| Show WILD r ILD WINDS blowing Blow lii building down felling trees tree ami ani doin oilier other IM in a go it has been a long time since we were visited with a real mountain wind whid such aa as we had in 1856 and tin tor some afterward 4 but last night one of those heavy gale wt in it commenced about aboid eight and anti continued all night and throughout the greater part ol 01 today to day the destruction has not been so severe and extensive as we have it to bo be in former years many people pe otle however were kept awake awake and an in in a state of trepidation during luring the night fearing their domiciles domiciled domi ciles might be wrecked by the storm king kin 9 some times during the dark lark hours there would be a lull fur for a few fe IV minutes this inspired some of our citizens with a hope that the storm was abating but suddenly there came u up a fearful guist which aich anade the dwellings tremble mid wild it seemed as though they would be swept away and the earth torn up cleaned and garnished on the bench the frame house of geo barlow wa was torn down by bv the wind also one opposite to it ic A great number of outhouse out houses and some barns and stables were blown over some of the latter were complete wrecks A large quantity of fencing 1 encina was blown to atoms and scattered to a great distance some buildings were partially unroofed the tin or shee tiron was blown off and scattered about in confusion the glass in the windows of everal mercantile houses were broken into fragments the front of dees livery stable was blown out A great number of treca trees were uprooted and anti lay in prostrated in the roads some orthe of the pavilion and also a quantity of the fence on the west side of the lester square were destroyed A little of the tin on the roof of the central schoolhouse was loosened and it waa was considered wise to dismiss school for the day not that there waa was any danger of the building or any part of it falling failing but if any of the tin from the roof were blown ot the fragments might pos mi aebly ly strike and injure some of the pupils pu ils outside while at recess one ne side odthe of the french plate glass window of the new brick building of mr james horrocks on filth fifth street is a complete wreck the damage is estimated at about A similar light was destroyed in the mercantile aliouse ofa 11 wright fc son on fourth street part of the tile front of the new brick etore store of farr bros on fourth street was demolished at the railway depots the havoc was rt piles of lumber umber which stood some eigl eighteen iteen feet high on some odthe of the lots in that part of the city were lifted and scattered about in the utmost confusion in all directions ions some of the boards were carried to the railroad track and driven by the force of tho the wind through some of the cars doing them much damage others were driven end downa downwards ards deep into the ground the buildt buildings inclosing the continental oil flan com om a tanks were badly wrecked the C P companas comp anys roundhouse is completely gutted putted the TL P 1 engine house i is s down tho the utah northern Nort bern workshop is leveled to the ground six utah northern coaches were blown repose quietly ul on their sides other eai buildings d ay iy bugs have their cable gable ends blown b 10 wn out and others again are propped romped up to keep them from tee keeling ng over A large number of chimneys were toppled down onto the roofs of the houses theu the U I 1 P long transfer freight shed was loosened from its moorings turned partly over and leaned against a number of freight cars it cannot be righted up until uc itil the wind goes down in li consequence of this the transfer hands of 0 the V U P and 0 P corn con panics had to lay jay off today to day the house of mr john newey near the vinegar works was blown down mr newey had bad one arm broken and he was otherwise injured it is also reported that mrs newey and her daughter were badly hurt but we are pleased to elia gay that so far as we have ascer bained DO vo lives were lost nor other serious damage done than we bavo have mentioned above |
