The New York herald., 1921-11-26
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II think I have ordered operations this
morning in cases enough to keep one
skilled surgeon busy for about six
mt nths.'
Rememb bers yfennese Children.
When he was asked about the offer
Of M. c. Collins of Brooklyn to estab-
lish for him q private hospital IL a
twenty room house, paying all expenses.
DIR LorenZ said: II greatly appreciate
this generous offer: il still is under
consideration. But ! have found right
here in this Harlem institution the per-
fection of facilities ready to my hand
and the equipment of new hospitai
would involve delay"
DR.. Weyman, assistant to the Wen
nese surgeon, during his American tour.
said with the latter's seeming approval
that he was to meet Mr.. Collins next
Monday at luncheon to be rendered
by the Board of Trustees In the Broad
Street Hospital and that ., Collins
would then discuss the vs~ er more
fully.
'T should like to see this take the
form of a Lorenz Foundation such as
would either bring the great surgeon
here permanently" said DR.. Weyrlan.
of his time For the maintenance of
such a project Mr.. Collins and his as
sociates stand ready TO give 100000,
the income from which would be avail
able.
IF all this good American money is
going to be raised" interpolated DR.. Lo-
REM. don't you think small part OF
it might be given to my little Niennese
children?"
DIR. Lorenz operated only once yester-
day It was not a case which denoE-
st.ated his speciality of manual blood
less surgery. His patient was Morris
Rothberg, 10 years old, now OF 81 East
i02d street, but formerly OF Russia. the
operation was to rectiiy o. condition OF
knocknee and was described as supra
condyiar osteotonly. It involved the
breaking and resetting Of the femur ana
th., subsequent incasing OF the patient
in a plaster spica. The operation was
on the right leg. DIR. Lorenz hau
Strengthened the lads left leg ten years
ago when Rothberg was taken from ms
Russian home to Vienna Tor that puF-
pose. The instruments used were
chisel ana maliet.
Has Large American stat.
Among the private patients whom the
whom ne directed treatment was IeoIse
Iipunan. o. young man who came from
Harrisburg. Pa, TO have bad knee
inspected. aud a girl II years OLD whose
wealthy parents brought her from Pltts-
burg. but whose name was withhe!d'
During the operation upon Rothberg
and in his subsequent tour or exam
nations the surgeon was attended oy
Drs. Ftauenthal, Henry Drey, samuel
Jahs, Harry Stein, Irwin Aipert ana
James G. Wishner. force Oh nurses
and volunteer aids from social serVic:
organizations, under the direction or
N;ss Y. II Macmillan and Miss Anna
Panish. gave efficient service to the
staff doctors in taking the clinical his
tories of patients as rapidly as theY
were admitted for examination, thus
conserving the time Of tine Austrian
specialist. Miss Macmillan is superin-
tendent OF the disDensary where the
examinations were conducted, and MISS
Panish is acting as private secretary
to DR.. Lorenz while he is In this coun-
try.
There are six of the little cubicles or
examination rooms In which DIR. Lorenz,
hufryiua. from one 70 another of them,
studied his patients. They have swing
doors and are about as large as the
average bathroom OF Haarlen flat
So great was the pressure for treatment
that at times as many az four patients,
usually children, were bundled into ons
apa rtment, not infrequent!y accompa-
MED by private physicians and a brood
OF relatives.
Though he makes no charge for his
work there were several stacks OF bills
in substantial denominations lying on
the desk of the hospital office after his
departure. They were free viii offer
ings donated by patients who could af-
ford it, The money will 70 into the
maintenance fund of the dispensary.
How He Finds His Reward.
Or. Iorenz this morning in the same
Harlem institution will operate upon
Ralph Gibbons, q l2-year-old newsboy
of IL West 123th street. The boy VINO
was a victim of infantiie paralysis.
wears n brace on his right leg.
Before he started for New Jersey DR.
Lorenz paused long enough to pose for
his photograph, standing beside very
attractive young matron. She was Mrs
Theresa Wyner of 125 West il6th street.
who called upon the doctor on Thanks
giving Day at his hotel TO tell him how
thankful she always has been becauss