Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-05

l might well be called the Tulsa am
bulance company Said Capt IA. q.
LaRcau. 1T has the identity OF
Tulsa institution as truly as the Har-
ward company has the identity of that
instution or as the Cornell ambulance
company bears the stamp of Cornell.
Each OF the five doctors in the com
pany have practiced medicine In
Tulsa. The company was organized
here, the recruiting has been done
here and the majority of the men are
Tulsans II represents as close a
communication as this town could pos
sibly establish with work at the front.
1t is the one entire outfit on which
the Tulsan may lay his finger and say
this is ours
The company of l50 men and five
officer doctors consists of five depart
ments with a medical officer at the
head of each. II Is an organization
within itself 1t looks after its own
internal affairs and runs its own gov
ernment. II is drilled as is the in
fantry, and then as much again in
its relief activities.
The captain in command has under
him five lieutenants, one lieutenant In
charge of transportation, one in
charge OF mess affairs, one who looks
after instruction. lieutenant in
charge of properties, both personal
and general. There are nine sergeants
and IL corporals, three cooks,
two BARRIERS, ~ saddler, "A mechanic, a
blacksmith and n veterinarian.
There are one hundred litter bear
ers and sixty litters-four for each
ambulance.
The outfit consists OF II ambulances
and three escort wagons, 70 draft
mules, four pack animals and Is sad
die horses. There are 81 service tents.
one tent each for kitchen. mess and
bath, an officers tent quarter mas
ter's tent and stable tent.
In addition there are various and va
ried other equipment and impedi-
mcnta which looks like lot of stuff
to the layman but which DIR. LaReau
says Is about a half days supply and
entirely inadequate to the needs of
the company. II is, however, all the
government allots to it and unless the
needs are met by private endeavor
this splendid organization will 20
forth TO battle with a shortage which
will he its greatest handicap.
The hospital equipment which Cap
tain Lalfeau describes as "pitifully in
adequate" for one doctor Ohere are
five of thcm) in one major operation
uIutI any tI 'ullNlsAll'NNs ''llSlEAN VI
two outfits In the hospital for the
slightly wounded is a tent equipped
with eight beds-rubbcr blankets laid
on the ground and covered with hos
pital blankets. Here patients are
treated from the emergency pouches
Of attendants.
In the hospital for the seriously
wounded Dr. LaReau calls special at
tention to one lonely hot water bag.
Here is found the regulation field op-
Grating table--a stretcher covered
with rubber blankets and mounted on
chests the surgical chest (Containing
the historic water bottle). six ounces
of alcohol, one hand basin, four tins
of carbide and six carbide lamps. a
razor four ounces Of chloroform. SUI
lures and sewing threads. bandages,
twenty different drugs in pill form,
and surgical box containing five
knives, one bone cutter, one needle
holder, and a tool director. DR.. La
Reau says it is only possible for sur
geon 10 appreciate the stark poverty
of such an outfit
On each ambulance Is carried n food
box containing coffee, tea, sugar,
soups. extract of beef. matted milk.
cocoa and condensed and evaporated
milk.
Handling these tins, Captain La
Reau sagely remarks that food Is the
best sort of medicine and that here
falls heavy esponsibility-inad
quately met.
An ambulance also carries a medi
cine chest with cotton gauze, antisep-
tics and few drugs; an accessory
box with tools for repairs; mule and
horse shoes fitted and tagged; pail.
two lanterns, two candles, a hatchet
and a wrench; two ten gallon reserve
water tanks for sterile water and
drinking water.
The escort wagons carry a jockey
box containing canvas covers and
tools an oscillating tool box with
shovel, pick and i25 feet Of rope: two
lanterns, green and white Ohe sign
of the service), and a forge shop with
portable forge, anvil and horseshoe
ing tools.
With the kitchen goes n field range
with Alamo attachment for incinera-
ton. q mess tent, cooking pans, water