Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-07

nearest sub-station for relief. The three
ambulance, IN service are stationed at the
hospital nj the terminal depot, and az
Midway Plaisance. fourth ambulance
will be placed at the north end or the
grounds. but is exact location has not
yet been determined. Numerous tire
cushioned perambIlatOrs bearing the rod
cross mark of tho service are distributed
over the grounds for the ready use OF pa
tlents until an ambulance arrives.
The latter IS a marvel Of ease and COM
fort The lower stretcher - cushioned
and rolls in and ont OF the vehicle for con-
venience OF removing the patient. They
are IN charge OF two attendants, and at
each substatIOn is a physician who accom-
panies the patient 10 the hospital and
makes An immediate report Of the nature
of the case. The patient IS then removed
at once to the operatinC-TOom, or to the
proper ward. az the case may demand.
THE FREE CONCERTS.
The free concerts are proving splendid
drawing card. The open-air concerts be-
gan in band pavilion No. 2, IN admlnlstra-
tion plaza. ut 10 o'clock. Professor AdOlph
Loisgang directed Chicago band Of sixty
musicians during the rendition of the
mornings programme and in the after
noon a concert was gwen by the Clncln-
natl Military Band, under the leadership
of Michael Brand, of that city. The mu-
sical numbers for these programmes are
arranged as TO natiOnalites with nicely
that Is admirable.
In one days programme selections were
rendered from the works of Wagner, Verdi,
GoJnod. beethoven, List, and from
American composers. The tree orchestra
concert at Music Hall at IL o'clock was
well attended Mr. Thomas and the eX-
position orchestra OF IL pieces gave pro-
gramme. opening with the RakOczy' y
march. and containing among Others the
Ride o. the Walkyres," the ballet music
Of the "FOramors,' and the Hungarian
dances. II 10 Il. the orchestra durin. the
Interpretation % the last-named number
beng under the direction OF Anton
Dvorak. The Hungarian composer was
rendered an ovation. The Iowa band gave
its usual concert at the Iowa State build
inc.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL SERVICE.
The completeness ard magnitude of tho
special Morld STAIR train service, and OF
the reorganized suburban traffic OF the IL
hno,s Central railroad. which are to con-
tlnuo III operation during the slX months
OF the exposition, are perhaps not well un-
der. .tood by the general public. Since
their prac,;cal experience with the cToWds
Of the opening. day of the ialr when, the
special service was inaugurated, the OH
cials OF the company have been collecting
data IL regard C. their facilities, which they
assert. may beregsTded as absolutely trust
worthy. perfect arr lngement exists at
the terminal stations OF the double tracks,
especially built for the far service, at Van
BuTen street. the starting point, ana at
SiXtlctn street, the man S'atOn, opposite
the fairgrounds. temporary yladuct OF
wood at Van Burcn street, with stairway.
irOu- lcket fences. platform, tlcket-booths,
and turuStlles, makes II possible 10 Keep
the exposition traffic entirely sepa-
rate from the regular suburban service,
and 10 reduce 10 "a minimum the posi-
bllty of accidents TO people, who, II opp}r-
tunity was presented. wOnld rush upon
the tracks. !, IL asserted that the turn
stiles are indispensable 10 enable the COM
pany 10 protect the regular suburban pa
troas from beng crowded out altogether,
and 10 control the people VINO seek admls-
sion TO the platforms of the special talr
trains. On the platform for the use OF
persons reaching far trains az the Eaa-
Buren, n-Streot viaduct are twelve ticket
booths; nc the western approach are TWO
more. making fourteen IN all. In each 81
these booths three ticket-sellers can be
placed n is believed that tOr'y-two
tlcket-seilcrs can keep n very big crowd
of passengers moving. Something OF
similar system prevails at th5 terminal at
Sixtieth street Underneath the tracks az
this point has been fitted up an extensive
series OF walting-rooms. lighted by elec-
triciiy aud capable of accommodating
probably 5,00J persons Here, also, the
various entrances are centralized by turn
stiles.
QUICK, SURF. AND SAFE TRANSIT.
AS regards our service being the most
complete" SAID Observation-Disclosures
Sullivan to-day. ana Offering the quicS-
est, surest. and safest way of reaching the
fair, want to say q few words for the IN
formation of the public. First, as to the
special eloositIon trains. They run rom
Van Buren street TO Sxtieth street with
out utintermediate stops and back again IN
tue same manner. Each train consists OF
ten cars: each cars seats ninety-slX per
sous, so that every train carries 9OO
passengers. In these cars, which are open
IN the sides opposite every seat, no person
can stand up. As soon as every seat is
filed the open spaces are closed with iron
bars by means OF an automatic lever
which IS operated by man on top OF the
rear car. There Is no jumping on these
trains and risking life and limb after they
once start. For this service We have two
straight lines of double track. equipped
with the Hall automatic block-sienal
system and the most improved inter-
locking system. These improvements TO-