Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
ARMOUR GIRL CURED.
Further Details Of the Wonderful OPP.
Grafton and Its Results.

Chicago. April 17.--With a quick
slash of a penknife and few rapid
movements with his hands Dr. AGolt
LorenZ, the noted Vienna surgeon, re-
moved the plaster cast that he placed
on the hip of little Lolita Armour, only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ogden Armour,
months ago, and after hasty glance at
the limb, that was pronounced by the
medical world beyond repair, he turned
to the child's nurse and said:
1T is all expected it would be. She
can walk a little bit now
The little patient, heiress to mill
lions, was tenderly lifted to the floor
and walked. for the first time in her
life, just like other children do. 1t was
the climax of what is considered most
remarkable operation.
An hour later, after taking step by
|step at time till she walked with an
almost steady gait, the child, who has
suffered so patiently for months,
walked down stairs and became the
hostess of DIR. Lorenz at luncheon.
She was happy. Mrs. Armour was al
most overcome with joy, and the ser
wants of the household almost wept
| in their gratitude, but DR.. Lorenz simp-
~ smiled and spoke words Of encour-
agement to his little patient
Dr. Lorenz arrived in the city yes
terday-his second visit at the behest
of the Armour falnily-but the opera
ton was not expected TO take place UNI
til today. However, the famous sur
geon had views of his own Shortly
after 10 o'clock yesterday he unexpect-
ledly appeared at the Armour home.
1924 Michigan avenue. Mrs. Armour
was not at home, being down town to
meet a friend at a train. DR.. Lorenz,
by aid of telephone communication
with j. Ogden Armour, soon became the
master of the household. and the SER
wants took his orders.
Accompanied by little Lolita's nurse,
the surgeon entered the room where his
brave little patient was nobbling about.
She was placed on a couch, and the sur
geon critically examined the condition
of the plaster cast he had welded to her
body last autumn. Slowly he drew forth
an ordinary penknife from his pocket,
cast to almost fall apart, and then,
with few quick motions. he released
the little limb from it's prison.
"A lew moments eJtpScu, aIiu lhCii liiG
great surgeons face lighted up-little
Lolita Armour, for whom he had twice
trayersed continent and oceans, was
cured.
Yesterdays operation, which DR.. Lo-
REM declares absolutely successful, is
the climax of the treatment begun by
DR.. Lorenz when he hurried to this
country last autumn at the request Of
the Armour family, and which has been
kept up under his direction ever since,
The little heiress was victim of con-
genital hip dislocation, and was pro-
nounced incurable by the best surgeons
in the country. Finally Dr. Lorenz, who
is said to have been paid a fee of $780,
900, was summoned, sand his simple
method of placing the Gislocated hip
and muscles in their proper position
amazed those who studied the opera
ton. Once in place, the member was
placed in plaster cast. nodded by the
surgeon himself. and since then has
been held fast in position. The cast,
according to Mrs. Armour, was no par
ticular burden to the child, who. after
a few weeks, was able to walk without
aid, and each day seemed to improve.
1t was not until yesterday, however,
that the child, who DR.. I.orenZ says was
the most patient of patients. was able
to walk like the little girls she so anx-
iously looked for as they passed the
mansion on their way from school.