The Dolores star., 1914-12-18
Germany's New Railway Hospital
Is the last Word
Kitchen. Operating Room. Sleeping
Quarters, Dining Saloon and Beds
for 500 Gift Of erunswick
Red Cross.

Berlin. the courtesy OF the
foreign office and the war ministry !
had an opportunity OF examining the
last word" in German hospital trains.
the new Duchess Victoria Louise" be-
fore IL started on its maiden trip to
the front, writes a correspondent OF
the New York Tribune. Thirty-eight
cars long and Of allsteel construction
throughout. II was equipped at . cost
Of about $4,000 by the Red Cross as
sociation Of the duchy Of brunswick
1.-THE government furnishing the rolling
stock. and Ia the forty-eighth hospital
train equipped and presented to the
nation by wealthy private individuals
and Red Cross associations.
The last car In q storeroom for mat.
tresses. linen bedding and clothing.
The train has accommodations for 800
wounded without crowding.
Next comes a car stocked with food
supplies being taken for one
round trip. The third car il model
kitchen. In addition to q coal range
Il has four huge aluminium soup. broth
and hot water kettles. the heat for
these being steam. piped from the en-
CINE that pulls the train.
The fourth car Ia the operating room.
equipped with the irreducible mini.
mum of actual necessity. In the cen.
ter 10 a steelframed operating table,
and there are a glass-topped table for
operating instruments. an instrument
wall cabinet with glass doors. steri.
lizer, a hot water heater and porce.
lain wash basin--nothing more. The
forward and Of the car Ia partitioned
on 90 make a small room for drugs
and surgical supplies. Doctor Niehaus,
chief Of the medical stan Of the war
ministry. who acted M my cicerone.
said the operating car was used only
In cases OF the utmost emergency In
transit. In each case the train was
stopped while the operation was be.
ing performed.
Next comes the Office of the chief
surgeon In charge Of the train: then
a saloon car. luxuriously equipped
leather armchairs. little writing desks
and engraved portraits OF the kaiser
kaiserin. crown prince and duchess
Victoria Louise. II In Theoretically a
resting room or lounge for the sur.
geons and sisters--.when they get
time TO rest. which isn't often" COM
mented the military guide.
Then come two salon cars. each with
ten small staierooms. for wounded Of.
hcers: then two FIRST and second class
coaches, sleeping quarters for doctors
and nurses. then 30 hospital cars Tor
wosmded soldiers. Each hospital cor
II a little ward of II cois-threc
'double-ieekcr" units along each side
Of the car---with table and chair for
the nurse In charge end a sma'i cup
board containing dishes and table
hardware for ~. and also a telephone.
tho surgeon In charge being In tele.
phonic communication with every car
Of the train.
To the lido Of each cot small.
round wooden tray In fxsd on aswisei.
while from the curtain hangs . net
basket TO hold the small personal be-
Iongings Of the future patient. A clean
shirt il laid out on every cot.
Doctor Nichaus said 10 me.
"our hospital trains now msss tho
run from the front In Francs--say
frrm Cambria 10 Berlin--in ~ hours.'
Tho same authority supplied some
other Interesting Information about
the sanitary service and care Of the
wounded