The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-23

4 who begged him to treat cnlldren Suher-
ing with all kinds of deformities. No
count was kept of the number of appli-
cations, but il is said that he would
have had TO remain six months in that
city alone to operate on all patients Of
fered. Parents came from all parts of
Southern. California with little cripples.
As result of DIR. Lorenzs visit to
Los Angeles movement is on foot to
found there a free hospital for children
affected with congenital hip dislocation.
One or two resident physicians in Los
Angeles proftting by DR.. Lorenzs in
structions AVE performed his operation
| since his departure The medical frater-
nifty in that city agree that the Austrian
surgeons visit was the most beneficial
event in the history of medical science
| in southern California.
From Los Angeles DR.. Lorenz trav-
eled to st. Louis, passing through New
Orleans. He made no stop in the lat
ter city except TO make train connec-
tions So modest is that man that his
presence in New Orleans was not known
Of until he had departed and the ply
sicians Of that city were greatly cha
grined at the opportunity they had miss
ed.
Dr. Lorenz spent four days in St. Louis,
operating on seven children, giving ad
vice to a hos. Of other free patients and
undertaking the case of Carl Busch, son
OF Adolphus Busch. the millionaire brew
err
He arrived there on the night of Thurs
Gay, November 20. Friday he examined
at least a hundred cases brought be-
fore him. Saturday he held free clinic.
operating on Olive McLeon, of Morrisville,
Ill; Marguerite Kindlein, of No. 1902 High
Street, ST. LouisMarguerite Shultz, OF
No. 40o7 Forest Park Boulevard. ST.
Louis. and Mary Siska, of No. 1861 South
Thirteenth street, st. Louis.
On Sunday, Nov. %, he operated on
three private cases. The children were
Ellen Bell, Constance Adams and Clari-
bel Peters. all children Of st. Louis bust
ness men. All the cases were congen-
ital hip dislocation. All of the children
are now doing ,well
Carl Busch will he taken to Vienna
next summer to be ope-at.rj npor
Dr. Lorenz arrived in Washington Dec.
3 He operated on one case of congenital
dislocation of the hip at the Providence
Hospital Friday Dec. 5. and on one case
of club feet, the patient being Arthur
Willets, aged eight. at the same time and
place. Both operations were apparent
ly successful
From Washington DR.. Lorenz went to
Baltimore and Philadelphia. dividing his
time from Dec. until yesterday be-
tween the tao cities. In Philadelphia he
operated on fivc children, all charity cases
at jefferson Hospital Dec. II and II. in the
PRESENCE of large number of physicians
and surgeons. Four 81 the children are
expected to be cured He gave his ser
vices as consulting physician in forty priv
ate cases. for which he received varying
fees. He also gave advice in twenty
charity cases.
Consultations were had at the Office
OF DR.. H. Augustus Wilson. where Dr.
Lorenz also saw charity patients.
In Baltimore DR.. Lorenz gave two
demonstrations of mis- bloodess opera
tions before large numbers of physicians
at the John Hopkins Hospital Four
charity cases were treated there. There
pr. Lorenz was prevailed upon to accept
as a souvenir a watch valued at 81 900.
Mexico City, Dec. 2O.-There is much
alarm on the west coast over the reported
appearance of the bubonic plague at Ma
zatlan. The local doctors assert that it
is the true form of the Asiatic plague,
but the doctors of the British war ship
Grafton decided that it is something else.
However. the Grafton has left the port.
The governor of the state OF Sinaloa is
investigating.