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Show HILLSIDE SLID DOWN Tunnel No. 1 in City Creek Canyon Is Wrecked by Caving: Ground. A landslide in City , Creek canyon wrecked tunnel No. 1 of the waterworks water-works system Saturday. The continuous ralr.s of last week softened the hillside to such an extent that it caved for ISO - feet, carrying away the timbers of the tunnel and allowing al-lowing the opening to become filled with, earth and rocks. The Immediate result of ttw tunnel's destruction was to check the flow of water in City creek, but no shortage was experienced by the city, as would have been the case had the accident occurred oc-curred in midsummer. The exact amount of the damage cannot can-not yet be ascertained, as it will take several days to repair the break. |