Show fORTY fOUR MilE GAlE SENDS lIONS lION'S HATS FLYING flYING A-flYING One Ono of oC tho the heaviest windstorms t in in its history visited Salt SaIl Lake Lako last Jast ni night ht Notwithstanding the fact that billboards billboards bill bill- boar boards and telephone and telegraph wires vire yielded to th the breeze no extensive exten exten- dye sive dama damage e was dono done The storm however was wall accompanied by some inconvenience to Salt Lako Lake residents For a n time timo pursuit of wayward way a war ward hats formed tho the chief occupation of or theatre parties returning home Men Mell and women alike aliko wore subjected to tJ special apo- apo cial sprints as a result of tho the pranks of tho the winds For once hat chasing was waa so general as to cause no amusement to crowds on tho the corners cornetA t Explanation of this i is found in the tho fact act that most of th the tho crowd was with the tho hat chasers Men Ien who have forsaken swearing sinco since January Janu Tanu January ary 1 for forgot ot and resolutions went awry Fit rh The records of tho the local oeal office of th the United d States weather r bureau show that tha last Jast nights night's ht's storm was as tho the heaviest heavies January wind in history with two ex ox- At 6 0 o'clock clock this morning mornin four forty-four miles an hour from the southeast south south- ca east cast t was record recorded pd The heaviest iest ind on record was that of January 10 1911 when sixty miles adios nn an hour Irom ironi tho the north was wa recorded In 1379 1370 tho wind blew forty forty- eight mmes an nil hour With these tw two exceptions wind is th the tho heaviest Jest January wind since sinco tho the of tho the local weather bureau Tho wind was accompanied by bv sonic som pr precipitation C 34 of an nn inch be being n recorded recorded re recorded corded for the tho period ending at 6 0 clock o'clock this mornin morning This gave o the local ce cel n l total for the month of 22 inches o oan or oran an nn excess for the tho month of 96 of a nn an inch For the first twenty six c days o otho of tho the month it is nearly double the normal nor nor- mal record With a heavy snowstorm setting fEttin in this morning mornin it was c that the precipitation for tho month mont would reach 25 inches before tho the cm end ond of the tho day While reports from tho the northwest cst ar are mea meager or Section Director A. A II H. Thies sen sn is 18 of the tho opinion that the storm will clear before ni nightfall lie He predicts predict fair weather for toni tonight ht and tomorrow for Salt SaIt LaKe Lane and vicinity |