The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-29
HE COULDN'T KILL HIMSELF.
But the Record He Made In Trying May
Get Him HIS dob Back.

| Set Him HIS Job Back.
lone Of our locomotive fremen was dis
charged at Rochester about ten days ago. but
| from report that was received about hin
| yesterday It wouldn't surprise me II he should
| be hired over again. for his toughness and
tenacity may make him valuable in some
| emergency on the road" said O New York Cen.
| trail Railroad man OF this city.
THE young fellows namo is Donohough.
| He got drunk couple Of weeks ago. and as
that is against the Central's rules he was dis
charged. Then he got drunk again. and It
seems he kept it up SO long that one day this
| week he blossomed out with a very fair case of
the jim-iams. which led him to believe that the
proper thing for him to do was to commit sui
eide. Mr. Donohough first attracted attention
on the streets Of Rochester after making up
his mind to die. by kneeling down at the side
OF stone horse block and then batterine his
head against it with all the force he could COM
mand. Three times. according to citizen who
was witness to the queer scene. the remorse-
full railroad mon pounded his head against the
solid stone, and each time the blood gushed
from his head. The three blows not having the
desired effect, Donohoueh arose and. covered
with blood. made dive for a fire plug which
was in the vicinity. He struck the iron like q
battering ram. head first. The sound Of the
collision was heard nearly half q block. and
the crazy man rebounded several feet from the
shock There were many spectators by this
time and everybody was afraid Of him. for no
kept constantly shouting that he was there for
blood and death. OF the former he obtained
plenty. but the latter didn't seem any nearer
after the mans assault on the fire plug than It
was before Donoh ugh had started In.
After butting the FIRE plug until it seemed
to the frightened spectators That his skull must
oe rsdq hs y pup Inc rIneFazed h fellow
2 man driving down the street. with 2 team
that was going at good. sti6 gait, With
to be run down. The driver: bY quick move
sufflcientIy to clear the man. and the wheels Of
the hin they sped % This
away he tore for the nearest street car line. He
waited Until car ha 4 . gone along to within
shraw Himself. across the rails. The driver
hastily put on the and turned the horses
"F9lled in his attempts TO get himself run
to hs s 9bn. 1
the street to TIE Sidewalk. and. ieapinS 10 ' the
Sir. turned and came down with u crash with
head 70 his t aT !sa 0t sy
Spse ssnss ehss ss . ss
sW spS 81 tSs
and ike fash ,Donohough got to his feet and.
%S drses .sSt tbs sSya the
That shock knocked him down, but he tool |
legs herses AND os pses hm
sell sell as near under it's hind feet as he could
horse could acsomnoaats him. '' 0''of' inc
XIII fT1ntS efforts q the poor fellow to
e.. stssms hsd ssss s ns sas
made the dash for the horse oar after E diving
aS I'm the Placement Three men rushed out
Il they had been ninspns hit with 4 bali they
couldn't &c hI have gone down quicker. He seemed
sy m. he wa, q a0s9
bGu ths time he got to the SPOT. though Dono-
Before Pie oticor had gone Tar ponoh he n had
IKE soaa On me the
fm ct Within fey ads z" PIN
he throat With Il mi, blood spurtsd from
me wound no made. The officer says that
thle glass and dashed forward again.
Gtnl p,plicemen now Joined IN the chase but
had hammered his head terribly With a big
il1outn iuu Of muu from the street and ewal-
|owed IT. 1t required the strength OF four po-
caught and no had to be bound with ropes be-
'ore no could be put In the patrol wagon. The
probably as battered up a man as any surgeon
~a "a. ever called upon to patch, none OF his in
cared being from the chunk OF glass that tha
hnollceman swsarg ~ somewhere inside OF
Ryo,n2nouRh; 80, II the yonng man gets we'll,
ne company. for he seems most too valuable |
\ man n 10 % subjected to the danger OF Life on