On the fourth day after the accident, he was placed in a litter, covered with warm furs, and borne over the smooth icefields.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Laura swept part of the litter of fabric off the table, and it was only natural that she did it a trifle abruptly.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton
Then the sad and gentle voice of the lady asked, after a silence of several minutes, if it would not be possible to procure a litter, and carry the child to the nearest place where a doctor resided, she herself would help to carry it; she only required a couple of trustworthy men, and a guide with a lighted torch.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse