The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-03

With the suddenness of a break in q
dam or the rush Of a great flood, the
waves began TO rise, until they were liter
ally mountain high. Alarmed, carpenters
and others who are stopping at Ssltair,
rushed from their living quarters, only to
be driven back by the fierce wind and
driving spray from the waves.
Scarcely had those at the pavilion been
attracted by the high wind before there
came great crash. Splinters from the
bath houses began TO fly high in the air.
Then came roar and crash that almost
brought occupants of the pavilion to
their knees. Looking through knot holes
in a shutter, SOmes could see the great
pier lifted into the air and fall with a
crash. Then a mass of great splinters be
gan to fly with the wind, piercing build
ingS of this construction.
Fearing that the entire Saltair pavilion
would be washed away, carpenters and
other occupants huddled together in an
effort to reach the main land by way of
the railroad track. Under the tremend-
Gus wind they had to crawl on hands and
knees. When the wind rose TO a higher
pitch and Lhe swell of the waves began
to jar the entire pavilion they lay prone.
SOmes says that the flying splinters fire.
Quently made them believe that they were
flirting with death in real earnest.
Nearly exhausted the. reached the main
entrance to Saltair, only to be defeated in
their attempts to get 10 the main land
when the railroad trestle was swept away.
Earth filling of the track was washed
r
ted and buckled.
Returning to the sleeping quarters, car
Denters and others employed at Saltair
waited until the storm had abated, con-
stantly fearing that the entire pavilion
would be wrecked, when their lives would
not have been worth a penny. They made
a quick inventory of the damage in the
darkness and estimated that it will ex-
coed $4,000
Storm Hits City.
For nearly two hours last night Salt
Lake was in the grip of the severest
Windst0rm that has visited the city in
months IL began az about $3.50 o'clock.
with but few signs OF abatns until II
O'Clock. the street railway and the tel
ephOne companies were hit hardest,
while scores Of people were drenched on
the main streets of the city in the driV-
ing rain that followed close on the wind.
Within twenty minutes Of the begin
ming of the windstOrm, dispatchers at
street railway headquarters we're IN
formed that trolley wires had been blown
down in four sections of the city. An
emergency call was sent out for all avail
able wire crews. Traffic on the Wanda
mere line was cut off for three hours, and
street cars in the central part of the city
were held up at long intervals.
Breaks OF trolley wires that fell con-
enecting with rails, causing brilliant
electrical displays, were at First South
and Third West streets Brigham street
Main and Eighth South streets, and Fifth
West and Seventh South streets. The
cars were out of service in many parts
of the city 1t required nearly an hour
of dangerous work to repair the fallen
wire at First South and Third West
streets. while repair crews were only
able 10 report progress in connecting
other wires up to II O'Clock last night
Window Panes Smashed.
VVindov-s in practically every section
of the city were shattered under the ter
rifle wind pressure. During the early
stages of the windstOrm, one of the lar
gest show windows at the Greenewald
Furniture company gave away with a ter
rifle crash. scattering glass over the dis
play section of the store. In the upper
stories of high office buildings the shat
ter Of glass could be heard while the wind
was at its highest velocity At Second
South and Main streets a news stand was
blown over, q great heap of papers being
scattered down Main street.
Local lines of telephone companies
were blown into a general tangle, and so
many line indicators registered crossed
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