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Show MANY LIGHIS FAIL IS BUMSECTIOI As Result Business IIouscs and Theaters Are Greatly Inconvenienced. In-convenienced. For nearly two hours on Saturday ninht a lnrco portion of tho business section of Salt Lako City was in almost al-most absoluto darkness. The section affected was the four blocks bounded by Second South and South Temple, State street and West Tomple. The breakdown oocurrod ou what is technically tech-nically known as the "North Commercial Com-mercial brnnch." Just what was tho cause of the sudden collapso could not be learned at the headquarters of tho Utah Lijjht and Railway company. Numerous inquiries were mado, but no ' dchnito information could bo obtained. Tho break occurred just about 0 o clock when the stores wore crowded with purchasers, and much confusion and inconvenience ensued. Some of the stores which havo installed cas wcro protected against the accident and business proceeded uninterrupted, but where this precaution had riot been taken there was almost a complete paralysis of business. Some stores pressed the "old tallow dip" into service ser-vice nnd continued at tho old 6tnnd as best they could under the circumstances. Candles in a barber shop were in use and the man in the chair would hold the candlo whilo tho tonsorial artist was at work. At the theaters, there was some difficulty, dif-ficulty, but tho shows proceeded. The Salt Ijake theater has cas installed and the j induction of "Peer Gvnt" was carried out with tho ens footlights and without the liehts in tho "flies," so that the full effects could not be produced. pro-duced. The auditorium was partly in darkness, but cas was used at the exits and stairwaj's, so there was no confusion con-fusion when tho audience left. At tho Orphcum the direct current is used orf tho stage and this permitted tho performance to bo concluded, but tho auditorium and hallways were in darkness when the audienco left the house, making tho exit most inconvenient. inconveni-ent. Tho smaller theaters were left completely com-pletely in the dark and had to suspend. sus-pend. The streets presented a most gloomy and somber appearanco and tho gaity , of tho usual Saturday night crowds was j dampened. |