New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
GERMAN DOCTORS HERE
Including Families Delegation
to Congress Numbers 300.
NO SEASICKNESS ON TRIP
Visitors Embark on Vigorous
Sightseeing Tour Before Co.
ing On to Washington.

A delegation of nearly two hundred Ger
man physicians. many Of whom Will ACT
as representatives OF their country at the
fifteenth International Congress OF n.y.
giene and Demography at Washington
next week, arrived in New York yesteF-
day. Including wives and families the
party numbers about three hundred, ana
the first cabin OF the steamer Cincinnati
OF the Hamburg American Line. had peeii
reserved for them on the trip here. AT
rived In New York, the visitors were a.
yided into three groups, one OF winch
registered at the Plaza, the next at the
Hotel Netherland and the third At tho
Savoy.
While comparatively few OF the doctors
are representatives to the congress, the
size of the party IL accounted for by the
fact that the Central Komitee fur Aber-
zliche Sudden Relsen, a body OF medical
men which travels to foreign country
each summer to study tho health cohai'
lions there. decided this year to accom-
pany the delegates to the Washington
Congress.
Foremost among the visitors who mr.
rived yesterday is DR.. Wilhelm His, priyy
councillor, a professor at the University
Of Berlin. and one of Germany's foremost
medical men. lie is in charge Of the dele
cation. Others In the party whose names
are known I'm international medical circles
are Or. Albert Oliven, a neurologist, ana
general secretary TO the congress; sur
geon General Koeneg. OF the Prussian
army; Professor Lenhoff, a mediHai
writer of wide fame: Dr. Weber, priVy
councillor and member OF the Berlin
Health Department; Priyy Councillor
Dieudonne. Professor Pfelffer, an eminent
bacteriOlOglst: DR.. Brieger, "A pupil Of DR..
Koch, discoverer OF the tuberculosis
bacillus. and himself the discoverer of the
ptomaine bacillus; Or Loetiier, discoverer
of the diptheria bacillus, and Professor
Strauss. head OF the Jewish Hospital at
Berlin.
Or. VI. Hamann, Dr. Zahn and Or. Jena
are also I'm the party. Or. Franz Cllstein'
OF the German publishing firm of Lllste1n
Brothers. is one OF the delegates. While
in this country he will make special
study Of American newspaper methods.
During the trip across the Atlantic spa-
cial sessions OF the delegation were held
AT which papers were read by members
Stewards on the Cincinnati reported that
there was not a single case Of seasicknes'
throughout the voyage. attributlns the
singular fact to the presence OF 80 many
doctors aboard. No one dared to get ILL.,
they said.
I'pon their arrival at the hotels the
visitors entered upon a campaign Of sight
seeing that will last until Saturday. At 8
clock In the afternoon sixty taXicabS
lined UP in front OF the Plaza and wnlsked
the doctors away on drive through Cen
trail Park. At o'clock this morning they
will embark on the Brennan, lent by the
Commissioner Of Charities, and Will so
To Ellis Island to inspect the immigration
buildings. From there the steamer VIII
proceed up the East River TO 18th street
10 visit tho Health Department and Belle
vuc Hospital
An inspection OF the Rockefeller Insu-
tute and Biackwcls Island will occupy
the visitors time in the afternoon and in
the evening there will be a reception given
In their honor by the German Medical
Society at the Liederkranz, In 5Sth street.
II is expected that Mayor Gaynor will lie
present 10 deliver an address.
On Friday morning the physicians VIII
visit the Lying-In Hospital. the Post
Graduate Hospital. the Academy Of MeGl-
cine and the Polytechnic Hospital. Later IN
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Hospital and visit Columbia University
and the College Of the City OF New York.
ON Saturday morning there will be a
general Sightseeing trip. in which tho
party will circle the city I'm automobiles,
after which the delegation Will depart Cor
Washington.