Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-03 | Page 6 | Electrical Storm Ruins Street Cars

ELECTRICAL L STORM I RUINS STREET CARS Motors were burned out on eight street cars struck b by lightning In the electrical storm yesterday afternoon Between fifteen and twenty other cars were damaged to a sll slight ht extent b by currents that hit hit trolley trolle wires an and grounded through the car circuits No Noone Noone o one was as injured The passengers In tn some cases e-ases bad badly scared h by the loud claps clap of thunder which accompanied pa ii i ed in miniature i n I a t u re explosions io ii s. s Ih e damage will mount Into hundreds of dollars the line being the greatest sufferer