New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
INCUBATOR TOTS MEET.
A REUNION 1T CONEY.
Healthy Babies Gather Around
Doctor That SaUed Them.

gathering OF babies. who from frail, tiny in
fants Weighing less than pound, had been saved
by the infant ncubatoTs. held yesterday IN the
infant incubator institution at Drea1nlsnd. Coney
Island and, IN spite OF the threatening clouds,
thirty-eight bouncing youngsters danced merriiy
around DR.. S. Fischel who has been in charge OF
the institution for twelve years
The institute was crowded from early morning by
physicians who came 70 examine the youngsters
physically and mentally. and the consensus OF
opinion among them was that every large CITY
should be provided with like institutions. So far
there are nine institutes in this country. and this
morning 100 infants are being incubated The cities
so far provided for are New York Atlantic City.
Chicago Minneapolis Boston, Montreal. Pittsburg,
Indianapolis and Cleveland. while exhibitions OF
babies in incubators being held in Buffalo,
Omaha and Portland Ore. all Of which cities VIII
soon have regular establishments
To give an adequate idea Of the size OF the tiny
infants lately received at the Dreahnland fncu-
bators. Dr. Fischel had photographs made OF two
babies both placed in the Doctors straw hat, with
room 70 spare These the Orlofsizy baby, weigh
ing fifteen ounces and the Perna infant. Weighing
nineteen ounces. both OF which are phenomenal
examples Of the efficacy OF incubating While the
orlofsly baby was being photographed Mrs Meta
Frankell matron OF the Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Hospital, in Manhattan. encircled the little ones
arm up to the shoulder with a wedding ring
The lively and robust youngsters who have been
incubated were received in the institute nursery
by Nine. Louise Recht. a graduate Of the Piety
Hospital in Paris for several years chief u1atrOn
OF the Incubator Company, in Berlin, and for ten
years connected with the American Institute. dur
ing which time she has handled more than eight
thousand waits as most of the prematurely born
babies from all the hospitals in New York are sent
to Dr. Fischel
One OF the youngsters that attracted most at
tention Antonio MarterollO. Of Mr. Mar
terOllo the head of the Italian colony of Coney
Island. Tony Is two years old, weighs hfty-four
pounds and his father says he is able TO dispose
Chianti When brought to the institution he weighed
less than one pound Others were Ethel Gothss q a
thirteen-mOnths-Old GIRL who weighs twenty-four
pounds; William Anderson. who lives at NO %
pounds now. although he tipped the scales at just
one pound in 1901; Margaret KahrS. daughter OF
n. A. Kahrs, wealthy merchant OF No. &ts Ave-
A; Moreno Sierra, OF No 3fS Neptune avenue,
Brooklyn, who weighed two pounds eleven months
ago and weighs twenty-three. and Dorothy
Miller. who when she came 20 the institution in
hence became the favorite. She won the prize
given by DR. F1schel for the first arrival.
August Heimertch, Of No. 1873 Madison avenue
with thanks to DR.. Fischel for saving the life
Germany
Many kilograms were received from parents Of
children too far away 20 attend the reunion and
from many physicians and persons & interested Mt IN
OF Atlantic City. voiced the opinion OF many medt-
cal and scientific men when IL said: "Dr- Fischel
Every city in the Union should be equipped with
infant incubator as splendidly managed as
yours Among the other kilograms received was
from DR.. Julius Hess An unsigned dispatch
from Chicago read as follows: Twenty happy
being able 20 attend your reunion but our hearts
are with you. and all attending mothers congratu-
late YOU
From Boston came the Joint Special Committee
Of the Lords Day Laws OF the Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts, 20 examine the incubators, and all
expressed their satisfaction.