The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-11

A PRISONER JUMPS OVERHEARD AND ArTrRw ARDS
ENDEAvoRs TO SAVE HiAsELF-DETAILs OF MS
DEATH, ETC.
An exciting and fatal event occurred on the East river
yesterday morning. man attempted commit suicide
afterwards tried to himself, but Was ultimately
drowned
The name OF the unfortunate Bernard sraub
lately employed bookkeeper by Hughes CO., OF
Reade street His residence at No. 81 Front street.
Brooklyn At the time the rash act committed he
board the Fulton ferry boat America in charge
special detective Chandler belonging 10 the jefferson
Market Police Court, TO which place he being taken
TO be tried on a charge Of grand larceny.
The officer and the prisoner passed tho front OF the
boat without attracting the attention OF the passenger
and the latter took from his pocket small piece paper
and commenced 10 write with pencil the officer keep
ing close by his side He hastily put the paper into an
envelop and with nervous hand scrawIed the address
Of his wife upon IL and put L In his pocket previous 10
taking the fatal leap The following Is the copy of the
the pocket Of the deceased
Ny DEArEsI WEI do not really know wha, to say
nor how to tell you the bad tldngs have brought
HE JUMPS OVERHEARD. H
The America was making her o'clock morn
ing trip IRON Brooklyn TO New York. being loaded with
several hundred passengers and large number OF
and other vehicles Detective Chandler and his prisoner
standing about fifteen feet from the edge II the
Der Of passengers. when the boat reached
the middle OF the river Straub made what IL
commonly called running jump and plunged head.
foremost into the water The cry OF man overheard
instantly raised, and the engines reversed but
soon enough 10 pre-, ent the boat passing him.
ESDEAvons TO SAVE HixsrLs
The excited passengers Immediately rushed TO the
end Of the boat when Straub was seen severul yards
astern swimming with grca, strength and yigor THIS
struggle for life desperate had been his attempt
nj death. Fully ten minutes elapsed before or the
two hfeboats belonging 10 the Jerry boat launched.
II required the samc length OF time throw overheard
the two life prcscrvers The boat when launched was
manned by of the boat hands and volunteer from
among the passengers, and they rowed swiftly to the
place where straub was by that time feebly attempting
to keep himself afoai by swimming
BOAT cApslxrs.
On reaching the wing they pulled him over
the aide Of the bort aud had only just succeeded In get
ting him board the small egg shell arrangement
when IL Immediately capszed. The rowcrs chung
20 the keel OF the boat but straub-rrom
whom doubtless, consciousness was fast departing
grnspcd tho seat Of the boat turned over This his
last desperate struggle for life proved fatal 10 him. Az
the boat turned he enveloped la a waery tomb
The situation OF the who had manned the boat
becoming desperate The cbb and How OF the wavcs
kept washing them on the overturned boat and oil their
efforts required 10 keep themselves from drowning
One OF them ICED OF tho life preservcrs and II
nearly cost him his life II cylindrical In form and
about three feet long As the grasped H. IL rcyolvcd
and submerged him In the water and for several min
utes he was kept thus revolving the called life pre-
until he again managed TO grasp the keel OF the
boat.
TnE RESCUE
After being In the water fifteen minutes they wcrc
taken board the steam tug c. Y. Davenport. Tho
boat turned over and Siaubis body found Hls
hands convusively cutching the seat The BODY
aterward placed on board large boat and laid
OF the seats when several persons endcayorpd
20 restore animation by rubbing IT, large quantity OF
water expelled from the stomach, but all signs OF
life we're extinct
The body was then conveyed to the Fifth precinct
station house, where an inquest will be held.