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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ar is painted stone color. Thecar is elevated about 3 feet 3 inches from the track.The car is provided with draw bars, same as ordinarycars, in case it must be towed by other cars. The car is mounted on two pivotal trucks of specialconstruction, having two sets of equalizing springs overthe oil box, in addition to the springs that carry the carbody. This truck will greatly reduce the noise whilecrossing intersecting tracks, and make it an easy ridingcar. The furnishings and equipment, supplied by thehealth department, under the direction of Dr. Homan,consist of eighteen plain, folding chairs, twelve havingarms, and six without, all provided with rubber fenders,to prevent slipping, or defacement of woodwork. Severallitters or stretchers are carried stored in a locker, and inan inclosure under the car body. They are made ofwoven wire and rubber duck, fitted with sliding handles,and folding supports elevating them, if need be, eighteeninches from the floor. A number of blankets, air pil-
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INTERIOR ST. LOUIS AMBULANCE CAR. 16 (^l?i^(J^aiiw!a^9\e^^ lows, splints, etc., are stored in proper receptacles. Asupply of necessary instrument.s, medicines, dressings,etc., has been provided in their appropriate places. When in service, it is proposed to man the car with aphysician, who shall be known as ambulance surgeon,who shall be held responsible for its proper managementas a conveyance for the sick and injured. A male nurse,and motorman, the latter furnished by the Union DepotRailroad Compan)-, form the crew, which is under theorders of the surgeon while on dut)-. The car will runon schedule, so that patients may be delivered aboardthe car with little handling or delay. It is the intentionto supply track facilities at the various institutions, whichwill enable the patients to be landed under shelter attheir doors. With simple ceremony the new ambulance car wasinitiated into its work. At 7 130, on the night of Dec. 27,Drs. Homan, Robinson and Forster, of the board ofhealth; Ci

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