| Show ONE LIFE TAKEN BY UT AM STORM Damage May Exceed Half Million A human life Ufe was added Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day to the toll toIl of Utah's worst windstorm as as' as workers strove to restore shattered communication systems systems systems' and and residents residents i in the the northern northera north north- ern era section of the state surveyed widespread property damage John A. A Stimson 62 62 Riverdale prominent restaurant owner and sportsman died in the Ogden Dee hospital of injuries suffered when he was knocked to the ground by Thursdays Thursday's gale Mr Stimson carrying a door I which received the force of the wind suffered a skull fracture He rallied Friday night but a relapse occurred shortly before midnight Telephone communication still was impossible in some parts of northern Utah As it became apparent that days possibly weeks of work will be necessary to repair the damage caused to utility systems it was believed losses might exceed the original estimate of Costs of repairing loss of time timeto to business because of inability to tomake tomake tomake make necessary communications and other factors all were added to the material damage to utility equipment and private property rhone Phone Lines lilt Hit Hardest hit was the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company which was experiencing difficulty in restoring normal com com- Only five circuits of the tho usual 14 to Ogden were operating Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day morning Only one was in use Friday Fast work by crews made nine available Friday night but lo local local local lo- lo cal tro trouble ble in the shape of twisted wires and weakened support c caused used four of them to go out Circuits from Salt Lake City to Brigham City and Logan were closed and those cities could be reached only by routing calls caUs around to the north via Pocatello Idaho Company officials said severa several days would be needed in which to restore normal service Power rower Lines Clear The Utah Power ower and Light company company company com com- pany was experiencing no transmission transmission transmission sion trouble other lines caring for forthe forthe forthe the service usually given by the volt line to the north part of which blew down near Willard Nearly a mile of tall taU steel towers supporting the high tension cables gave way in the storm Repairs not be made for a few days officials said Local distribution trouble was being being being be be- ing overcome rapidly and service was expected to be restored to all al Individual consumers in the storm area during the day Postal Telegraph reported tempo- tempo Continued on Page Two Column One ONE LIFE TAKEN L BY UTAH STORM E J Continued from Page Pae One g measures have permitted resumption resumption re- re of ot service although a week will be needed needed to rebuild damaged dam darn aged ged parts of ot the system in Davisi Davis i county where numerous poles were blown down Telegraph Working Western Union reported all damage dam dam- x age ge had been repaired permanently and that service was vas as normal Davis county commissioners were to to meet Saturday and discuss a survey survey survey sur sur- sur- sur vey of storm damage Numerous homes were damaged in iii the county Property damage at Ogden reached it was reported about of ot it being caused to tc homes Rainstorms that visited cen central ral Utah at the same time winds swept v 1 the northern section washed out portions of two state highways Detours were being used around L LV l' l lf f V a section on Utah 10 between Price 7 and Salina SaUna summit and around the Bluebell bridge on Utah 29 between Ephraim and Castle Dale Repairs were being planned at the Burch Creek school in Weber county county county coun coun- ty where the roof and part of a wall collapsed Damage was wa caused to The Tele- Tele Tribune gram Scoreboard at theL the 1 L Utah State Agricultural l college in lii Logan where it was blown from froni its standards it Born in Carolina Carolin Mr Stimson had bad been prominent for 33 years In Ogden as a restaurant restaurant rant owner sportsman and hunter O He was born in South Carolina March 17 11 1874 1814 He first came to Ogden in 1903 and for m many ny years operated the Stimson cafe which still bears his name He had operated operated operated oper oper- numerous cafes and restaurants restaurants restaurants rants in and near Ogden since that i 1 time He is survived by his widow Mrs Margaret White Stimson and the following sons eons and daughter John P. P Stimson Ogden Mrs Harold B. B Whitney New York City and Joaeph Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo Jo Jo- seph W. W Stimson Salt Lake City Surviving brothers and sisters are V. W. H. H Stimson Ben H. H Stimson and Mrs G. G C. C Griffith Ogden E. E L. L Stimson Nebraska A. A R. R Stimson 1 Texas J. J E. E Stimson Cheyenne Wyo and C. C B. B Stimson LongBeach Long LongBeach LongBeach Beach Cal Three grandchildren also survive I |
