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;ot' W* Homer Neill,| arrived here fromFriday/ evening■ in a llfi^ial ambulance, was reported to satisfactory Saturday at Provi-H|dehce hospital where he is a pa* j His condition is extremely self5 riOlifi, but he stood the long trip as pfytvell as had been expected.KvSNeilt was injured in an automobile crash last wihter at Miami and since [f that time had been confined to St. p. Francis hospital at Miami Peach. jfe;It was decided to return him to San-p; dusky and the trip was started Wed* fpbesday morning and ended Friday LtSihlght at 10:30 o’clock.Attendants yvho made the trip Sphere with Neill said he stood the trip, ^Virtually a non-stop drive, quite well, fif^pon : his arrival here his condition jfewas such, that his parents, Mr. and iffiM^ACharles Neill, were unable to te-^yisit him,iThe trip here was made under the ^direction of W. L. Philbrick, Miami funeral director, and owner of the g special ambulance/ The car is de-| Signed to transport patients on Ions |fV trips, but Philbrick said the trip pfvfrbnr Miami to Sandusky, 1,500 guiles, was the longest he had ever fef attempted. The machine was on pv;vthe road 59* liours and 30 m inutes g; .and 42 hours and 20 minutes had p been spent in traveling. The aver-i|;;):.age speed per hour was about 35 pfmiles. ;|ft: Philbrick and Charles Ditsler, his| ' assistant, made the trip here in com-[jffpany with two nurses, Miss Rose \{ 4Whitc of Miami and Miss Helen Gu-I dot of Dayton. Miss White will re* if turn to Miami while Miss Gudot will If ; remain here to assist in Neill’s care.| The ambulance, designed by Glen pAffurtis; famous airman, embodies a features never included in a similar || conveyance before and is specially /designed to afford all comforts for j the patient. The car resembles a fDfeiotor coach and Is attached to an K automobile coupe capable of high fy apeed. ■|g; : A spacious interior provides quar-(If^ers for the patient and attendants j:§‘| and it is equipped with a kitchen, washroom and lavatory. Radio and p: telephone for contact with the drlv* gfer is also provided.[g;. ,The car was viewed by hundreds jgfbf Sanduskians Saturday.t?:.•• _ ■ ■
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Sandusky Star Journal
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Sat, Jun 14, 1930
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