New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
LORENZS ONE MIRACLE
Hs Tells 4bout 1t at TarYvforrn
Clinic.
OPERATES ON AN ARMOUR PRorEeg

clinic in New-York and its vicinity. In the
midst OF yesterdays miserable weather he set
mt on his final errand OF mercy in this section
and ar the New-York State HOSPITAL for the
Care Of Crippled and Deformed Children. at Tar
-ytown. performed a successful operation on
Alvin Lewis Black. the five-year-old child Of
Thomas Black Of Rondout. This is the case in
which Mrs. J. Ogden Armour, the mother Of
little Lolita Armour. DR. Lorenz's first patient
n America. interested herself
When DR.. Schaffer called for DR. I.orenz at
The Holland at : o'clock he was still sIeening
worn out by his weeks labor Hastily dressing
and taking a hurried breakfast he was soon
ready and at $50 DR.. Lorenz and the other sur
eeons left the Grand Central Station for Tarrv
town.
Though the rain and fog almost obscured the
river and valley, the Vienna surgeon could not
help becoming enthusiastic over the beautv of
the scenery. All the way up he kept looking ont
Of the car window and marvelling wonder
full" he nurmured several times The Rhine
cannot be compared TO ftr'
About 10 g. m. Tarrytown was reached sna
carriages conveyed the party to the hospita1
which is situated high on hill, overlooking the
Hudson. and mile from the village. 1t is a
beautiful spot. an ideal place fer an institution
Of such e character.
At 1850 o'clock the patient, suffering from
congenital dislocation Of the hip. was placed on
the table. The operation took less than =
quarter OF an hour. and then the child was
turned over TO DR. Muller for the handarfns
and cast Dr. Lorenz said that in six or eight
months the child could walk
Dr.. Lorenz has ell along insisted that a na
tient who had been successfully treated should
be instructed TO walk without crutches so that
the limb could get a chance TO develop natural
ly soon possible and sustain its own
weight He thinks too much dependence can
be placed on crutches and while demon nstrating
yesterday he told story.
when was in Salt Lake CITY" he said II
was called downstairs IN the hotel to see
case. There sat a girl about sixteen weeping,
and an older brother also was in tears
asked what the trouble was and she said that
two years ago she fell and hurt her hip. and
had had to crutches ever since. exam
ined her later in a hospital. and found not the
slightest trace of injury. She had pain when
she fell. two years before and started TO use
crutches. and after that imagined she couldn't
get along without them threw them away
ard told her to walk. and she did. That is the
only miracle have performed in america
There was great applause. and some one sug-
gested that it savored of Christian Science
whereat the professor laughed heartily.
After the clinic an inspection was made Of the
hospital OF which DR.. Newton NJ shafer is
surgeon in chief. There are twenty-six little
sufferers IN various stages OF hip complaints
here. and before he left the hospital Dr. Lorenz
is3ted each one and made some kindly remark
girl Of about ten was shown to him. She
had been cured Of congenital dislocatfon by Dr.
Shafer- While the surgeons were examining
her she began TO CRY. Don't CRY, little one"
said DR.. Lorenz, we VIII not hurt you; and
she seemed to be socthed at once
After taking final look at the river and val
ley from the solariun. Dr. Lorenz and party
were driven 20 the ArdsIey Club, where lunch
was served On the way down g. stop was
made at sunnyside. where the home of Wash
ington Irving was shown The entire party was
taken through the house by J. Duer Irving the
present occupant, and a grandnephew Of the
author
From the Ardsley Club the party returned TO
IRE city. Dr.. Lorenz having expressed desire
C visit skyscraper, he was taken to the Flat
iron building. which interested him greatly. He
was much interested in the appliance for sweep
ing with compressed air that is shown there,
and took great delight In running it over a rug.
Last night he dined with DR.. wisner p
Townsend. and to-day at 10 A NJ he will start
for Boston He viii return here, however. on
Wednesday, and will spend Christmas with DR..
Townsend On December q ]. Adriance Bush
VIII give dinner for him at the Union League.
Dr. Lorenz will sail for home the Celtic on
December 81 He viii visit London. Liverpool
and perhaps Glasgow, and may hold clinics
there He expects 10 return 10 America next
summer on his way TO the East Indies DR..
Frederick Muller his a5sistant. VIII accompany
him, but he VIII return to this country IN six
weeks. It is his plan to settle in Chicago. Be
fore Dr.. Lorenz left Tarrytown yesterday he
gave letter to DR.. Shaffer, which read as fol-
lows:
Tarrytown. n. Y. Dec p. 1902
My dear Professor Shaffer: II has pleased me
much visit the State Hospital for Crippled Cnl-
dren az Tarrytowu. The little crippled chiloren
you have gathered there most interesting; The
location OF the hospital is fine, and the WORK yot
are doing must commend itself he ply s -3a S-3at
Pied children exist IN your country VINO neeQ gfeat
care which they cannot receive, and 1or lhe
hope 10 know, after return home, thaJ your nos nos
ptsl has been made much bigger, and nope you
may have great success snall ten my @ o"E 80 go
ernrnert of your hospital, and I hope we may nave
one like IL in Austria Your frlend, oyv,-z
Professor OF Orthopedic Surgery. University OF
Vienna
Arnong those present at the clinic and AFTER
ward at the luncheon were DR.. Lorenz. Dr
Muller Dr. Newton NJ. Shaffer, DR.. T Halsted
Myers. DR.. Virgil P. Gibney. DR.. Homer GiDney'
Or. P II. Fitzhugh, DR.. H Scott, Dr. w. T.
Townsend D.. weisse, DR.. Reginald H sayre'
Dr.. Deas Murphy, DR.. Strong, DR.. A J. smith,
Dr.. Parsons. Dr.. Lyman, Dr. Russell Dr-
". H Todd, DR.. Freeland, Dr. Juoson'
DR.. A Schuyler Clark, New-Brunswick. n J.;
DR.. r. B. Coutant, Dr. Crandau Kingston Dr'
J. c. Todd, DR.. II. L. Coles, J. w Rooertsol'