The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-26
HUNDREDS SEEK
TREATMENT FROM
AUSTRIAN DOCTOR
Lorenz Declares There Are
More CrlppIes in United
States Than Any Other
Country

New York, November 25.-Msery
so poignant and so widespread greet
ed DR.. Adolph Lorenz famous Aus
TRAN orthopedic surgeon. on the steps
and in the halls of the hospital for
joint diseases today that he said he
had almost decided to devote the re-
mainder of his DAYS to slleviating
the sufferings of Americas cripples.
DR.. Lorenz said at the end OF his
first gratitude" clinic that never IN
all his career had he been affected
as he was by the sight OF hundreds
of manned, distorted humans. clam
oring for his aid. And never. he add
ed, had he seen a land so sorely in
reed OF relief from spinal and other
troubles superinduced by infantile
paralysis.
His observations so far. he de-
clared, led him to believe that there
we're 10 or Is times as many" such
sufferers in the United States as IN
any other country in the world, He
was appealed. he said, at what he had
found since coming here to try TO
repay some part of the America
be unity to starving Austrian children.
w neIneT he Will AV-iOOAh
hospital in Brooklyn, which NJ. G. Col
Inns. an oil man, has offered to equip
and endow with the proceeds OF
$500, 900 fund or will accept an In
vitation 20 become consulting sur
geon at the hospital for Joint dis
eases, is yet to be decided, accord
ing to DR.. Lorenz' assistant, DIR. c.
Weyman.
The question of whether he will
make a proposed tour OF other cities
also is undetermined So many Grip
pies are clamorlng for his aid here
that DR. Lorenz is unwilling to leave,
DR.. Weyman said.
That il will be Impossible for the
noted surgeon to give more than a
fleeing exhibition to many of mis-
patients was emphasized at todays
clinic.
After working like mad for more
than five hours, DIR. Lorenz had seen
IFS cripples, scarcely one-tenth of the
applicants for aid who crowded the
hospital and the streets outside, COM
ing on crutGhes, in wheel chairs and
in automobiles.
During those busy I'VE hours, he
said afterwsrd. he advised enough OPP
Ell atoms to keep one surgeon busy Tor
six months.
Police reserves had to be called to
handle the eager, hopeful crowds cut
aide. while nurses and internes were
kept busy within. maintaining some
semblance of order among those VINO
had gained admittance.
Every time DIR. Lorenz appeared in
the corridors. darting from one room
to another, where more patients had
been disposed for him, there was
.ciatter Of crutches and canes on the,
marble floor as TIE eager crowd
surged forward in an effort TO AZ
tract his attention. 4 Some wept when
attendants pressed them back, ana
they saw the tall. patriarchai ngure
of the doctor disappear behind
closed door.
Long after he had torn himself
avay TO rush to Morris Plains, N. j.,
for lecture and clinical demons.ra-
ton at the New Jersey State hospital,
wIstful men and women on crutches
and others carrying crippled chill
dren fingered in the street outside,
hoplns against hope that the doctor
would come back.
DR. Lorenz told the hospital author
tiles he would gladly continue daily
clinics as long as there were ap-
ulicants. II was his contribution, ne
said, to help repay the debt austria
owed America for the aid she mas
given starving Austria.
when there was talk of raising
great fund to endow hospital IN
v hich he could carry on his work. ne
said:
could not some little bit OF It be
given to my Viennese children? IL
would be only fair.