Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-07-30 | Page 2 | Battle for Home Invaders Routed

BATTLE FOR HOME INVADERS ROUTED A furious battle for the possession of a home on Michigan avenue raged all da day yesterday and long into Pinto the night Members l of the household household discovered that the home was invaded about 9 o'clock yesterday e morning How the intruders ders had entered was a mystery Flying ants millions of them half an inch long covered the residence e of II H. B. B Lamb 1327 Michigan avenue They swarmed down the chimneys and came out of the fireplace They crawl crawled cd over the baby's crib and he was snatched to a place of or safety as the family fled before the invaders A frantic call for help reached In Inspector Inspector Inspector In- In T. T J. J Irvine of the health de department department department de- de who rushed to the scene Inan in inan inan an automobile As he approached the house he became aware that the air all was filled with clouds of the insects which reminded him of the plague of locusts which nearly destro destroyed ed tl-i tl the Uie crops of the pioneers The family had retired some dIstance distance distance dis dIs- tance from the house Why not use the vacuum cleaners suggested Mrs the Inspector in inspector in- in Lamb Just the thing said and the ba battle tle was begun Huge bucketsful of the Insects were sucked up by the cleaners and hastily drowned From Irom unknown sources came re recruits recruits re- re and the army of ants advanced to the attack More vacuum cleaners brooms and amI mops were requisitioned and at last the bedrooms were cleared of the pests Long into the night the battle raged aged until fI the family felt it w was safe e Where t the ants came n fro from and d why hY they selected the Lamb residence is a I mystery