There weren't a lot of trains running in those days, and on one occasion the stationmaster, being well aware of the doctor's travails on behalf of his patients, kept the train waiting for nearly an hour until the doctor arrived to board it.
由於當時火車班次有限，列車長因體念蘭醫生為病患奔走的辛勞，怕他趕不上火車，總下令停車等他，有時一等就是一小時。