The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-09
Not Long Nav Del Remarkable Feat
Rising AV~V DOI1110S Memory

light favorite to humble vender of papers
is but one short chapter in the great
story of metropolitan life.
Once courted and feted, her face and
figure exploited by photographers and
press agents Miss Schroeder still young
woman, is now a cripple, and stands in
front Of the Casino Theatre with an
armful Of evening papers, waiting pa
tiently for the pennies and nickels that
may come her way. And the doctor gives
no hope that she will not always be a
cripple
He only shakes his head when 1 ask
him." sobbed Miss Schroeder yesterday.
Palma Schroeder is a California girl.
At fourteen she ran away from home 10
go on the stage, and oddly enough the
title of the first play in which she APP
peared was THE Streets Of New York -
She advanced rapidly in her profession.
She played the part Of the Dauphin in
Louis XII" with Sheridan and in Ham
let" with Tom Keene. Later she was
in one Of Charles Hoyt's companies. and
finally upon her marriage to John NJ
Won Steinmetz, she concluded to give IN
the stage. Rue she did not She soon
separated from Won Steinmetz and re-
turned to the stage. Her last engagement
was with George Iederer at the Casino.
As soon as she had made a success Of
the stage she made herself known again
to her family, and upon the death %
I her father, one Of the oldest OF min
strels. she brought her mother 70 this
city. and has since supported her
Mrs. Schroeder has been an invalid for
years. On June o Miss schrider mounted
her bicycle and sped across town to q
drug store for medicine for her mother.
At Twenty-sixth street and Sixth ave
enue she was knocked down by a car,
dragged for almost n block and picked
up, a helpless cripple. She refused 70
remain at the hospital, fearing that the
surgeon would amputate her broken leg
Her back was paralyzed. She was re-
moved to her home al No - West
Twenty-second street and there Dr. Do
bic has since attender her.
when I got home said Miss Schrod-
er yesterday. "the situation vas des-
Qerate one. We were without money.
Ny mother was an invalid. I perhaps
crippled for lie. NJ poor mother looked
about the rooms and SAID:
90 Well here's the fat we've rented.
and there's thu gas. Better turn e on
at once and end ii all
II felt that that was The only solution
and was ABOUT 70 consent. when i, sud
. denly cce 1rred a. me that only -ece.tl =
a mother and daughter. stranded in the
city. had supported themselves By sell
Ing papers.
i concluded 10 follow thsir example
and expls ned my plan e. my mother.
she frightened Up AZ the prospect Of Hfe
ard. thank cod. ne are EsGg set.lrg
along As soon as was strong enough
went out aad bought num5er q
evening papers.
= waited units nIEht, and tae7, v5th
an armTli a. papers. went 70 The Casius.
~oh. II vas terrible, JUS STOOD there-
leaning or my cr1-ches agd cres M
heart cat a man came &c1g. aozz1t
an Evening journal and. win = uor6
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letJ. refusing cha e. AzotAer mar
came along and gave ne a efeees - .s-z
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