Show SALT LAKE STORM PASSES ON EAST Mississippi Valley States Held in Grasp of Storm Fiend for fOl Hours FAIRYLAND DISAPPEARS Beautiful Blanket of Snow Early arly in Morning Changed Before Night The storm that covered all Salt Snit Lako Lake and a n large part vart of oC Utah tah with a covering cov cov- bring ering of dr snow and rain equivalent alent to tomaN tonoro more maN noro than an Inch and third one of water had paSSel passed yesterday esterday and was central over Q southern Wisconsin It had taken tho the low or storm center center center cen cen- ter from Saturday until Thurs Thursday l to travel from the tho California coast past Salt Lake nut But It hail had gathered strength on the Va way va and ana once it had r the Rocky mountains It s swept sept ept across the prairie states with tremendous tremendous- speed and gathered energy enors as It w went nt Yesterday morning the tho barometric reading reading-In In the center of oC the storm re reduced reduced reduced re- re to sea level was less loss than 2 2 1 v vIt It had hac never reached that low a point poin t tho tito storm center was over Salt Lake It vas was bringing heavy winds In some portions and a l mlle mile br z was blowing at Chicago at 7 o'clock yesterday morning It was also abo caus- caus In lag snow or 01 rain all the way from New NewYork NewYork NewYork York to the tho Missouri valley or halfway half halfway way across the continent t. t It wan wac lG snowIng snow- snow lug Ins a at Sault Ste. Ste Mario Marlo yesterday mornIng morning morn morn- ing and raining ac as far south as Kansas Kan Kan- sas City Fuir UD und C Snow was also reported yesterday morning at Nev and Independence Independence Inde Jade Calif where tho influence of an area orea of high pre pressure sure coming from the North Pacific coast was making Itself felt felt- This samo same area Section DIrector Di Director Director DI- DI rector R. R J. J Hyatt thinks will cause fair fall on and cold weather In this locality today Salt Lake awoke to a L fairyland of or white yesterday eter ay morning It was cloudy weather at first but during th the morning moro morn In Ing the sun came out and Instantly the snow snowy covering of oC ev everything outside became converted Into myriads of oC dia din monds The fhe hills around Salt Lake yesterday yesterday yes yes- es morning wore the most complete complete com corn covering of ot snow that they have had this winter and probably for Cor se Steral St sev- eral oral years cars before From top to bottom bottom bot bot- tom torn nil all was in white and the awak awakening awaken awaken- nIng n- n Ing Ins city presented a most beautiful appearance appearance ap ap- ap to those who were fortunate enough noush to have ha some high vantage point from Crom which they could view It at that hour ChUD Change C From Irom land During the tho day the thc snow snow gradually softened and slight breezes shook It off tho thio trees In part On tho warm sou southerly exposed hillsides It melted and In the tho city smoke and amI traffic stained stain stain- ed oed tho the snowy covering In a word the city lost its like fairy and assumed Its Ita winter appearance No was was damage e was reported on account or of th the tho st storm rm fow A-fow trees vere were down and ele electric communication was hampered for a a. time but It was pretty w well 11 resumed yesterday The street railway company had an Increased ex expense expense ex- ex pense bill of ot a few hundred dollars but Lut for tor this there was the thc compensation tion that more people were compelled to ride on account of or the deep snow and the muddy roads The Thc melting of or the snow durIn during tho the day put the streets In the unpaved sections sec see In almost impassable shape Tho The water was vas prevented by the snow mow from running off very von freely and nn as a 0 result the traveled portions of or the tho surface ol of the tho roads became miniature canals of ot mud several Inches deep ibid Had Lurg Largest Nt Precipitation I Salt Lake by the way had the hl highest highest high high- h- h est precipitation of or nn any place an on anthe the weather map mar to report yesterday ester lY morn- morn In lag Ing It was 82 of r an Inch which added to the tho 54 ot of the morning mor before beCore gives tho the total snow an and rainfall of oC the storm Havre Mont l was the tho col coldest st place reporting In fn the United ed States with 6 G Gb b below zero Abilene Jle Texas had a a. maximum of ot 84 8 to talk taU about The greatest decrease In temperature In 24 hours was 28 8 degrees at El Paso Texas and Santa Fc C N. N M. M whore the passing of ot the storm brought broucht the colder coldor cold cold- er or weather Cincinnati cm ou the other hand which was still ahead of ot the storm had an Increase of 22 degrees s sto to report In the hour 24 period The record at the local ollice of ot the United States weather b bureau for tOl tho the 24 4 hours ending at C G p. p m. m yesterday was wac Temperature at It G 6 p. p m. m 35 maximum temperature 36 minimum temperature 25 23 mean temperature 30 which Is S 8 degrees below normal Total deficiency of temperature since the first of or the month 1 1 Accumulated excess of or temp temperature tem tern p since January 1 I 15 degrees Total precipitation 08 of or an Inch Total foul precipitation since the tho first of or the he month 1 38 Inch which Is 99 of or an Inch above normal Accumulated excess since January 1 I 07 of an Inch Relative huml humidity at ot C G p. p m. m 4 42 1 per percent CI con gent cent t. t |