Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-10
SCHRADER HAS LEFT
THE ALLEGED "DIvINE HEALEE''
DEPARTS FOR LYNCmnuRo.
4 STUDENT THREATENED EII.
Told Him -Four Hundred Young nen
Would Drive Him Out OF the City
sunday Night-Had Many Engages
ments.
nients.

August Schrader, the mysterious nan
who claims 90 be 'the Divine Healer"
has shaken the dust OF Richmond from his
heels and taken up his temporary abode
in the city OF Lynchburg. He arrived hero
on Friday last. and, as told In the Dis
patch. took up his quarters at the board
ing-house OF Mrs. Parkins. No 9i2 east
Marshall street, where he conducted q
thriving "faith-cure" business until Sum
day at 2a5 P. NJ. when he departed for
the Hin City, taking his leave somewhat
UNEXPECTEDLY.
Schrader was accompanied here by his
manager. Blr. Bergman, and during his
stay his correspondence was enormous.
He claimed that he could. In most cases,
bring about Just as good results by bless
ing a handkerchief for suffering patient
as he could by blessing the afflicted ono
personally. ara hundreds OF people sent
in handkerchiefs each day that they
might receive the healer's blessing and
that they themselves might be cured.
Besides these, many persons called upon
Schrader at his rcons and sought mis-
healing powers. Among these are said TO
have been many prominent and we'll
known men and women OF this city. The
lame and the halt. the deaf. the dumb.
and the blind called and received tho
blessing of the great healer. How
many Of them have been cured Is another
question.
WOULD DRIVE HIM AWAY.
Schrader was just beginning to do a
thriving business, when on Sunday morn
ing he was calied upon by a young mediI
cal student and told that he was believed
TO be a fraud and that 400 young men
were going TO drive him out Of the city
that night If he remained here until then.
Sood after this the healer called In his
landlady and told her that he had been
called TO Lyncbburg. and would leave for
that place OF the 2:i5 train over the Ches-
apeake and Ohio that afternoon, He paid
his board bill and left al the hour men
toned, accompanied by his manager
Among Schrader's patents while hero
was a young man who had badly in
jured knee, and It was said last night that
since the healer had been at work upon
the limb a surgeon had examined the leg
and decided that II would have to be am
putated. Schrader is reported however,
to have made a number OF miraculous
cures here. and the New York Journal on
Sunday had page article about him and
his works, containing pictures OF nlH1SefL
and Of seven persons alleged TO have been
made well by him.
WAS NOT AT ALL TIDY.
The healer kept close to his room while
here. and was the subject OF profound In
terest in the vicinity in which he stayed.
He wore black surplice. almost yellow
from age and dust, and his long hair and
full beard were decidedly unkemDt His
face and hands were rough. and appeared
10 have been faring badly for the need OF
water and soap. He said he was only q
years OF age. and came from Wisconsin.
Most of his cures. he says, he effects by
the laying on Of hands.
just before he left the city he received
a great batch OF mall almost entirely
composed OF envelopes containing hand
kerchefs, which had been sent for him 70
bestow healing properties for almost ali
sorts OF Ills.
He had a number Of engagements for
yesterday and to-day. and II Is because
OF this fact that many persons believe
that he left here because he was afraid
he would be run out OF the city. The po-
lice at the Second Police-Station we're d.
rected to report him IL he wes found In
the city to-day.