The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-23
paper and erowled. .Where'd he. get s25OOp
DOT il BY Jumping, didn't he Well. who can't
jump7 Anybody can jump! Be COB. I'll chal-

jump :, anybody can jump! Be COB Ill chal'
This men in Kelly had fun with hin n that day:
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fTihen. according. to Kelly, MeeGayy said:
1 aos S!th yoa and you're not soinstO Jump on
saa great e. fun in ks oily :. that ava n!sh
Isss F$assSsy nss$s he J., soS r. Rely aside
os asae ose and Tia had seen ref %
who had told him ne cSnid make Sl
this clipping from newspaper:
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Gscsryy er.nE and xcG"ry vaults prove h nerve
Sf told Hrfss ss nfG$sfy
about him. .peo On III Saturday afternoon Masdary
went to Mrs. Cannon's apartments at T91 Kent
avenue whore he knew his wife was on a visit
Rs ssa rns Ss for d. S ss %Gs
hsf ssa Ssa Mo a Ssy SSS the ron
Moulders' Union. of which he was a member
ass SS s ss Ssrgf stSFdsSy se
q man and boy to the @slia6oat pier to H see
@ SSE the wa ' Ss re e
Keily's. He told Kelly he wanted to hire a
e. h END vent e9 s Sssh
to jump from the bridge in tho afternoon:
% Fs@s + % sa's asssses'y sses
Asy ssins sI S0 ssy asf broass said Mac
Gary and with that" says Kelly he went
out and snt hin snss dSn
got q wagon about here, somewhere. though.
but den't know where.
fore news Of the jumping had reached there.
She had come in from Newark to find ont from
k i her Sna Fss t meant sps 50 lump
Mrs. MacGary was the butt Fit. She took it
6e wt tho Sa
dS. ss h s xs Sd i
Th h. wss not as
when MacGary left the house he had said:
Maybe you won't see me aguin. but to-mor-
eS@ cent fS f He had also 4 said @ M E1e
III EN- I'm to keliy's: but Il any policemen Or
Mrs. MacGary went to Mira Collinss house
to believe that anybody had Jumped from the the
bridge Finally she went to the bridge police
sEaS the sse s thru Sad s
jumped of the bridge The Sergeant brought
out the cont and hat and showed them. to her.
very much surprised that his iron moulders'
union card was not in the coat pocket. how
she said that hs @ wsft it
didn't know. but she had heard that aasG s's
tako him over the bridge. She didn't know
who tho boys were or where the wagon came
by s Setting q " b riass pS TSe
Fhss " I'll t SSed ssSsdH
hree boys and little man. and they only W got
around in time to catch the boys and wagon.
The ct the police sst0a and the
taken. The guards on the bridge cars how.
ever. knew about Il; and gave them S away ;.,
M!acdary came into my saloon On the Bowery on
Thursday and asked for me: wasn't in when
he came In. so llo WROTE nOto anu was JuSU
handing 1t to the bartender when came in
He said. Is this Steve Brotlie?' | said Yes
Mel. on Sunday no says, yop'll lose your
going to jump of the bridge myself I didn't
nay much attention to him. ! gave him glass
terday with O man VINO keeps a saloon in
Brooklyn. and he said he was going to jump
from the bridge day. When ! saw that he
was in earnest said to him: Well. old man.
I'll help you. Como around at 2 o'clock to-
morrow and I'LL lend you my inflated tubes
That WAS tho last saw Of him."
On May 81 1895. Robert Emmett Odlum. a
swimming teacher. made tho first jump from
the Brooklyn Bridge He received terrible in
juries. and died on the same day.
The next year Larry Donovan. a printer.
jumped successfully. He was killed within
the year by jumping from bridge near Lon
don. Three years ago r painter fell from the
bridge and died week later OF pertonitis.
Two years ago Joseph Burns Of staten Island.
disappointed In love- jumped from the bridge.
survived. and was sent up for six. months.
The police add to this list a German named
Coach. who jumped on two years ago and
then went to his home. IS Chrystie street. and
shot himself
Stove Brodie is the only man who has fallen
through the space between the bridge and the
water and profited by IL.
. HER YOUNG HUSBAND MISSING.