Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-05
Bloodless Plan of Reducing
Congenital Dislocation.
THE LORENZ METHOD
DISTINGUISHED AUSTRIAN SUR
GEoN OPERATES ON CHILD.
Clinic at Providence Hospital This
Afternoon - Many Members OF
Medical. Profession Present.

noon at Providence Hospital of DIR. Lorenz's
bloodess method of reducing congepitai
dislocations OF the hip. Through the ef-
forts OF DR. s. 8. Adams, president OF the
Medical Society, a case was found yester-
day and late last night little Eileen Gaia
han of OIL LIST street southeast. bright Ut
tie girl of six years. accompanied by her
parents, visited DR.. Adams. who made ar
rangements for the operation this after
noon
The local fraternity had about given up
hope of seeing the learned Austrian oper-
ate I'm this city when this case suddenly
made its appearance. 1t was found upon
examination that the dislocation was on
the left side and probably occurred during
the birth OF the child. 1t was just such
case as DIR. Lorenz favored. and prepara-
ton was Immediately begun to hold
clinic today at Providence Hospital. The
word spread rapidly and DR.. Adams, who
has charge of the arrangements. has been
besieged all day with applications, Dotn
from the medical profession and the lalty,
for permission to be present at the clinic.
AT Providence Hospital this afternoon
there was an air of expectancy and i'm
portance around the institution. although
the sisters In charge moved noiselessly ana
did not betray the importance that was
soon to attach to the institution through
the presence of the learned surgeon who
has done so much In surgical way to al
levate pain and correct mistakes of ma
ture.
The Early Arrivals.
PHYSICIANS began to arrive at the hos
pitai about o'clock. and by the time the
clinic commenced there was not an inch OF
standing room In the big amphitheater
where the operation took place. DR.. Lo-
REM arrived at the institution shortly be-
fore o'clock. accompanied by DR.. Adams.
and straightway prepared himself for the
operation.
Everything was In order, nurses ready,
and within little while after the surgeon
made his appearance the tiny form Of the
little girl lulled into dreamiand by anaes-
thetics and insensible to pain, was brought
iuto the room and tenderly placed on the
operating table. DR.. Lorenz lost no time in
getting TO work, and after a few explana-
tory remarks proceeded to the operation,
which was still in progress when The
Stars report closed.
Besides this operation, two typical cases
Of club feet were to be operated on by DR..
L0renZ.
This evening the distinguished visitor will
be the guest of DR.. Adams at home din
Banquet Last Night.
The eminent surgeon and his assistant
were given a banquet last evening at
Rausoher's by the Medical Society of the
District of Columbia, composed of nearly
all OF the local physicians, 200 of whom
were present. Good fellowship and merri-
ment reigned. toasts were drunk to the
President of the United States and the En-
peror of Austria. and the scientific accom-
plishments of the surgeons of America and
Europe were referred to in eulogistic terms.
The banquet was informal and was held
under the personal direction of DR.. Samuel
8. Adams, president OF the local medical
fraternity. The exercises Of the evening
concluded with impromptu toasts and short
addresses. 1.-THE President of the United
States and THE Medical Society of the
District of Columbia" were DIR. Lorenzs
toasts.
Happiest Days of His Life.
During the course of his remarks the
eminent surgeon said:
1.-THE six weeks 1 have spent in America
have been the happiest in my life. They
have also been the busiest. 1 never did so
much work before In all my life. And l
have had many trials. I have been COM
PEELED to stand severe examinations, but the
examiners have been very considerable. l
have undergone ordeals.
'But you have said too much of my
work here. You overestimate my work.
and l would not be able to accept all
these courtesies and compliments were it
not that l feel you are honoring the Vienna
Medical School rather than me l accept
these honors in the thought that you may
profit somewhat by what l do for you
Other Speakers.
Among the other speakers were DIR.
Adams. who welcomed the visitors to the
city: DR.. L. a. Koerper. United States
army, who spoke in behalf of the United
States army; DIR. Lung. the Presidents
physician, whose remarks We're spoken
from a naval point of view, and Drs. j.
Ford Thompson Anita Newcomb MCGEE,
A F. A. King and George NJ. Kober.
1t was announced by DR.. Adams at the
conclusion OF the banquet that Dr. Lorenz
had consented to hold a clinic at Provi-
dence Hospital at O'Clock this afternoon
A patient, who is suffering from the form
or hip uiSlocatioD of which the eminent
surgeon makes a speciality. had been found
in the person of little Miss Eileen Gala
han of Oh 1st street southeast 1t was
stated. also, that DR.. Lorenz will also per-
form an operation for a bad case of club
foot. The sufferer is a young girl and a
patient at the Children's Hospital.
The Guests Present
The following named Were among those
present at the banquet last evening:
Drs. A. D. Forsythe. D. W. Prentiss Francis
3. Machen. II. I. Harding. A B. Richard
son. n. ID. Graham. William A Jack, IT.,
Wallace Neff. Arthur C. Merriam, ]. r.
Tubman. F. c. Walsh Charles w Rich
ardsOn, Florence Donohue, f. A Kieffer
l. w. Blackburn, Ida ]. Heberger W. L.
Masterson, A Behrend. j. d. Morgan J. r.
Wellington. Albert Leftwich Sinclair. j. NJ.
Chappell. E. Fleet Luckett. j. L. Thompson,
Thomas l. Chase. Henry A. Robbins, N r.
Jeuner. j. l.. Suddarth. ]. w. Hodyn Louis
X Beatty. f. A. Balloch, E. d. Perkins,
Robert IL. Graham. Thomas A Clayton. ].
Ford Thompson. Mccormick Goode Mobile
Hobart S. Dye. S. b. Muncaster. F. M.
Jones. Sterling Ruffin. Presley Z. Hunt,
edwin Lee Morgan. William p Reeves
J. H. Bryan, Thomas bowling 7
.. Simpson. Frank Baker, e o. Belt
q. f.. Watkins. J. Preston Miller, T. C.
Prentiss. Ada r. Thomas Machinek. Harry
HURT. Glazebrook. John T Cole, Nj
Thompson Burch, A F. A. King b. q
Pool \. !. Carrico, Frank H. Leech. Robert
Reyburn, c. w. Franzoni. j. X. F. Grersou.
J. 9. Nash. Frank Eugene Gibson T. v
Hammond. Francis r. Hagner. Arthur G.
Hall. Thomas A. r. keech, John Van
Rensselaer,. G.. Brown Miller. E. f. Pick
ford. j. S. Stone. S. Ruffin Anita Newcomb
MCGEE, Il. f. King. j. Ramsey hewitt. s.
q, Adams Thomas Smith. E. w. Reisinger
Ralph Durfee. George b. Corey, c. A.
Lung. L. S. N: r. S. Lamb II. ]. Crosson,
Q. W. Bayne, NJ. Darcy Magee +. A r.
Jung. Charles W. Brown. Benjamin Rush
Logic. d. Percy Hickling, Z. p. Magruder
Walter A. Wells. Charles r. Luce Bruck-
heimer. w. L. Robins. James Kerr, Thomas
q, Lee. ID. Olin Leech. l.. Eliot. S. H. Grit
fifth. William r French HYATT w