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J 4 x fA I Workers and trucks of Salt SaIt Lake City streets department continue con con- work of cleaning mud trees and huge boulders left in 1 r I wake vake of a huge storm w which ch soared roared r led into the city from the west Sunday night Workers here are cleaning at 1st ave and M st. st N H lJ v 7 4 r W f B A f 1 f f l J A S F SJ 1 i Resembling a battle front airfield after heavy strafing by enemy enemy- I planes blanes lanes these J aircraft at Salt Lake airport rt M Monday I were listed 1 3 I iii i the over oer er i oooO dam damage g ge caused there by by- Sundays Sunday's s Two O planes J l CS vere e ere e lUt lifted er over an foot eight eight fence by wind r k L t 1 j Jt t i i I t j VI 5 t 4 t 4 S. 4 b Some of the damage caused b by roaring walls of r f water wate sent rushing rushing rush rush- ing through the Salt Lake City ing Sunday nights night's J r.- r. t r storm Is shown In hi this general J view the burial ground Mayor i M E Glade d te estimated cem cemetery damage ge at over ove thy City Digs Out After Rain Wind Hail Flood FIo d Strike Salt Lake City Monday w was S digging put out from under tinder the debris and repairing damage fr from m Sunday nights night's record wind-rain-hail wind storm and flood as unofficial estimates esti sti estimates m mates tes placed the damage and Damage at the Salt Lake airport alone was expected to top with 35 planes reported damaged or destroyed and d 2500 windowpanes in hangars and build build- ings shattered Severe damage was reported to the City cemetery by Mayor Earl J. J Glade who estimated the loss there alone would reach b between tween and No estimates were available on damage to private prop property erty eity throughout the city although Mayor Glade said damage dam damage damage age to city streets and installations would run into several thousands thousands' of dollars Mayor Glade made his estimates after a a. tour of the city's north bench and the airport where the storm struck hardest Damage to the municipal airport buildings and hangars hang hang- ars az's will total at least he said One can hardly imagine what the storm did unless he has surveyed the picture he concluded 1 Water still was standing in some streets where storm sewers were clogged and pedestrians were treading gingerly ging over layers of clay and silt several inches deep in some near downtown streets Fallen trees and broken limbs lay across sidewalks and barrels barrels bar bar- tin cans and soggy paper were strewn across well tended walks and lawns Ia bearing testimony to the passage of refuse- refuse laden waters sweeping across the city from the canyons Hundreds of windows windo were smashed auto tops damaged and flowers and shrubbery damaged by hailstones in the north and west sections of at the city The near-hurricane near storm was confined to within a few miles milea of or Salt Lake with considerable variation in intensity found even within the city It was part of a storm front which moved in itt from Idaho Sunday Other points reported light showers but thunderstorm activity confined mainly to Salt Lake the was Day Dab 5 I Weber and ana utan Utah counties Hailstones as big as eggs an and golf gaIt balls balb were were in drifts several Inches s deep on the v wes vet st sideY t fand d wind ws in north the and nd d west sides of of buildings building smashed In some instances th the window ca cases cs we were e. e washed away Huge FrontA Front J Jhuge A huge front of ot water was observed first ab about ut a block west wes of ot the Salt Lake Memorial mausoleum mausoleum l leum um on ave From there i it rushed across the S Salt lt Lako Lake City cemetery to N street swinging over and down M t street Damage to the cemetery Included ed cd five trees blown over headstones headstones headstones head head- stones and flowerbeds washed away way away and deep gullies across some plots Some gr graves were dis dis- turned Parked cars were moved three blocks and a section of street nay nav ing 10 feet e t square was w s-w swep swept pf away Boulders as big as bushel bushe baskets were deposited on So South th Temple and north bench str streets ets Sidewalk Chunks A AT three foot wall of ot water rushed down M street from Lindsey And Lind sey Gardens ns carrying with It and pound boulders and washIng washIng wash- wash I Ing eight cars a a. block down the street Large chunks of sidewalk paving were torn loose Six horses were washed away at a stable near the gravel pit near Dry canyon One was found drowned but the others were still missing Hurricane gusts of r wind rangIng rang rang- ing IngUP up to 80 SO mph were reported at t the airport where damage asSee osSee os- os I See Page 2 2 Column 1 Storm Damage in S. 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L Figured at Continued from Page Fage One On weed mimed wreckage proportions and andI I the wind held up at 60 mph for tor 10 minutes minute s If you want to see lee a wr wrecked I 1 i r airport this is it It Joe Bergin j. j Ute tate director of aeronautics said Planes PlAnet Damaged I i I All window windo vi in the hangars and andI I the north and W west t sides of the administration building bunding were broken bro bro- ken Wings Wings' were broken off olt planes and even the fuselages dotted with holes Damage to planes and the airport airport airport air air- air air- port was wal tentatively estimated d at over by Mr Bergin Monday Monday Mon Mon- day morning All AU windows window in the administration building bunding except the plate glass In the lobby were shattered shat ahat- f r and nd all windows In the hanI hangars han han- I gars ars were broken Doors poors were tripped stripped from two hangars hangar Three private planes planes' were ruined and probably will have to tobe tobe be junked A number of ot government government govern govern- ment went t surplus planes were damaged damaged dam dam- j aged with large luge holes hates through I them and four tour were almost completely com corn ruined f Planes Riddled i The hail hall went right through the tho plywood and fabric wings of the airplanes airplane he reported Two planes were picked up and thrown wn across the road Thompson Flying school said all allI I of af its planes had bad h been en damaged and nearly every one demolished by the storm The hail went went- In Inthe inthe the hangar door right through the f planes and out the other door door- door an official said 1 Western Air Mr Lines Linen reported none of ot its planes were damaged and andi i United Air Lin Lines s had not completed com corn completed a preliminary check Damage at the Salt L Lake ke army air base Just north of the thc municipal municipal pal pat airport was waa reported at about I according to preliminary estimates made by officers from 0 OAT A T S C Hill field fJeld Roofs Roots windows windows win win- dows dow and grounds ground were damaged as well as the e electrical system Six arm army planes were reported slightly damaged All AU air lInes and ana military flights through the Salt Lake airport were canceled and the hangars shops MOps and terminal left without lights for tor moro more than an hour and a half The city Itself was plunged into nto darkness for intervals of ot from a afew afew afew few seconds In the downtown area to eight minutes In some residential residential residential districts Utah Power and Light Co officials officials officials said the tho trouble developed between the terminal five and a a half haIr miles west of ot the city and the Jordan steam plant where lightning light light- lightning ning disrupted service during a storm several weeks ago alo Extra Crows Crews Work Vork Officials a also o believed lightning had struck a transformer some ome someplace someplace place within the cit city Extra crews worked throughout the night Because of the lateness of the hour and the fact tact that children were off oU the streets relatively few injuries were recorded Drivers were warned to proceed cautiously because of debris and fallen tr trees EIJIn In the streets and the danger of ot I pavements being undermined Neighbors elderly couple couple couple cou cou- Mr and Mrs Mra W. W B. B Gauden through a a. window of their home at 1st ave ave after three feet teet of water and mud roared into the first lint floor The front wall of the hou house e- e was broken t looe and left bulging three thre feet from from the foundation Firemen P Swamped The fire I department said It received received re re- about a B. hundred calls re reporting reporting re- re porting wa water er in the basement m nt A number or of persons called to say they were trapped One or two emergency cars were Vere sent out aut but butIn butin In n the main these calls were due to fright department officials said The storm broke about 1030 p. p j. j m. m but the full force of ot the load flood was not felt until some mInutes minutes minutes min mIn- utes later when the water from the canyons swept in At 1110 p. p j. j m m. the flood roared down 1st and 2nd avenues and Canyon road making all three and State street I above Eagle Gate impassable on en foot feat Two hours houra aft after r the storm subsided several Inches of water still rushed down State street The evening storm was much more severe and the damage many times greater than that of th the earlier storm at a 8 a. a m. m Sunday police poUce fire tire department and weather er bureau officials reported l Minute 15 Rain Although the fury of the evening evening eve eve- ning torm storm had spent itself in 15 minutes th the airport weather r sta sta- I tion recorded 6 64 inch of rain Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- Sun Sun-I day night and the hailstones if If melted would have added considerably considerably consid consid- to the t total t l officials said A display of sheet lightning unusual for this part of the country country coun coun country try a accompanied the storm Numerous reports of storm torm and hail hal damage and falling trees ree w were re received including trees around the city and county bt b building g. g A Aree tree ree which fell on OD a car in a used med car lot at S. S State caused an estimated damage a almost completely demolishing th the ca car carand and blowing out all the tires Hall hail P Pierces erces Roof Hoof A woman at Pueblo st at reported reported re- re ported that hail had gone through hc her roof Many windows were broken particularly in the north or orand and western sections of the city A limb crashed into a bedroom at W. W North and a tree fell ell on top of 8 a near-by near houses residents reported The morning storm caused less les property damage but two o casualties casual casual- l- l ties Jes were reported Cozette Nettles Nettle 3 daughter of Mrs Mra Alice Nettles Lake st at suffered suffer d first and second degree bums burns when she phe grasped a fallen power line lino Sun Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day afternoon Also injured was Theon West Vest phal hal 40 E. E 3rd So South u who wh I took ook refuge in the Victory house and pulled a piano over on him him- I self He was reported in a serious serious se se condition Salt Lake General Gen Gen- rious at General General Gen Gen- eral hospital with a r ruptured bladder bladder blad blad- blad- blad II der and nd 4 pelvis fc i- I |