The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-25
Well-known Funeral Directors
Purchase Finest Automobile
Hearse and Funeral Car 10
Be Had in Nation.
MOTOR AMBULANCE ALSO
INCLUDED IN PURCHASE
Gives Albuquerque Firm an
Equipment Equal to That
Found in ANY of Great
Cities Of Country.

Harry O. Stron4, 81 the nrm OF
strong brothers. funeral directors, re-
turned to Albuquerque On tho Callur-
MA limited this morning alter "A
weeks flying trip To eastern automu-
bile ccnters, IN course OF which ne
visited main salcsrgoms and factories
IN SterlinB. Illinois. Grand ltapids.
Detroit and Cincinnati. These iouf
cities are the main centcrs OF the
United states Tor The manufacture OF
automobile ambulance and motor driv-
en- funeral equipment, an daftcr cN-
aiming tho best offered in the four
markets, MIR. strong purchased IN Cin-
cinnati "a complete equipment OF mo-
tor driven vehicles which gives 10 his
firm ana Albuquerque "a set OF these
vehicles which are only ~oquallcd by
those " the largest firms of the
largest cities and whichs arr not cx-
cciicd Ia perfection OF detail 10y those
owned anywhere in the United states.
SIR. strons's purchases include an
automobile heargc. "a Cadillac hmou-
sine, fQr funeral service, and the fin
est ana most complete motor driven
ambulance mndc in the world. and
represent an expenditure by the Aibu-
qucrque firm OF $4,000.
Mr. strong stated inns morning that
the thrce big curs have been pur-
chased FOR immediate delivery and
that they wil be In Albuquerque and
In service within "A very few days.
Tho purchases were made ancr il very
careful inspection at tho factories OF
the product OF the best manufacturers
In this country. which means In the
tra.FNN uttssa. 49,. IHnas.l &c.. F-s~
les nav taken the lead IN building
motor vehicles OF this class. The firm
of Strong Brothers, the oldest firm
of funeral directors In the state. has
always been "a leader In the complete
mes n up-to-datcness of its profess
sional equipment. and It's present pur-
chase Is Ia line with 70 Ions cstab-
iishcd policy 10 give 20 Albuquerque
the most modern service that can Dc
had.
Tho new hearsc ~ "a fifty horse
power. six-cylindor car with a control
which permits II To- be driven at any
speed, and represents the very beet
In automobile construction. Tho body
rs a Berlin enclosed front. with hand
carved woodwork throughout. the OK
terror finish being in black. The I'M
teriqr is done IN ~mahogany. with en-
closed tool equipment beneath tho
body and "a steel flower wrack sua.
pended from tho too Il Is "a massive
automobile that Is not excclled inI
completeness Of It's finishinr Ia tho
whole country. ~ cost $3.50.
VIII the hoarsc Mr. Strong bought
a heavy Cadillac limousine This car
Is large enough fer the accommodate
ton Of funeral hearers, for family
parties or any other use iu conncc-
ton with tho funeral sorviye.
Probably the most interesting We
hiclc In the new equipment i tho
ambulance, q model and o marvel OF
modern automobile construction This
ear. also "a nity horse power s"is-,yl-
inder machine. has ~ by JG-iuch
whcclaaand its body is suspended ong I
spring and air cushion equipment
which makes q Jar In the interior alb.
snlutcly Impossible. II g. fittod with
Berlin enclosed front. individual pull-i
man seats. and carries air .ushiuu
cots which fruther guard against pose
Eibility OF Jar or shock. u ~ equip
ped with medicine chest. electric fans |
for summer use and an electric heat
~ for cold Weather. 70 can Doc dr.g.
en- "a gnnifs pace or at % speed Oft
sixty miles an hour, u cost $3.50
81 have been ustouishcd, sI MI
strong this morning, eat the advances
hat have boon made, oven during tho
past year or two, in automobile
equipment lof funeral ana ambulance
work Il is marvellous. But Gun
say that wc have purchased fh, rcry
toy notch ot ~up-tn-dntc machines. II
have tclt Iug a1mC time TINT Albu
lugrquo was r.ady for service such as
This now equipment win enable us a.
give. and whla the Investment ls "a
largo ono. wc have made 1T, Boa keep
ing With our policy 10 have The best
ana io permit nn xponH tG .tlud
100 ~" W.t ll perfect acrsies. Tho
now m1Dhincs VIII 80 here as Iuicl.'y
's they can bo shipped
a huge reviewing stand has been
erected thrrO. nesidoa tho 9ctcruns
I'm limo viii bee tho Sons OF Vctruue.
an escort OF citizens ana troops of
the regular army. marine corps snll
orH from thc fleet. cadCta o. iudp.