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Show SKATING POND DYKE BREAKS, ICE FALLS Misfortune occurred yesterday afternoon aft-ernoon at Hie new municipal Ice skat inc rink which will rob skaters of their sport on the pond for two days lal least. The fire department water pumper had just flooded the entire area of the pond to provide a new surface when suddenly an eight foot portion of the earth dam pave way. causing the water to rush from under the laree sheet of Ice until a space of two leet. between the ice and the water was1 opened. Then the bic sheet of ice! broke from the banks and crashed' down to the water surface. The breaking of the ice caused por llbni to remain along the shore while, the center of the pond was two feetj below. It appeared for a time that skat-1 Ing was doomed for the near future at least. i Miles L. Jones, of the Ogden City Ice company, and owner of the pond, camo to the rescue, however, and told Commissioner J. R. Ward that he i would have the brokn dam repaired as soon as possible Then the pond will be flooded again and as soon as: i ireezos will offer good skating tol the sport lovers of Ogden. rOO |