New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-22
NEWS TN AUTO CIRCLES.
FIRST RUN OF SEASON.
Surgeons Complain of Street Con-
itions--Orphans' Day Outing.


run of the season to oyster Bay yesterday. Mem
bers evidently took advantage of the perfect
weather, for than fifteen automobiles are"
away from the Cumberland street headquarters at
O'Clock in the morning In the automobiles were
about sixty persons. Among the owners Of the cars
that the were a. r. Pardington tleNe-
Land LtchfeId. L. T. Weiss, pr. Parker, John r.
Many Of the cars carried club flags The route cute
Ne@k TaSeviilc Rosiyn and over the vanderbilt
cup Confetti was scattered along the route
the oyster Bay Shore Road TO the SOUND and then
past the handsome estates a. Locust Valley, Glen
cove and Westbury
one of the civic organizations. the Automobile
Club Of America. which have been gathering evil
and statistics about the streets In the hope
that radical and permanent improvement will fol-
low q fun exposure Of present conditions has
found that OF the big hospitals have had
their ambulance service seriously hampered by the
ruts and holes IN the streets. which often make
the trip to the hospital a great hazard for emer-
sency patients.
Surgeons doing ambulance duty at Roosevelt
Hospital declare that the wretched condition OF
the streets especially between seth and sd streets
both east and west Of Fifth avenue. is seriously
interfering with the ambulance service OF their
institution and is endangering the lives OF not only
the ambulance patients but also surgeons and
drivers
Or. Samms. ambulance surgeon says that
ruts and defects in the street pavement have
Gently caused the ambulance 20 break down twice
once while responding a call, and another time
while returning the hospital with a patient.
The first accident occurred at 18th street and Lex
ineton avenue when the ambulance ran into
enormous hole in the pavement and broke its rear
axle The front axle went IN the second accident.
In n deep rut at 9th street and Seventh avenue.
and both the patient. who had been run over, and
the surgeon badly shaken up
Among the worst sufferers from the bad
streets said Or. Sammis are patients brought
here suffering from peritonitls appendicitis ana
similar diseases. The ruts and holes cannot he
avoided by the most careful driving. and the
resultant jolts and Jars TO the patient inside the
ambulance almost invariably cause the inham-
NATION which accompanies pertonits and sickness
OF that character to spread all oyer the ahdom-
inni regions.
DR. Gordon. who aIternates with Or. sammis
on ambulance duty. seconded his associates as
probably one OF the worst sufferers among the
which has been compelled 20 abandon Lawrence
street it's normal ambulance route TO the East
Side. and take longer way Lawrence street rs
practically impossible; and IN one short BLOCK mas
In n statement to investigators OF the Autono-
bile club of America. which has been looking into
said: We have had to change our ambulance
route because AWNING lke a nor mar Spu - -
nue The cu.ting out Of Lawrence street means
loss OF time IN hurry calls the East Side. and
on other streets particularly 1onXGnt Avenue; . ne
where the sewer and gas work mas irlt a tluge
il is impossible TO drive at normal speed. and The
ambulance has to como 20 n walk In emergency
cases such hemOrrhage. drowning and poison,
To take the holes even nj normal speed would IN
volvc great shock the patient. In this class or
cases every minnie counts. and frequently the
surgeon Is obliged 10 send the ambulance At high
speed though the patient is tolted
I In this neighborhOOd there IS comparatively
little asphalt the fact that the asphalt streets
( are In bad condition is great hardship u the
hospital In the ana tear the ambulance
and is serious disadvantage 10 patients. Ere
quently the mHuhole plates far above the street
level and an attempt 10 drive over these at nor
mai speed would give the patient a bad shock
Tho condition % the streets however. has another
effect The presence OF holes which carnot he
Z cleaned out and which retain moisture and filth
Inevitably reacts the health 81 the community
Assurances for generous response 10 the call
Tor cars for New York's Orphans Day. June -
are being received by Chairman : \. Miles Of the
COMMITTEES of management from various sources
The numbers Of cars entered are: Aerocar
A. Apperson . Rerliet 4; Columbia 4. Glide, d.:
logan. /: Fierce . Premier ~ Rambler. .; REQ
. Rochet- Schneider. /; Stearus. !; StoddaId-
/ layton. {. end White. J.
Volunteers may communicate with =. \. Miles
: chairman No : East 42d street. stating names OF
their cars passenger capacity and whether cars
are or are not covered
The George j Scott Motor Company has ready
for delivery two Model q i0horsepower Glide ears.
H. Quicker Of No IS IVES. leOth street. and Coroael
Perch of the Central Consumers Brewing com
pany. the owners. \ 60-horsepower Model u
Glide has been sold 70 r. }, Bigelow. of Falrhaven.
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