The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-24
INTERESTING SCENES
 AT THE HOSPITAL
The Amphtheatre Rang With Ap- pIause at the Marvellous Skill of the Eminent Surgeon-Horse
 Show Week Brilliant.
BY ANNIE KENoRIck WALKER.


 THE recent visit of Dr Adolph Lorenz to New Orleans, where during the American Medical convention, he performed several operations at the charity hospital focused the attention of the south upon the distinguished sur geon to an even greater degree than on his first visit to this country.
 Among those who had an opportunity of seeing Dr. Lorenz in New Orleans was Miss Mamie Boyce Hamilton of Birming- ham, superintendent of the Hillman hos pital Miss Hamilton was present at the first operation performed by the eminent surgeon, when the audience consisted principally of the New Orleans doctors, the house staff and the nurses in the hospital, and she also witnessed the other operations when the amphitheater was filled with hundreds of the country's most distinguished physicians and sur geons.
 Miss Hamilton was asked yesterday to give her impression of the great Lorenz, and to explain his method of bloodless surgery, as demonstrated in the opera tions she witnessed.
 
 great charity hospital" said Miss Ham ilton. first the long line of carriages drawn up in front, attracted our atten- ton, and then as we drew near the door, the hurrying to and fro and the suppress ed excitement on the faces of those we met in the corridor, told us something of unusual interest was going on.
 Ut was the hour in which Dr. Lorenz was to operate in the hospital
 Through the goodness of Sister Agnes, who has taken such successful charge of this immense institution for many years, we were admitted into the amphi- theater, there to witness a demonstra- tion of his 'bloodless surgery
 Owing to the precaution which had been taken not to allow 1t to be generally known that he would operate, the am phitheater was only partially filed The audience consisted principally of New Orleans doctors, the house staff and the nurses for the charity hospital.
 "The expression on their faces as they bent forward to catch better view, was one of profound interest and admiration The gaze of all was centered upon the figure in the pit. who by his wonderful manipulatons, well as strength, was transforming the little cub-foot be- fore him Into one of perfect shape.
 "At first glance, you are impressed with the great expanse of his shoulders and the largeness of his hands-but the most pleasing and characteristic feature is his eyes-so kind, so penetrating, so earn est and sympathetic, and yet so capable of twinkling with genuine fun and mer- riment, that one is reminded of frolic- some school boy out for a lark
 The fragments being sufficiently stretched by the strokng, kneading and pulling, the foot (by the aid of two fin- gers) was easily brought into position and preparation for the cast was begun.
 ''The foot and leg were heavily padded with non-absorbent cotton to insure against the rubbing of the plaster. Then several turns of flannel bandage was ap- piled and the plaster put on.
 ''When the toes were exposed one was somewhat alarmed by their cyanotic ap- pearance, but this was relieved by an opening one inch and a half wide cut in the cast-a window" as the doctor call ed it-whch extended the length of the cast (with the exception of about two inches from either end).
 ''The circulation was immediately im- proved, but was not perfect until the flannel and cotton was also cut away thus exposing the leg. The toes then re- and he laughed as he tapped them say ing 'Dey Is all right! To make assur- anee double sure. he split the remaining plaster on a line with the window be- tween the first and second toes, but left the flannel and cotton intact. He next filled up the window with cotton, laying