Ambulance Service in New York City Aims at Safety and Speed
The New York World extols the city ambulance system as highly efficient and humane, detailing costs, staffing, equipment, and rapid response. It notes 26 ambulances in daily service costing about $23,920 yearly, with 472 monthly patient relays and 54 urgent calls. It contrasts ambulance safety with carriage transport and explains how calls are dispatched via fire and police channels.
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New York City
Bellevue
Fire Department
Bellevue Hospital
Board of Health
Chemical effect of lightning described in old reports
Chambers Journal notes lightning’s chemical actions beyond its motion. It cites a Darien storm with a sulphurous odor that nearly suffocated Water and his men. It recalls an English ship struck by lightning leaving a sulfur scent, forcing crew to the rigging to avoid choking from fumes.
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Rhode Island
Darien
North Pacific
China
Chambers’ Journal
Fortunate Cat Attracts Patrons At Sixth Avenue Drug Store
A plump thirteen year old cat frequents a Sixth Avenue drug store near Jefferson Market, sipping cream from the fountain, basking in sun, and charming local boys as it patiently awaits its light refreshments in a saucer. The feline’s age and weight slow its movements while its teeth fade.
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Sixth Avenue
Jefferson Market
New York Times
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New York
Flo
London
Pittsburg
Manchester Times
Leornin
Ayer
Benjamin Harper
Plymouth
Montserrat
W. I
Emma Keyes
Hubbardston
Mass
Robert K. James
Dorchester
H.S. Sledge
Weimar
Texas
J. C. Ayer
Tol Va
Business Directory
H.E. Brown
Attorneys AT Law
Warren
First National Bank
R. Browk
T. Neill
A. E
Attorney AT Law
Hoffman Block
Samuels Bros. Ary Goods
Liberty and
Second Streets
V. ON. Yates
Notary Public
Warren Savings Bank
L. G. Noyes & Co
Tt & Thompson
Beaty Block
A. A. Davis & Co
Ball
D. I. Ball
C.C. Thorpson
Psxooe
Cable & Peterson
New Savings Bank
Cham Diasmoor
Cable
Chas
A. Peterson
Norman Davies, M. D
Liberty Street
Warren, Pa
W W. Freemax
Hazeltine
Perry
Justice Or the Peace
Colections
Water Street
Geo. Ball
C. McAlpin. A
BR. W. Straar
D. D.S
Third St. Warren, Pa
Reat Aan
D. M.C. Mos
Warren Hotel
Frank Metzgar
D.A.V
W.N.Y
P.R.R
W A. Greaves
Hall Block
Episcopal Church
Arren Hotel
Water Streets
Warren, Penna
Ossuth
C. F
Warren Lodge Hall
First Nations Bank
Second Street
Golden
Lequire
Don Tr Walt
A. P. Oraway
Hed
Katie Connor
Pretty Rose
Old Madrid
Mary
John
Krout
Albert Hrout
Phila
Wyman & Davis
Carver House
West
John CO. West Company
Chicago
Siegfried & Co
Warren, Paly
Hwumparey
Nemoyer
Pitcher’s Castoria
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pa
H Weis
Phe
Pres Deat
Wai. C. Grelzinger
LL. D
Lewisburg
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Dra. G. C. Osaoon
Lowell, Mas
J.P. Elsenior
Conway
Ark
A A
Axor
J. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
Children’s Department
Univen Hospital and Dispensary
Boston
Allen, Susrao, Pres
the Centaur Company
Murray Street
Paren Rea
Thue
Gare
Nelson Greenland
Sift'h Cies
FIRM
Brown & Friend
Henry Friend
A. Weiss
J. J. Speck
WM. H. Holmes
Pennsylvania
WM. EL Holmes Co
Whrusky
Water St
First Ave
Pitesdureh
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