The New York herald., 1921-11-26
Many Distressing Cases Re-
suited From Infantile
Paralysis Epidemic.
FINANCIAL HELP OFFERED
Scientist Finds That Present
Facilities Meet All His
Requirements.

crippled, suffering multitude yes
terday besieged the doors OF New
Yorks first public clinic to which DR.
Adolf Lorenz Of Vienna had brought
the boon Of his wondrous skill.
The city seldom has seen so pathetic
muster as that of which the centre
through all the morning hours was the
Hospital for Deformities and Join,
Diseases, ut Madison avenue and 124th
street. At one time the number Of the
afflicted and their friends who clamore6
at the gates was estimated at more
than a thousand. Tortured bodies
shrlvelled limbs were In that throng
but eyes glazed with suffering were
alight with the gleam OF restored hope
This regiment Of sorrow was recruited
from all walks of life. There was nc
discrimination. for DR.. Lorenz is Civ
ing his best without money and with.
out price.
In addition TO demonstrating his skill
at the clinic DR.. Lorenz gave an illus
trated lecture In the afternoon before
500 New Jersey Physicians and nurses
at the New Jersey State Board of Labor
in Jersey City.
"Science Knows No Race"
Don't be disturbed by my German
accent" he said. II will do my best 70
avoid II. Science should be above ma
tional hatred, because science knows nc
nationality. So far as medical science
is concerned il knows no race. creed or
nationality. War and medical science
are incompatible"
Scores Of patients were driven to
the doors OF the hospital In Madi-
son avenue in costly iimousines. whic!,
stoo.. parked about the hospital until
those whom they had brought had
learned the verdict OF science that was
fraught either with despair or gladness.
But there we're hundreds of others. poor.
puny. wasted little wallis who were borne
tenderly in mother arms. Several such
came fastened down to metallic stretch
ers. clasped closely to their breasts by
father. mother or brother. who begged
pdSSdBc tnIOlSn lne Iiiliilllb
Babes with useless. distorted limbs
swathed in ragged shawls. older chill
dren whose 1eshless calves swung pa
thetically over the fronts OF baby car
riages or wheeled cars trundled along
by stronger hands. men and women,
boys and girls lin1plng painfully or hob
bling on crutches f: others borne stolidly
upon canvas stretchers-all these COM
posed the grim procession--and seemed
10 come ceaselessly, not in groups, but
in scores.
Before o'clock In the morning Dr.
Henry w. Frauenthal. medical director
Of the institution, had 20 telephone to
the East 12sth street station for police
reserves and reinforcements TO prevent
the multitude storming the doors and
forcing Its way inside. The police were
tender In their efficiency. AS often as
helpless cripples arrived the mob OF the
merely. curious was parted In front OF
them. Into the clinical building the
patients we're admitted in patches OF
twenty at time. And from that mo-
ment they found their ordeal mitigated
by smoothly working system Al
10 80 the hospital doors had to be closed
for the day.
DIR. Lorenz was on his feet continu-
ously for Ave hours. pausing for neither
rest nOT lOOu. w llill tiidl DttiVN
he performed one operation and per-
sonally examined and prescribed treat
ment for 1875 other cases. on some of
which he will operate later. So well
pleased is he with the facilities afforded
by the Madison avenue institution that
he announced his definite programme
for the Immediate future.
Finds Paralysis Cases Appalling.
Until he has satisfied this city's de-
mands, which he believes will be about
Christmas week. he will operate there
every morning from $3.50 until 9:3o.
The remainder OF each morning he will
devote to clinical examinations such as
consumed four-flfths Of his time yester-
day. After finishing in this city he will
visit Chicago and thence work his heal
Ing way westward TO the Pacific coast
DR. Lorenz at go took his first brief
rest. In DIR. vreuenthars office. still
clad in his surgical gown and sur
rounded by his associates OF the hospi-
tai staff, he munched a sandwich,
slipped a cup of coffee and smoked a
cigarette. It was there he received a
reporter for THE NEW YORK HERALD.
IL was evident that DIR. Lorenz must
have a wealth OF reserve vitality. Four
hours OF sleep had been his preparation
for the exacting days work. Until :
o'clock In the morning he had worked
upon q lecture which ne delivered later
yesterday in New Jersey. Yet neither
mind nor body betrayed fatigue.
"In all my career as surgeon" said
DR.. Iorens. "I have never before seen
nt one session such sad ravages OF dis
ease and distress. From my observa-
ton this morning am convinced that
spinal paralysis and other direct re-
suits Of the infantile paralysis epidemic
must have struck the United States with
ten times the virulence Il manifested
anywhere in Europe. II Is positively
appalling. have examined many cases
to-day where the muscular forces have
become completely paralyzed. For such
I can do nothing. Nobody can but Cod.
ron the other hand. It Is heartening
10 be able TO tell you scores OF others
whom I have seen this morning can be
cured or greatly relieved by the treat
nent have directed" Turning to his
associate. DR.. G. Weyman, he added !: