Show Lightning ng During T Terrific Electrical Storm Starts Start Five Fi Fires res in Salt L Lake ke Torrential Rain Turns City Streets Into Torrents I Sleeping Salt L Like Lake ke City was awakened awake await ened ned by the cr crash h of ot thunder and the tie pounding of torrential rain early Wednesday and lor zor an hour was denied denied denied de de- de- de nied slumber by the most spectacular electrIcal storm In years In the one hour there was a total rainfall of 59 of an inch and five fires ires were started by lightning durinG the he 15 minutes the storm raged strongest Parts of the city were plunged Into darkness 3 as the skies reverberated with thunderbolts that seemed to strike just outside the bedroom windows windows win win- windows dows of suddenly wakeful residents Utah Power and Light company transmissIon lines were struck but damage was only minor f Thunder Deafening The storm sweeping out of the south broke suddenly about a. a m. m with a deafening roar of thunder thunder thun thun- der rousing thousands of sleepers throughout the city elty and county For nearly an hour streaks of lightining crashed down to an accompaniment of Intense thunderbolts while rain rainell fell ell in torrents torrent Then shortly before p. p m. m the rainfall and lightning ceased censed almost almos as suddenly as it il had begun as the storm moved northward It apparently apparently ap- ap I spent its fury in Salt Lake City however as reports from northern north north-I em ern Utah and southern Idaho indicated ed only normal storms Heavy rainfall turned Salt Lake City streets Into raging torrents as water wate swept down overflowing gutters anc and leaving leaving- behind mud gravel and d db d bris No serious washouts serious washouts were reported reported reported re re- re- re ported In either the city or county and md were busy cleaning up during the day Garage I. I Is Fired Most serious of at the five fires reI reported reported re re- I ported was that at the Salt Lake Lak Transfer company garage West Wes South Temple street where damage included to the building anc and to contents This fire was reported reported reported re re- re- re ported at a. a m. m It followed an alarm at a. a m m. from the home of J. J W W. Bradbury West Second South street where lightning had started a roof fire The Th fire was extinguished by the rain with approximately 10 damage A third alarm was received at a. a m m. from the home of Frank 1 I. Kooyman Quince street where lightning had burn burned d out all fuses fuses' and burned burne insulation off the electric light wires At a. a m. m the Bennett Glass am and Paint company building 65 West Wes First Firs South street was reported ablaze Loss from this fire the second second sec see ond within a month for the plant plan was only 20 Rain In Mountains l The department end ended d its hurried dash dashes s through the storm with th the final alarm at a. a m m. m from 13 South West Temple street where lightning struck a telephone pole an and fired a small coil of wire at th the top lop All of the alarms were concentrated concentrated concen concen- in the central Salt Lake City Cit district Heavy rainfall also was reported in the mountains cast east of Salt Lake Lak City although not in such proportions proportions as to cause a 3 flood of any kin kind The flow from Little Cottonwood canyon canyon can can- yon was swollen and muddled s so o that it was necessary to turn th the water out of ot the mains and down th the canyon for a short period Flow from other canyons was reported raised by the storm but was no not muddy Power Line Struck The Utah Power and Light company com corn pany reported chief damage to the their lines JInes was near Ensign p peak ak where lightning struck a volt voll line supplying supplying sup sup- sup sup-I plying the northeast portion of th the thel city Servi Service e was interrupted f for I about 30 minutes company officials said saLi Lightning also destroyed a I telephone cable betwee city offices 1 and the terminal substation making makin communication d difficult and hamperIng hamper hampe ing tag service work The Mountain States Telephone an Telegraph company escaped with minor short circuits the lightning failing to reach any transformers o or lines it was reported The heavy precipitation during th the storm brought the total for the 2 24 hour period ending at 6 a a. a m. m Wednesday Wed Wee to 64 of an inch according to the weather bureau Heavy Downpour According to J. J Cecil Alter dire director director tor during one minute five-minute period perio when the storm reached Its height heigh 25 of an inch fell The precipitation was the greatest for lor a hour 24 period perio since March 31 31 when 68 of an nn inch inc fell feU It brought the rainfall for August Au gust cwt to 22 of an inch in excess o of norma normal Mr Alter said |