Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-01-19
B|GGEST BLOW RECORDED IN HIS TORY OF T0N0PAt1
sixty Miles An Hour and Ending With Terrific Blizzard
Struggle to Save Big Plants
Being Dismantled by Wind

blown in by the wind and water was
let through to the conyerters, putting
them out of business
HOLDING DOWN A ROOF.
In Tonopah Manager Bruce spent
the night trying to keep the steel
roof of the substation from flying
away through space. The roof had
worked loose from its fastenings and
with every fresh drive of wind the
steel frame would bag and sink back
each rise and fall pulling the steel
bolts loose Mr. Bruce secured a
couple of hundred feet of stout cable
and. passing it over the roof three
times, managed to fqsten the steel
framework TO the ground, where it
was securely anchored. The wind
was strong enough to raise a 15-foot
section Of the roof clear Of the walls
and hammer it in a threatening man
ner. The resourceful action of Mr.
Bruce saved the building, as the entry
Of water would have put the convert,
ers out of business for good and en-.
tailed a serious money loss TO the
company, besides probably long
period of idleness for the mines.
Out on the road, Jack Delk and
Frank Klippel went scudding before
the gale In their motor wagon to
find poles down in the vicinity OF
Alkali. They covered the distance
in one hour with the wind astern
but 1t took them nearly six hours tc
beat their way back against the
storm.
The power telephone lines Wen
down three different times anC
to reach the power station at BishoI
It was necessary ito send mes
senge around by San Francisco ant
then up through Los Angeles
through Owens Valley, making owe
800 miles 10 cover distance o
100 miles. 1t was supposed at on,
time that the hydro electric station
= on Bishop creek had been blown
away, as nothing could be heard from
/ it, but fortunately this was not tht
case, although the storm was mucl
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BIG MILL IN DANGER.
Down at Millers the huge mill o
the Desert Milling company, will
its hundred stamps, was in leopard.
and the mill had to shut down whil
every available man was placed oi
the side lines to prevent the roo
from going ballooning. 1t was des
perate fight but the boys stuck t,
the job and roped the roof down unit
all peril was past.
The Rhyolite line went down an,
was lost 80 miles west of Rhyolite il
Tule canyon and another snowsho
expedition had to be sent out Tn
repair was effected only at II o'eloc
this morning On the Manhatta
Round mountain line four poles wer
snapped off and the water wa
driven through the windows of tn
Palmetto station, where the switche
We're burned up and had to be cU
out.
I, f. q Waterhouse, general manage
of the Nevada Telephone-Tel Telegrap
b company, said this morning the los
by the high winds of Saturday wei
! absolutely nil and that the compan
did not suffer by the terrific tempes
Not line or pole went down
explained Mr. Waterhouse this NOR
ing, and there was nothing more tina
. the ordinary amount OF trouble shoe
ing locally. There was not sing
interruption in the toll line servit
and ! am highly gratified at the e
a pcrience as it demonstrates that o.
u lines are in perfect physical conc
tion and capable of resisting al
% similar visitation Part of this go,
fortune Is due TO our efforts Ia
September and October, when ,
forestalled the storm by spending /
+" tween $2,000 and $4,000 In lmpro,
meuts. The system never was
better shape than II is today q
eur patrons may rely on the co
pany handling all It's business vi
the same facility that Il has sho,
during this storm, which served
a test q our physical stability
~ The Western Union escaped wi
out any serious delay but lost Z
AT wires between here and Mile
ir which went oat - commission Il
r, saturday night but were reported
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