New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-17

hundred Yards. but the increased range OF the
modern rife now necessitates the establishment
OF the first dressing station at least one 'hou-
Sand ~ Twelve hundred yards behind the firing
line There Is usually one such station oehihu
Zach ro,iment engaged or IL the regiments be
small. one behind each brigade. TO THESE sta
tions hearers carry on filters the seriously
sounded after they have received on the helu
the necessary first aid such as the application OF
a tourniouet in cases Of severe arteriai hem
o-rhage and of improvised splints to broken
bones.
"Th. hearers are a part Of the sanitary force
which varies somewhat in strength in different
armies but is commonly equal to about per
cent Of the troops in line.
A commemorative description OF the hoslhtai
CORDS is given, and then Major kiinDah tens
about the means OF transportation ana the e'o-
lution in the United States OF the hand inter
During the Civil War the Halsiead litter was
used This was eight feet long and weighed
Twenty-Five pounds. The present litter. model
of 1870 weighs sixteen and one-haf pounds
folds completely. and MAJ b" carried ON me
shoulder almost easily as nile
"Wheoled littcrs to be drawn or pushed by
hand have been modelled from time TO time.
but on the chance ground Of battle-helis. often
rough and broken. these lttess have been OF
little use
A description is also given Of The cycle am
bulauce" made of the framework and wheels Of
two tandem bicycles placed side by side.
Major KimbalI considers the "litter-carricr
recently invented by Frederic Remington the
best ADAPTATION Of the wheel to the litter that
has been made. 1t consists Of single wheel
and framework to hold the litter. The wheel
Ia twenty four inches in diameter, and has a
steel rim three inches in width. covered with
rubber band. Within the rim is " shaped
Shield ~ wood. through which the spokeS pass
The shield prevents the accumulation OF mud
or snow On the rim. The frame is made Of steel
tubing upon which rest two three lcavcd
springs placed twenty-five inches apart. so that
the poles Of the regulation litter may rest upon
them The litter is fastened to the carrier by
g pin which Is attached to the lower side or
each litter pole. and passes through a hole in
the spring where it is made fast by crosspin
Folding legs are let down to hold the carrier
firmly I'm position when the litter is 10 be put
on or taken on. The litter-carrier thus adjusted,
with the litter placed upon 1t, is about thirty
inches in height. and could serve on occasion as
an operating table When the carrier Is In mo-
ton the legs fold back and are secured by
Simple device to the litter poles The "heci
Is readily detached from the frame. and the
whole can then be packed in small compass
The model which have tested weighs thiry
seven and one half pounds. but Mr.. Remington
Is confident that the weight can be reduced L"
about thirty pounds.
'The litter-carricr Is designed for two bearers
one Of whom pulls while the other pushes: but
should Of the bearers become Disabled IL
can be moved by one man alone over even
ground the loaded carrier Is moved with little
effort; over rough ground the labor Is not ex-
cessive. and the broad tread Of the rubber-coV-
cred wheel and the elasticity Of the steel springs
make the patients bed at least endurable II not
wholly comfortable"
The article follows the wounded man from
the ambulance station. where wounds are care
Iui'y examined and dressed to the field hospital.
which Is usually two or three miles from the
ambulance station. The author says that the
"'ulney OF wounded soldier from the deld 70