The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-02
SAFETY PIN PANIC
At POLICE STATION
Protection of City Forgotten .Un-
til Pin Is Extracted From
Baby's Throat.
MOTHER RUNS TWO MILES
Bravest Bluecoats Quail and Lose
Head During the Painful
Operation.

" At CLOCK this morning the salt Lake
ponce department lost its hoad-.it went
"iId. he men to whom murder SUI
cide ana robbery Is humdrum routine
became confused because a baby. ] Year
Old. with an open safety pin deep in her
throat was thrown into their arms.
MIS-. u. w. Wurtzbach. 1917 Arapahoo
avenue after walking fourteen blocks
with her little daughter pressed To her
bosom. stood in front OF the police sta
tion undecided what TO do ncxt-not Ger
tain that She had brought the child TO
the right place.
Patrol Driver Dennis Sullivan was silt
ting in the motor patrol in front of the
station. ilc saw the woman and asked:
WHAT do YOU WANT Sullivan al
cHcitcd, because his hand must he uner-
rims in guiding the wagon through the
crowded streets. The woman answered:
"Ameia's swallowed an open safety
PIN. She could hardly articulatc the
words after her brcathless run. You
can SEE the end of II In her throat. The
pins OPEN
What's that" cried Dnny. as he
twisted out OF the machine and ran 10 the
woman. Come in here" lie led the
woman 9lT.nI 10 Desk Sergeant Linzl.
This babvs got safety pin in It's
throat. he shouted almost historically
sergeant Bush came rushing out of
back room and Patrolman Leichter from
tho hallway.
Take her 10 The hospital Dinny: don't
lose a minute. advised Sergeant Linzi
and Dennis. followed by Bush and LEIGH
ter, ran out 10 the street where was
standing tho patrol wagon and the grey
hound. They lighted both machines and
they crankcI both machines although
they could use but one. Then tho woman
and three officers climbed into the grey
hound" because tina, could make better
time. snd the machine started Then
soIDebody said:
They wont admit her without an order
from a doctor"
The machine came TO a stop. sullivan
leaped out, followed by the other officers,
and all ran back 10 the police station
some advised that DR.. H. II. Spracuc
assistant city physician bo called II was
not "a case for Or. SpraGuc. he IS paid
to attend TO prisoners al tho city jail
and usually when q case that docs not
belong at tho city Jail comes in he saws;
Take them 10 th2 county physician;
that's a., noj my case
tho telephone. BY this time Tho baby
was crying painfully DR.. Spraguc did
not mHniion the county physician. lie
said. "lll be there IN ono minuie." after
the cas-" had been cXplained 10 him. But
the officers did not wait They drove To- I
The Doctors house and footed The horn
unit, he Joined them Then all returned
TO the station.
Everybody wanted TO hold the baby.
As the doctor looked into lis small throat
everybody wanted In hold the llght. Pa
trolmcn were calling in from their beats, !
but no one answered their calls. Their
the pin came out Tho baby opened It's !
big blue eyes and laughed. and everybody |
laughed and played with Amelia.
Mrs. NUrtzbach said that .hc pin had /
dropped Into tho chiid's mouth from her |
dress as shc had been bathing the baby |
She tried number OF doctors. but could |
not locate them. Then in dcsperation !
taking the child in her arms, she walked |
and ran two miN