The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-07

the hospital. He had gone there yes
dorf the day before.
When Or F'ricdmann came to tho
hospital about II O'Clock YESTERDAY
morning he carried with him two small
brown BOTTLES perhaps four inches IN
height covered with paper With him
was his assistant. Dr Ron iamin ".
went at once into th" reception room
ON the first floor of the hospital, WhCr'
Dr. A. &. II. friedman was already
going over the records of the patient
gathered. The history of each cas-"
was written out in German for tho
benefit of the Berlin doctor.
Right there was whor, the first un-
fortunate impression was created by
Dr friedman. AS Dr Landcsman pm,
ii. he toOk three hours to do what could
have been done IN three minutes Tn"
delay in looking over the patients
seemed ,ndlo ~. Finally thru" Wcr'
chosen. Those who We're rejected were
pitifully affected They could hardly
express their disappontmc at being
refused the treatment that they had
com" To- believe was certain cure.
tn two mon. whose names were
Spicgcl and Landcsman. and the ono
woman. Miss Rergcr. were taken to the
operating room on tho top floor. Tn"
first case was that of the woman. Ii
took Dr Friedman an hour 80 COM
plete this injection Uc serum. Tie first
bound her arm above the wrist and
then had trouble finding The right vein
into which To inject the serum lie
claimed he had never hnd that trouble
before
He drew the serum, which was "A
watcrlikc fluid somewhat cloudy. into
the glass syringe and began to- test tho
instrument. He spilled some OF it ON the
floor ana announced that the syringe
was not working properly and that he
would not he responsible for any failure
in the cases before him
Finally after much dickerlng over the
syringe and his sterilization methods he
injected the serum into the vein of the
womans wrist. He also made AN intra-
muscular injection into the woman's
thigh
Next followed the two Consumptive
men. II took half an hour ito give
an injection into the thigh muscles OF
each. DR.. Friedman then explained
that there should be marked signs of
progress in the case Of the woman
in six to ten days and with the men
from ten to twelve days. All three
patients were taken TO their homes.
They are TO be seen every few days
and their progress watched, but DR..
Friedman made no promise as To when
he would call again at the hospital.
Or. Landesman said last night that
DIR. friedman was ready to come to
his hospital when he called him and
would continue the treatment with
others II advisable. But the intimation
was that this will be AZ least two or
three weeks off. No charge was made
for treatment, but the patients were
asked to sign papers relieving the hos
pital and DR.. Friedman for liability.
The Peoples Hospital is not an institu-
ton for tuberculosis.
Neither DR.. r. + friedman nor his
brother would be seen yesterday after
noon or last night. Word had been left
at the desk of the Ansonia that no
callers should be sent up nor any mes-
sages delivered
Or. j.. W. Kellogg, Health Commits
sioner Of Milwaukee, said;
81 was invited down 10 witness n
scientific demonstration. | have seen
DR.. Friedman and heard him. I was
to have induced him to come TO MIL
waukee but az the present time | shall
do nothing"
DR.. Broder whose far advanced case
was refused by DR.. Friedman was the
most outspoken OF all. He said he had
no faith In the serum and used the
words faker and schemer. He added.
"I don't believe DR.. Friedman even
thinks he has something"
DR.. Tannenbaum of the Board Of
Health, who was present unofficlally,
merely turned away when asked his
opinion. DR.. William Il. Sirovich of
539 East Sixth street said he was dis
appointed. He had expected something
better. DR. Rottenbaum, Dr. Saphir and
refused 20 be optimistic over the Fried
mann alleged cure after they had seen
II injected.
DR., Woods Hutchinson said.
DR. F'ricdmanns methods are not
such as We are accustomed tn see in
this country would not say he il not
a skilled physician, hut he undoubtedly
IL a man of very nervous temperament.
The executive committee of the med
iCal board OF Bellevue Hospital met yes
tcrday afternoon to consider opening
Bellevue to DR. Friedman. They post
poned action for several days when they
learned he had already undertaken TO
make test at the Peopls Hospital
DR.. w. 4. Park and Or. Herman NJ
Biggs represented the Health Depart
mcnt at the meeting,