New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-30
ANOTHER MAN WHO WANTED TO JUMP.


DRUNKEN DANIEL COLLINS FOUND GOING UP THE
BRIDGE ROADWAY on His STOMACH.
The Bridge 30 ice are OF the opinion that there
must Ice some peculiar property In fourth Maru
whIskey. and especially IN that which is soid IN
Oliver aud Newt bambers SIS, for 1t seems to give
those who indu GO IN u to any considerable extent
an uncomfortable desire 10 perform great
deeds of valor. The laurels which were
almost torn from Brodie's brow came near
being completely wrcnched from him yesterday,
and the honors which were heaped upon Donovan,
the other Fourth Warder, we're III danger OF being
greatly diminished.
About $3.50 o'clock yesterday morning a young
man considerably under the influence of liquor APP
preached she Newlo entrance 70 the promenade
Of the big Bridge. lie was so drunk that the po-
hcenan on duty there heStated IN letting hun pass.
but finally decided 10 do so, thinking that tbc
cool morning air would tend to sober hun. The
young man was Daniel Collins. Of No. 81 Oiiver-st
lie was "A chum of Steve BrOdie and a great adj
mirer Of Larry Donovan. All night long with
a number of bosom friends he had been drinking to
tine health OF those two esteemed gentlemen. and
hl- feelings were aroused 10 such pitch that he
lice interference, he did not even tell his
companions whore he was going, but started of
alone and wendell ms unsteady way up the prone
male toward the New-lOrk tower.
Just beyond the first fight of stairs he cast a
rum-dnmed glance around and climbed up to the
non gifdcrs above the railroad track. lie crawled
Oh his stomach across one OF the narrow boards on
which the electric hight men walk 10 arrange the
lamps HIS success 80 far made him careless, and
IN u ing t. descend TO tho roadway he fell and
hurt his ankle. Nothing daunted by this mlshap he
Bridge his stomach. 30 as 10 escape the
police. lie was making as rapid progress as one IN
that position can, whom Officer Ludden discovered
him aud IN a moment Collins felt the rough hand
Of the law on his shoulder. What with the whiskey
and the sprainea ankle II TOOK half an hour 10 get
him 10 the Fourth Precinct Police station, where
his pedigree was taken. lie is only twenty
years old, tall aud slim. aud a noted athlete
fmong the Fourth Warders lie protested that he
had no intention Of jumping from the Bridge,
AMI said that he did not know what he was dong,
lie was taken before Justice Duffy IN the lombs
Police Court ON charge OF drunkenness preferred
bv the officer who arrested him. lie was ind $40,
hun TO the Chambers street Hospital, where his
sprained ankle was attended TO.
THE WALL OF THE CUSTOMS INSPECTORS.
THEIR LAMENT OVER THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE
NEW ADMINISTRATION UNIFORMS
81 observe that Surveyor Beatte SAYS he has
heard no complaint from the Customs House
officers about their new uniforms" said one of the
victims Of the contracting tailor in Tim "
Campbelfs district yesterday. Il don't
understand how that can be-" he continued,
" for the wailings have been general. these com
plants have been officially made To Whalen the
Superintendent of the Barge Once and Tim Camp.
BELTS man from the FOOuh War-r-d' and he
Mir Besttie. There are not only loud complaints
about the inferior Of the cloth but also about
the poor ut. There ~ hardly where there has
been q az. The uniforms are either too small OF
too large leg Of the trousers may be too short
end the other may be tho long, aud 80 also with the
coat sleeves
IS Then again think the order that we must pro-
vide ourselves with uniforms 10 unconstitutional
- We have " pay for them out OF our salaries