Show I. I JAM r POWER WR f FAILURE Hn HITS MININ ONS IN T AU Three Interurban Systems Cease to Operate When Supply of Electricity Is Shut Off by hy SERVICE on the Bamberger 3 Utah Idaho and Salt Lake Utah electric roads suddenly ceased this morning and mining operations all over OVel the state ceased or slowed down An Ice Jam In the Bear Dear river In Idaho caused by the unprecedented storm forced the Utah Power and Light company to curtail the power supplied Idaho and Utah While there was little snow In Salt Lake and the wind did not reach the I velocity of a hurricane In Idaho and to the north the power powe men report that the elements seemed to combine r I to wreak havoc WIRES TORN DOWN I To complicate matters the telephone wires fell with the poles for ten miles at a stretch and It was ImI Im im impossible I possible to locate trouble on the power lines There was no Thanksgiving celebration h held ld by the tr trouble troubleshooters troubleshooters uble shooters of the company and many hardy men are still tolling toiling and arid riskIng riskIng risk- risk Ing lug their lives to restore service S. S R. R Inch vice president and general general general gen gen- eral manager predicted that service would be restored in full fun measure within a few hours Only two trains came carne through on the Bamberger line The power company company company com com- pany consented to turn on the Juice for tor a period j just st long enough to bring the trains in Service then ceased At t t the mines the lack lacle of power did not work the hardship it would have done later in the week as operations had ceased for Thanksgiving SITUATION AT GARFIELD At Garfield the mills were able tc tt work but with reduced capacity or ot account of curtailment of or power power- Many tales of hardship h have been related by the men who struggled to keep th the power lines Intact and obstacles ob obstacles obstacles ob- ob were overcome that at times tunes seemed insurmountable According to many of the mining operators the absolute absolute absolute ab ab- ab- ab solute dependence of railroads mines and cities on electricity was never better better better bet bet- ter illustrated The telephone wires on the Oregon Short Line went down Thursday night again between Ogden and Hot Springs Springs- Train No 2 from Los Angeles was twelve hours late lat owing to the d de derailment derailment de- de of another train The exact cause and nature of the accident has hasI I not b been en learned but it is believed by byI railroad officials that the trouble oc occurred occurred occurred oc- oc in a a. location outside the storm I area Several trains from rom the East will belate bi bt late in arriving but the reports are I meager due to lack pf wire service Large crews are in tho and re reports reports reports re- re ports have been received at the Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon Short Line offices that the storm stormI I is clearing I I |