Show Rain Quenches Fire ire Which Lightning Bolt o Has Just Started HIN a n bolt of ot lightning WHEN W zagging from tro the south and appearing to travel horizontally hor hor- struck struck the tho ridge of at th the tho roof root of the the home of or Patriarch Hyrum Hy- Hy rum G G. G Smith 0 O street at 3 22 o'clock yesterday afternoon noon preceding pre pre- ceding a miniature cloudburst It cause caused ft n fire and Inmates of ot the house called the fire tire department Before Defore the apparatus could ar arrive ar- ar rive rh from fire tire headquarters rain appearing to come from front the very en cloud that dispatched tho the bolt ballot of lightning fell ten In torrents on tho the roof and extinguished tho the fire Acting Chief l Paul mado made ft a careful examination for sparks but it ft is said he found the rain had served very cry efficiently at nl extinguishing the tho fire Members rs of the household heard the crash as the lightning struck the roof but thuy they felt no electric shock Giving the rain gala full credit for skillful fire fighting Acting Chief Paul estimated that it held down damage by fire to nO Tho storm which began almost Imme Immediately after tho the bolt bott of lightning struck the Smith residence resi reel dence was one ono of at the tho severest visiting vis vla- 1 the tho hill above e tho the city In years ears Sand driven drUen b by torrents torrent of ot water covered the Ninth a avenue n and Sixth avenue street car lines making two cars prisoners at the tho terminals It was wa two hours tours before a Ian gang of ot laborers could clear the tho tracks track Within a 0 few minutes after th cloudburst had spent It its force the telephones of or tho the street department depart depart- ment mont at tho the city and county count building buildInG build build- ing log bc began an ringing g In their com com- plaints Send some men mon up to O G street and Sixth avenue a my m cellar is Ie flooded Get a gang working working- up here hero quick or my chickens will win drown These and similar excited requests for aid came over the wirer Within ten minutes er e every available available avail avail- able man In the street department e cn to tho the men at the city barns was out on the tho job with a 0 shovel shovel and much was wag done to minimize the damage During early carly sta stages es of at the storm lightning struck in n a n. vacant field at Fourth West est and Fourth North setting tire fire to grass which waved WR b by a strong wind endangered resi resi- dences Firemen from front fire headquarters headquarters head heRd quarters c extinguished tho the flames |