Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-29
NEWS.
Another Candidate for a Side Show
Or Dime Museum.
A SUCCESSFUL LEAP FROM THE
BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
A Hearty Welcome Extended a Wis
oonsin G. A. 3. Veteran.
AN AGREEMENT REACHED IN A NEW
YORK STRIKE.
A Heavy Earthquake Shock
in South Carolina.
ANOTHER CALIFORNIA RAGE
HORSE SUCCESSFUL.
AN AGREEMENT REACHED IN A NEW
YORK STRIKE.
A Heavy Earthquake Shock
in South Carolina.
ANOTHER CALIFORNIA RAGE
HORSE SUCCESSFUL.

ESPECIAL TO THE s~ENTINEL.1
Another Leap from brooklyn
Bridge.
New York. Aug. 2S.-Lawrence Dono-
van, an employe on a weekly paper,
jumped from the Brooklyn bridge for .
wager of $500 at $50 O'Clock this morn
ing. Asboat was or the river containing
some friends, who picked him up. He
was not injured by the jump. Donovan
ID apressman. William Ried, foreman OF
the press-room, says the Donovan plan to
jump from the bridge was definitely
formed two weeks ago. During q dispute
in the Office one night about the chances
| Of escaping from it alive. Donovan finally
said that he was not afraid TO try the
jump that killed Odlum, so bet Of $500
was arranged with Foreman Reid. Pre-.
parations were made at once, and last
| night all wal ready. Everybody In the
| Police Gazette building knew about it,
and were anxious to witness the jump.
Donovan did not work last night. He
| slept ia the building, however, and was
aroused at 4:30. AS the night NIL "en'
| off be was Immediately dressed for the
Jump. A pair of heavily padded drawers
were put on His shoes were OF biue can
vas, the soies OF wnicn were ~eignteo WIN
TWO pounds OF lead mus stureu d Ien'
breakfast was partaken OF, and DonovA
auu nis lieuue ploooeueu " US
inc Thav ;nmned On hoard and were
driven to the center Of the bridge. where
the distance to the water is about 70 feet
more IMAM from wnsre oroa,e oloppeu
,uso Ias' .ises. inseas anu p.bn.o5
euipio9eo ou m D = = enaHSa
~ 'oIce ~ sne LOVER ssrees uooA $50 ~; =
act ana " Doas was lo~eu ouv .nao m y
stream y pioH ~ moua .,;op.aS
'ne "seon uai'ou, pono,an ~ n?~
s.eppeo quloA.y orei ia SUI ~
sen aomn W ,ne ngasy oaoie mn'I ,oa eup
poiss sae oiluse. ~ Uoa ooht ~
upwaru asai,' nelu n's aesa 'vans s,n.
nis iees sosesnei apu ~ 81 49, xa;aI,
owoPs,rsieht "a n1nmb line and did
mot lose nv senses at ali. and il seemed 8
long time going down-as many minutes
as ~ was prooapiy secohos; oo, ! oian ,
turn or swelVe iroM sne ssraisns iine.
STRUCK water win . olE ciash anu wo u,
cies, through; was weii plov.ueu WI
pauoins, 30 tna' no harm ooulu oot1e W
me. "heu ! oau'e W W = Ia 10
no more e1nausse9 mar 'na'. ! was ao.s
70 SWIM uunureo' yaioS Ut . ooas
Ihey Puileq me ou', anu sooA "e " .
PIER wnere l was arfesseu.
Am Agreement Reached.
New YORK. Aug. 28.-The drivers and
conductors of thesBroad way roads. through
/. oommit,oa rroroaed N pras,dart
rhorn.on %. n;obt chat .ba ola scbedrl
Of five trios per day should be restored
and that in lien of his %surrendering the
six. "trip scheme. which the men declared
impossible of execution. they 1.-THE mem
wonId agree to a reduction OF wages from
So as, which is now the ratio of wages per
day, to 50 per day, which is the price on
city roads. The President signihed his
wH.'nsuess W sGceps suis, sno ~ INC 1oa.,
mls'ee ,nas wsae !. wen. oio 'n' io0"
SsSemoiy W n"'e ~ issneo
A ear welcome.
MADISON, WIS., Aug. Zo.-on MS return
to-day from San Francisco. where he wal
made Commander-in-Chief OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic, General Fairchild
was given a hearty reception by delega-
lions from the posts OF this city. He was