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Show ANOTHER HEAVY STORM ON LAKE Trains Had to be Held Back While the Waves Dashed With Force Against the Railroad Embankments on Great Salt Lake Fight Specials Were Just Ahead of the Waves. The windstorm of last evening aroused thejvaters of the Great Salt sea into turbulency, and the waves whipped the "fill'' along the line of the Southern Pacific railway on the Lucin cut-off. Night trains were delayed for a number of hours, but the storm did nrt interfere with the "big fight specials" spec-ials" that crossed the lake yesterday afternoon. One train was held on the lake for about six hours last night, between 10 o'clock in the eening and four in the i.mornlrg, waiting for the I construction crew to fill In where the ' waves had wash?d portions of the grade. The waes were so high, said ono of the passengers, that they lashed in fury against the windows of tho cars. Curious to get a good glimpse of the mad waters of the lake, a number of people stationed themselves on the rear platform of the train, and this room.ng tucy had some difficulty In removing the salt from their clothing. It is reported that no serious damage dam-age was done the track and that trains were delayed only a few hours. |