Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-12-27 | Page 2 | Jack Frost Tango Danced by Many on Slippery Sidewalks

Jack Frost Tango Danced by Many on Slippery Sidewalks It has been so long long since Salt Lake has had a real snowstorm that many who were In the business business busi busl- ness district today had to relearn relearn relearn re- re learn their winter walking habits The lessons in some instances were severe ones that came with witha a Jolt to the students The steel gutter plates at street corners were the most dangerous pitfalls for the unwary claiming the greatest number of victims the but steel trapdoors trapdoors- trapdoors covering covering cellar entrances through the sidewalks sidewalks side side- walks were a close second Men and women in many cases caught themselves slipping sUpping just justin in time to dance the Jack Frost Tango and regain their footing after the usual contortions The Theone Theone Theone one who laughed at these contortions contortions contortions contor contor- was usually the next to have his pride humbled by a fall Drivers of automobiles had their troubles too especially Inthe In Inthe inthe the streets where traffic was heavy There seemed to be b nothing to prevent motor cars from continuing their course after the brakes were applied just like a a. boy keeping the pot boiling on the hillside near the school- school house There were as a consequence consequence conse conse- quence several minor collisions and several other narrow escapes from tram injury No one was caught by tho the skidding automobiles however and the emergency hospital hos hos hospital pital was not pressed into service Boot and shoe dealers had a a. heavy run on rubbers and overshoes overshoes overshoes over over- shoes as a result of ot the snow snow- storm They at least are not complaining