The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-28
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Pre1 1es.1.. !. oalsE jump. Las la r..,
me 1ast1svex 14pn 1tselaya 1ridss,
and Disa Soon Aftsr.s
Last Tuesday aflsrneelh the 1ekik inst acab
left Ne hex yyorl entrasce Of ue Brooklyn
bridge and was driven to the middle Of the
great span. Here the driver pulled up, and
two n;en got out md began to climb tho fail
pecsa @s,ot s thsy hSa fs1SG M dSe
ishihg his club, and ordered them to get down
ont Of that" While he was taking to the
young men covered wagon containing Prot
HsDs 81 t 3Gs rs s. EES'RRaG sR$ s$Sgpsd
which Nc ,%ss dEesssS, Prof: odlum clad
in rcd Shirt and trunks. jumped from the
carriage ana sprang lightly to the railing He
quickly, reached the top, and, posing himself Z
moment, no stood eraet and glanced hurried
y EIn At ths h. surface Of The eat r1er far below
Of horror, *heh they saw th5 professor irsparS
e plnsis vft ne bSidgs into thS fiYer 1S5 fSet
ton s sS esA dfssesa sS IT, sst @sa
rushed toward the professor: Before he had
: moments hesitation, had ieaped out
from the railing into, ,the Cir ~
t. s";f's Y, y hia aescfnt fhe ivef RelqY
T. st !S Se sSa ss'f h|R{ e. .tts sSS
so**olal hi.iliaarieed yards below the bridge. The
tug was filled with reporters AID club men,
Boyton stood near the PROV anxiously watch
ing the bridge. The moment Prot. Odlu1n,s
body was seen to- leave the railing HARRY f..
R bS,s the st aGtcr sArte@ atoP Xst6h Which Ae
1sSf 2 hss prSiessor ' es Sss Go~a
all right, feet foremost He shot downward
with the speed Of meteor his red suit max
ing him easily diseernible for long distance,
When within thirty feet Of the water his body
began to turn As il realizing Prof. 0dinm
to aid him in recovering his balance The
movement was, however, made too late. His
body had now turned 80 far that 1t Was iinpo5=
slble to- change lis tpuise Half: !
s tHso& IL lste Il. with t'g NY splash; that
torn With q sholi, Prot. odluias body
sight The tug hiiiriedl5 i3iished itsblf TOR
yard to the place whore the body fell, and
Copt Boynton, after seeing that lifts preserv-
e ad the eee sJ trSrP So int e Ts{s5 4R
b91| Is SoiiS is the bnrfiee soSp Is ss* s shS
vaet Ind dSpR sr hs sb gg s sds e
SSeizing I. LTD PreserHet maarlH lie placed il
beneath the body Of the insensible professor.
Ble9a, mi Ing With froth came from the
the rescue and Professor Odlum WAS taken
from the water. A few moments later he was
transferred to the tug and restoratives were
administered. After considerable rubbing the
eyes. of the professor opened What kind
Of jump did make?" he whispered 'First-
class my boy" responded Boyton. you will be
alright in little WHILE" But he was insensble
again before the words had hardly left his lips
The tug steamed hastily to his ship, and just
through, the frame of the professor, and then.
after breathing heavily once or twice his heart
stopped besting and he, Was brrndttnced dealt
Tie body was taken ashore and conveyed to
the undertakors. Prof. Robert E. Odlum was
formerly the proprietor of swimming bath
in Washington, but latterly has been clerk in
Wizards hotel 1t has been his ambition to
jump from the Brooklyn bridge. He made
the attempt once before the bridge was COM
p1eeted, but Was prevented from cafiyi1 foat his
SCHEME by the police. He was 81 seconds il
the cir before, striking the, water, He was un-
married, 50. YEARS of age and man Of good
habits.