wind. indeed. which does not
blow favors their way
STORM ON THE LAKE.
ssltair again came In for its share
~ the damage wrought by the storm.
A section or two OF lighthouses We're
TORN loose from their moorlngs and un-
tremendously upset The waves rolled
htgh and gave "a very fair substitute
for a storm al sea. The damage done
at the lake was confined 10 the bath
houses. however.
A passenger on Fort Douglas
street car last night caused much
Amusement for tho front platform
gang" by drawing from his vest
rocket a large red pencil and making
"a big mark on the yestbule OF the
car. Tho motorman was somewhat az
a loss 20 account for the thing and
asked the purpose.
Il intend 70 put mark there every
time we have windstorm that doesn't
nut the streetcar service on the blink
and cast the city into darkness.
bought this pencil several years ago for
this purpose. and this is the FIRST time
/ have had occasion TO use a. The
only thing / can see the matter with
that red mark lis that IL isn't red
enough and 10 isn't big enough"
The gang" received this explanation
with generous guffaws Of laughter and
the motorman maintained "a silence that
was appalling.
CANYON STREAMS SWOLLEN
Swollen 70 unusual proportions are
tho .rfvaasr4a FANts atralfna .H.va.. M