The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-20
sISeUIAR SUICIDE.

John Heddrich Jumps Off the Market
street bridge and browns Himself-l
scenes and Incidents Around the Bridge
and Creek Banks.
Great excitement was produced last
night in that part Of the city near the
creek, by the deliberate suicide OF John
Heddrlch, a boiler maker, in the employ
OF Cox, Dickel & Vance, whose works are
near the creek at the western extremity
OF Eighteenth street. About 10 o'clock
several young gentlemen were standing
near the northern end OF the Market street
bridge when their attention was attracted
by heavy splash in the creek lew yards
from them. At first they thought 1t was q
dog or cat that had been thrown into the
water, but in moment they saw It was q
man who had jumped from the western
side OF the bridge and had struck the
water only few feet from the shore. at
this point the water Ia not very deep, and
instead Of striking for the shore the man
began wading down stream, giving vent
as he proceeded to number Of inarticu-
late sounds that none who heard him
could understand.
Almost Immediately the creek banks were
lined with curious people, all anxious to
help the man II possible, many OF them
thrusting out poles and boards to him,
but on he kept under the Main street
bridge and on toward the Hempheld rail-
road bridge. When he reached this point
the water suddenly became very deep,
and the determined self.murderer was
quickly overwhelmed and drowned by
the deep water. As he was sinking, 1t is
said by those who were near him, he
called for help and attempted to regain
the shore, but his calls were unavailing
and his efforts powerless, as he soon sank
for the last time. A skit was procured
and several men began polling Tor him, but
uusuccessfully, until jeff Davisa and one
or two others Invested themselves OF their
clothing and began diving for him.
It was some time before the efforts OF
the divers were successful, but finally
4 ANDY Arbor, one OF them, touched him,
and with the united efforts OF the others
landed him on the bank Of the creek near
the B. & o. depot. Here every one went
10 work to resuscitate him, butte no pur.
pose, as he had been under tho wator for
more than twenty minutes. To all on the
bank he appeared to be u stranger, until
Mr.. Dickel, OF the firm OF Cox, DiCkel &
Vance, pushed his way through the
crowd and recognized him as boiler
maker in his employ. From Mr.. Dickel
we learned that his name was John He'd
drioh, that he had come to this city q
week or two ago in search OF work, and
} had been with his firm since Mon
day last. His home, he had tolt
Mr.. Dickel, was in Baltimore, and he haC
, a brother In Washington, D. O. From
others we learned that the man was some
thing OF a drinker and when under the
influence OF liquor was melancholy
3 HeddriCh was apparently about forty o.
: forty.fve years OF age, about five feet si'
. inches in height and q very unpreposess
: ing man in appearance.
! His remains were taken In charge BY
the county undertakers, Friend & Son
and removed by their man Mr.. Bennett
to their rooms by direction Of Squire Bul
!, ger, who will hold an inquest this NOR
!, although there will be nothing in addition
to what We have already stated devel
oped.