The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-02
LITTLE ONES
SUFFER NO PAIN
Dr.. Lorenz's Patients Reported
as Doing Nicely.
ARE TAKEN FROM HOSPITAL
EMINENT SURGEON CONTINUES
JOURNEY TO SAN FRANCISCO.
~. ApoLPH LoRENz. the eminent

~ r. ADOLPH LORENZ, the eminent
Vienna surgeon, who is travelling
across the country instructing
American surgeons in his most won
derfuI bloodless operation, and reliev-
ing poor children from their deformi-
ties, has come and gone The memory
of the successful work he accomplished
here, however, and the insight into the
wonderful possibilities of surgery
which he gave local doctors will live
after him.
The visit of the skiufuI surgeon viii
no doubt become an event in the his
tory of the city, marking a new and
forward stride in the medical world of
the west. The great doctor himself and
his remarkable work will not be for
gotten by two families in Utah, who
have cause TO rejoice that it was their
good fortune to benefit by the accom-
plishments and generousness of the
surgeon. Scarcely less indebted to DR..
Lorenz are the surgeons of the city,
every progressive one of whom declares
it his intention to profit by the instruc-
tons given that he may in time be-
come able to relieve suffering little
ones.
Patients Doing Well.
The cases operated upon by DR.. Lo-
condition yesterday, and the doctor,
before leaving, expressed himself as
confident that the little ones would be
entirely cured of their deformities. So
nicely did the children get along after
the operation that both were removed
from the hospital yesterday, and are
now at their homes under the care of
local physicians. DR.. Robinson of San
dy has charge of Edwin Walker, the
son of the Kiverton postmaster, who
was particularly unfortunate in being
a sufferer from q double dislocation of
the hip. DR.. ]. S. Richards has charge
OF Muril Rausch, the little girl whose
left hip was disiocated.
After reviving from the effects of the
anaeSthetic both children were, of
course, somewhat restless, but slept
well during the night according to the
nurses, and yesterday seemed to be
feeling as we'll as could be expected
under the circumstances.
After having their limbs put through
such manipuIations as was necessary
to stretch and tear the muscles, it
would seem that they must suffer terri
bic pain and soreness, cut DR.. Lorenz
stated that they felt no s1ch discom-
fort, because the plaster of paris cast
held the limbs in such rightly that
they could not be moved at all, and so
long as the muscles were at perfect
rest, though they were torn and
stretched, no pain was felt. The ac-
lions Of the children after recovering
from the anaesthetic gave no indica-
ton that they felt any pain at ali.
VIII Use Their Limbs.
DR.. Lorenz did not visit the children
yesterday before leaving, but received
reports of their conditions from the at
tending physicians, and expressed him
self as very much pleased with the
prospects that the two operations
would be most successful
IL have no doubt" said the doctor,
before leaving, that in time and with
the proper care the children viii be
able to use their limbs as any other
children"
The progress of the children operated
upon and the ultimate outcome of the
operations will be watched with the
utmost interest by local surgeons.
DR.. Lorenz and his assistant DR..
Mueller, spent the greater portion of
the day in the city yesterday. but de-
parted on their journey to San Fran
cisco on the 2:4G train in the afternoon.
Yesterday morning they took in some
of the sights of the city under the
guidance of DR.. H. Z. Niles. In their
rounds the party visited the tabernacle,
but they were unable to hear the great
organ, much to the disappointment Of
DR.. Lorenz. They then visited the
state university, after which DR.. Lo-
REM and DR.. Mueller called upon Pres
ident Joseph +. Smith of the Mormon
church. They were kindly received by
President Smith, and spent some time
with the leader of the Mormon people,
hearing from him the story Of the Lat
ter-day Saints and talking of the won
derful operations which DR.. Lorenz is
performing wherever he goes.
Leaves For San Francisco.
At noon the party took luncheon at
the knutsford. and at train time DIR.
Niles and several of the local physi-
clans accompanied DIR. Lorenz to the
train and babe him godspeed on his
way. The doctor expressed himself as
more than pleased with his visit to
Salt Lake.
By the members of the medical pro-
fessicn the visit of DR.. Lorenz is looked
upon as a good fortune, such as sell
dom comes to them, and they propose
to make the best of their opportunity
TO witness the work of the acknovl-
edged leader in his particular kind of
surgery. The doctors state that such
work as they witnessed can, of course
only be accomplished through long
study and training. but. nevertheless.
they propose to take up this study and
do what they can. Dr. Niles, in speak
ing OF The operation. said:
1, IKE all others who saw the op-
Grafton yesterday. was more than
pleased and greatly instructed. The
success Of such an operation of course
depends upon an acquired skill and
dexterity that can be perfectly at
tanned only by long practice. Hence I
shall not be In any hurry to attempt an
operation of the kind myself. so long as
other surgeons more practfced. are
available"