Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
ON A TOUR OF MERCY
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF
DIR. LoRENz IN UNITED STATES.
Coming Here on a Private Case, He
Remained to Teach Others
His Art.

From the New York World.
The whirlwind tour of this country made
by DIR. Adolf LOrenz is characteristic of the
man. He Travelled from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and back again; from the great
lake In the north to the gulf in the south
And in every city he stopped he left living
monuments of his wonderful skill his mag
nifcent charity.
Scores upon scores of children who were
regarded as hopeless life cripples are now
sound in limb and body. Little ones who
never took step without crutch or other
aid win soon be able to romp and play with
all the agility Of other children.
More important than all this is that ply
sicians and surgeons in many parts Of the
United States now know how to perform
the bIoodess operation which will make the
name OF LorenZ endure for all time. When
the great Austrian goes to his home from
this country he win leave behind him hun
dreds Of surgeons capable of doing what ae
has done.
Or. Iorenz worked night and day to make
others as caDable as he is to perform the
operation His one desire was to instruct
the largest number of physicians he could
possibly reach in each city he visited.
Came Last October.
Or Lorenz came to this country last Oc-
toher and went direct to Chicago. He
reached there October 10. Two days later
ne operated upon Lolita Armour. making
the crippled child Of the great millionaire
well and strong. He was brought to this
country by the ArmOurs especially for that
opf ~ation. and they paid him n large fee.
That fee was one of the few he has accept
ed in this country, and he took the money
because the parents were well able TO pay.
and because the large sum enabled him to
travel about ard work for nothing in all
sections of the country.
II had been his intention to go back to
Austria after the operation on the Armour
child. but an irresistible appeal from sur
Eeons. physicians humanitarians. the par
euts Of crippled children. came from every
city. The stats of hundreds of hospitals
begged him to visit and instruct them.
Then 1t was that DR.. LOrenZ decided upon
Il campaign of mercy that has no parallel
in the medical history of the country. The
decision was reached in a moment and
carried into almost instant effect.
The day after the operation on Lolita Ar
nOur he held clinic at a Chicago hospital
attended by a great number of surgeons
and physicians, and operated upon nine
cases. Two days later he operated upon
two difficult cases at the Mercy Hospital,
and on five cases the following day at the
same hospital. On October Ii twenty cases
We're treated at the Cook county. Illinois.
Hospital.
No data arc obtainable on the number Of
cases offered in Chicago. though it runs
into the hundreds. So far as known all
cessful. but until the casts are removed
results will not be known.
Off for the Pacific.
From his hard Iabors in Chicago DIR.
Iorenz started his trip to the Pacific
coast. He made a two-day stop in Denver,
Col, On October - he operated upon cour
) iidren in st. Luke's Hospital in that city,
three Of the operations proving successful.
The next day October %, he operated upon
two children at the County Hospital 10Th
cases proving successful.
From Denver DIR. Lorenz went to Pueblo,
Col. where he operated upon two cases.
both proving successful. The beneficent re-
sui of his teachings were promptly shown
In that city. November ) Dr. r. w Cor
win. local physician. performed success
fully the LorenZ operation upon a child
suffering with COngenital dislocation of the
hip.
From Pueblo DIR. Lorenz went direct to
San Francisco. He reached there Novem-
Der and remained six days operating
curing and teaching. Free clinics were neld
daily. and In all twenty-five little ones were
operated upon, the deformed limbs being
Strengthened and put into plaster casts