Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-01-13 | Page 11 | Pomp Launches New Ambulance upon Its Career

1 J JI I t I t I 1 i Pomp Launches i 1 1 New Ambulance 1 t t 1 Upon Its Career 1 I t I t I I Nurse Christens Vehicle With Bottle of Iodine J I 1 J Old Boneshaker j I 0 t 0 Retired J 0 I I I 0 I 0 I 0 With all the pomp and ceremony I of a coronation the shiny new police ambulance successor to the ancient unsafe veteran of countless accidents was christened Wednesday at the public safety building While the old ambulance stood by dejectedly Miss Jean Arbuckle secretary secretary sec see of the Salt Lake Visiting Nurse association broke a bottle of iodine over the new vehicles vehicle's radiator and invoked the powers o of speed comfort corn corn- fort ort and safety in its behalf behal Losing no time in replacing the lumbering decrepit vehicle which has been in service for 15 years Public Public Pub Pub- lic lie Safety Commissioner John M. M Knight ordered delivery of the new ambulance Tuesday night after the city commission approved the requisition requisition requisition for It The last word in comfortable transportation transportation trans trans- transportation the vehicle cost 1439 It Itis is equipped with all modern conveniences conveniences including a hot water heater an electric fan tan oversized tires extra springs and a stretcher on wheels In addition the equipment includes a a first aid kit and a dozen other unusual features for the comfort com corn fort o of its passengers Special gears enable the ambulance to negotiate the steepest hills while the engine will deliver abundant speed according to Patrolmen H. H H D. D and S S. S D. D Beckstead its drivers Meanwhile its predecessor built by Commissioner Knight in his shop 16 years ago will be junk be junked c by the automobile firm which sold the new ambulance and stunned members of the commission by allowing allow allow- i ing ng in trade on the antiquated equipment