Show SNOW STOP STREET CARS OGDEN RAPID TRANSIT DID NOT MOVE A WHEEL during part of the morning hours heaviest snow fallin years i r from wednesdays standard the lowering clouds that drifted slowly around the mountains monday day afternoon and tucked in the valley did not carry with them a suggestion ot the amount ot abow that has fallen today near 1 this morning the first few straggling flakes tell to the earth in gyratory curves but by daylight the tall had increased in volume and from early morning until noon largo fleecy flakes clothed houses trees wires walks and the street car tracks in a dress of fluffy white crystals when the barn of the kaaid transit company was opened the cars left with a merry hum scattering the few flakes which lad settled on the tracks right and left the storm god must have when he saw the cars bowling along with conscious strength at any rale thereafter snow began to cover the long rails increasing the depth in front of the car and adding lo 10 the cleared rails a fresh supply after the cars had passed the schedules were presently rearranged and the runs mado slower at 9 the bench car on twenty fifth street came to a standstill in front of the high school the conductor backed up his car turned on the power and with a fish from tho rails started to do in clearing the rails he made a gain of one foot these tactics were continued until the car struck the incline when it slid to the base of the bill there it halted and would not move from the north the big car came plowing its way with much wheezing and a rapid revolution of wheels with brilliant flashes and a low grumble it too came to a standstill presently by the aid of men with brooms the north car progressed to a point opposite the south car and stopped and then all the cars were blocked for more than an hour five cara were held inactive between twenty third and twenty fifth streets service from the broom to the depot was not entirely stopped but trie speed of the cars was so slow that people preferred to walk superintendent matson expects to have the cars running before evening the trouble in part is in the crippled condition of the power house where only one boiler is generating steam for operating the dynamos an accident in the boiler room some days ago disabled two of the boilers and the damage is still no damage has been done to other business in he city telephone wires aro snow and the large cables over strained more snow delun a time this morning iha has been recorded in ogden for years in seven hours six inches covered the ground and the total precipitation will reach a depth of nearly eight inches no more welcome visitor could have thrust itself upon the people farmers especially are rejoicing over the fall ll 11 means piling up in the mountains ot several feet of snow that will ack and remain until laie springe when water s gold to the agriculturist the small boy sees pleasure in the mow it is of that kind which may be rolled into snowballs rapidly and hard to carry a mans best hat off his head the boys pleasure has just begun occasionally a hat may be seen flying in a graceful curve propelled by a squeezed up bunch of snow the thrower of the missile dodges behind a pole with nothing but a long arla showing to the axed pedestrian des trian |