Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-12
new AMBULANCE.
SERVICE is TO.
START MONDAY
City Wnl No Longer Answer Sick
and Accident Calls - Knox
Has Obtained Equipment.

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morning. At that time the police
will chase operating the city AN
bulance in accident and sick cases.
Arrangements have been made
whereby the Harry T. Knox undes-
taking establishment will handle
all such calls in the future and tho
city ambulance will be made over
into q combination chemical and
hose truck for the No. 6 IRE sta
ton located in that part Of the
city, which was formerly Sears.
All accident and sick calls, be-
ginning Monday should be placed
at the Knox undertaking estab-
lishment as all such calls coming
to the police will be referred
there.
The majority Of the cities Of the
country have. abandoned police
ambulance service. and this action
hese has been under consideration
<8Or several years. 1t was never
placed in effect as there was no
other ambulance service in the city
and the st. Anthony's hospital
board never showed any inclination
to take over the city ambulance.
which was offered free on several
occasions, It is stated.
Some weeks ago Harry T. Knox
told city ofncials that he would
take over tho ambulance service
and purchase . new machine.
This car was driven to Rock Is
land yesterday by Mr.. Knox from
Sterling, ILL.,, where It was built by
the Rock Falls Manufacturing
company. builders of ambulances,
funeral hearses and large limous-
ines for funeral purposes.
Wonderfully Equipped.
y All the latest ideas in ambulance
building are incorporated in the
Knox machine.
It is painted pure white. All
door handles, rims on the front
hearlights. the big alarm gong on
the left side Of the engine hood
and two large coach lights high up
on each side Of the front end of the
body, are nickel plated. Z.
1.-THE interior of the main body IL
finished with beautifully stained
cypress wood.
Emergency Equipment.
The emergency equipment in the
new ambulance is par excellence.
There is q leather covered cot on
long strap steel springs set on
smaller wheels that can be easily
pushed into or removed from the
ambulance. This does not take up
half the room, and there are two
round, revolving and folding chairs
fastened to the floor and uphol-
stored in gray leather.
In the front are two emergency
lockers. ono containing two thermos
bottles. one for hot water and one
for cold water. The other locker Is
for the surgeons emergency instru-
nents and other equipment.
10. Warm or Cool.
The ambulance can be kept warm
in winter and cool in summer.
There is a radiator in the front end
of the main body where heat is OBJ
tanned through q connection with
the engine Exhaust.
Fastened to the ceiling in the
rear end Of the body is a small
electric fan for use in summer
weather. There is a speaking tube
through which instructions can be
6Dsiven to the chauffeur, and two
electric lights attached to the cell.
ing.
There are five doors to the car
Three q Yen into the ambulance
proper. +. One Is a double door il
the reM and there. is one door or
each ee Of the body toward the
front. eThere are two other doors
one on Zach side. that open into thu
chaunodr's compartment, which i.
entirely closed in.
All doors have large plate glass
windqks and there are two large
oval. cut glass windows on eithel
side .of the ambulance body proper
which give good light in the inter
ior.
The wheels of the car are o.
steel and hub caps and bolts ar.
nickel plated. Taken as a whole
the ambulance Is not only beauti
fnl but is perfect in equipment fol
ambulance service.
Z 1 Every physician who has viewed
Mt has become enthused over it.
perfection.
= The ambulance will be at thu
public service both day and night
Charges will be So a trip in Rocl
Island, 81 in Moline and IS to Dav
export. The machine weighs 4,5O(
pounds and cost 5000.
Mayor Gives Praise.
Mayor Schriver today said tha
Mr.. Knox could not be too highl,
praised for taking over the city
ambulance work, and especially
for going to such large expens,
to obtain the best possible equip
nent. It was pointed out that i
will be a number Of years befor,
the actual cost Of the ambulance i,
made up in money receivet
through its service, and the cos
OF employing drivers for night an,
day.
Get Fire Truck.
The mayor said that the expense
of conducting ambulance service Il
not only relieved Of the city. blu
the old city ambulance will b,
made over into fire truck, tina
will be another saving.
The city mechanician will begil
Monday in making the police am
bulance over into a fire truck.
When coz pleted the car will b,
taken to the No. 6 fire station
where there il a horse draw
truck in service now.
with this truck and the new IS
foot aerial truck, which the cit,
has ordered for the latter part O