Show LANDSLIDE IN OGDEN CANYON CARRIES AWAY A VALUABLE V BRIDGE GE Special to The Herald Ogden Jan Ja BAn accident to the overflow ov shaft ehatt of or the pipe line tine of the thet Utah t Power company thin th af at afternoon tern oR in Ogden Ogder canyon let out an extra flow of water and caused a rock and landslide that destroyed the steel bridge across Ogden river rier Travel between Ogden valley which includes Liberty and Edmi FA fer is and there is ill some sense danger that the supply of light ht and power for forS fora Salt S a lt l Lake ake may have to be curtailed while the repairs are being made It Is 15 noted as an a singular coincidence that 18 fe the first important acci accident dent to cay aay portion of the pipe line since nee the plant started and this attI dent tint happened the very day of oC the funeral of C K Bannister the man JOan who planned and aRd supervised ed the con CoD construction of the pipe line Nature of Accident Just Juet where the Ute pipe line high hip up MI on the th north side ski sid wall of the canyon emerges from the gorge aud Just before It starts northward along the face ot of the mountain the pipe passes through Ugh a tunnel through solid rock A shaft was run from the surface down to tap the pipe so as to form a means of oC over overflow overflow flow This forms a sort of safety alve Ive Iveas as when the pressure gets above a certain certain c r tain fain point the water rises through this shaft and falls in a cascade known as Overflow Over ow Falls FRIIs down to the bottom of Ogden canyon at a point Just above the bridge By some agency ncY whether pressure from within or ut force foree from without a section of the natural rock broke away making it possible for lot the water to escape from a much muck lower level leel than was its wont It also o earned caused the water to fall ran a little further to the westward and its action on the th cliffs overhanging the bridge brought rocks tumbling down upon the structure structure ture which was knocked from its abut abutment abutments meats ment into the river Water and stones continued to fall faU for a considerable time The pipe itself was pot not damaged so o far as a cursory examination could determine but the retaining wall was partly washed away aay Being waste wastewater wastewater water the escape did not lessen the water power at the power house bouse the th hydraulic effect being to cause Cue more water ater to enter the pipe lipe at the intake about five mites miles up the canyon The Bridge Destroyed The bridge taken away was accepted by the county from the Andrews Andrew s Bridge company about four years jears ago It was wasa a span pan and had an eighteen foot roadway Its value alue was about Some of the old material can be wed used again Commissioner Wilson WilBOn on OIl Marin hearing of the went t up with jUa County Count Surveyor Parker and ad Bridge Builder Richardson to examine the I wreckage w and situation I Arrangements for Travel Ogden valley may mav be reached by a tang IoRI and rather rough route through North Og n to LibertY Mr WIlson says rays a temporary bridge reset must t be put pat across while a new one ODe is being con COD I I I It is probable that the tem tent temporary temporarY I bridge will wilt be up in three or 01 toni foer r Two months would be re ic required to restore the structure A number of Ogden Osden valley residents who had bad spent the night in Ogden were wece unable to get home bome at noon and aid came caine back beek to town One of them George Al Ai Allen Allep len lep who with Councilman Emmett was wa investigating the condition of the theoM oM bridge had bind a very verj narrow escape pe peA A tag bUr boulder loosened Joose by the continued action of the water came plunging down d n for over feet and struck with within in hit A few ew feet of him Loss Lone Nearly lose examination shows that the abutments of the bridge were washed out by the rush of water ter The girders beams and rods are for the mot most part either broken or badly twisted A con conservative conservative estimate places the damage to Weber county at between 6 eo and Some estimates place pla e it as no high as The count county will undoubted undoubtedly ly Iy endeavor to have the power company make good the damage and Commis Commissioner ComMissioner closer Wilson Vilson and County Attorney Halvorsen n will 11 visit the place Monday morning leav leaving ing at 7 I o clock I Manager Hayward of the Utah Light I Power company at Salt Lake was WIUS also in Ogden looking after the affairs of or his hl company In connection with Gen General General GenI I eral Manager Campbell Mr Campbell CampbellI I returned to Salt Lake tonight but Mr I Hayward remained and returned from front frontI I the canyon to t the Reed hotel at about 19 10 He stated to The Herald The accident will not interfere with i the service of our company The in injury injury injury jury to the power company is slight ht as the bridge is not on the pipe line but simply imply ply in the escape cape e shaft above the water level We Ve have simply re ic reduced reduced the hydraulic pressure p ure on the escape share shale by bJ reducing the water leel The damage done in my Judg Judgment judgment ment must consists entirely in the partial destruction of the bridge the washing away of the abutments and filling the road with v debris When hen asked whether be he considered con the damage to the bridge one for rOl which his company would be responsible Mr r Hayward said he could not tell until tomorrow I |