The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
lie OWED FROM THE BRIDGE.
THIS TIME THE MIDMIN rs 4
BLACKSMITH FROM JIRGTNIf.
Daniel Mclaughlin or Roanoke Jumped
from the Brooklyn BrIdge md Was
Promptly NRbbcd by the Police when lie
Cnme 70 the snrfhcc-MnY Live TO Rercnt


Roanoke. Va. dived of the top OF the iron
guard rail on the north side Of the Brooklyn
Bridge yesterday afternoon He was picked
up by the police OF the river patrol. and is now
In Chambers Street Hos pital. The full extent
OF his injuries Is not known. but they are not
considered TO be serious.
Cabman Philip Scholl was standing with his
cab In Sands street. BROOKLYN, opposite tho
bridge entrance. at 2:25 o'clock when Nc
Laughlin came up. Mclaughlin woro light
overcoat. a dark brown derby hat. fresh
creased dark trousers. and patent leather
shoes. Scholl put him down for dude.
Say" said. Mclaughlin to the cabman. Il
want n ride"
Where you coin. boss ?" asked Scholl
"Oh. anywhere" said c1aughlin. He
pulled oil Of bills from his pocket. and TAX
Ing three 81 bils he handed them to the cab
man. Scholl pulled tho blanket off his horse
and asked Mclaughlin again where ho wanted
togo.
Make It New York." said Mclaughlin. and
he climbed into the cab and took of the gold
trimmed glasses that he wore. Bridge Police.
man Brady overheard this conversation and
saw Scholl start over the bridge with his fare
heavy laden truck was just ahead Of the
cab. and Scholi couldn't drive fast. Tho car
riaGe was almost in The middle OF the bridge
between the two piers. when the door was
opened and Mclaughlin stepped lightly out,
seized hold OF the iron guard and began to
climb upon it. bridge train was Just pass.
ing. and John Comisky. one OF the conductors.
saw tho man.
Look outl Look outi' he shouted. His
cry attracted the attention OF Cabby Scholl.
who pulled up his horse and jumped of the
box. Mclaughlin by this time was up on the
rail. lie had plunged his hand in one of his
trousers pockets and pulled out his roll OF
bills. Scholl made dive for him. He turned
and said: All. that's all right" and then lio
Owed into the river. leaping out four or five
feet from the bridge as no did so. There were
twenty people on the bridge promenade who
saw Mclaughlin. and they shouted ut him TO
stop. train gon: to Brook Ign was passing
rs he Owed of. and the passengers rushed
over to the side OF the car. Some of the
women screamed.
Mclaughlin fell head downward and at an
angle OF 45' for about fifty feet. Then he
turned completely over. He pulled himself
UP in n bunch as he turned. River Patrolmen
Henry j. Koran. George FULLY. and Sam Bailey
were on duty in n rowboat near the Brooklyn
pier. They saw the man as he pulled himself
together. and they rowcd out near whore he
would strike the water. They were fort5 feet
away from him when h, landed. They say
that he struck face. chest. and knees down.
srl:shed fifteen feet in the air.. He was unier
water about thirty seconds. He came to the
ow out on hs apa ana
sGkpS rs% hin nS the Wien sad he he . ss
~MDiid yop ;all :" asked one Of the policemen.
didn't, make any reply but Jay staring up at
the bridge. Several hundred faces could he
@ ysr the hu,os ;Is rail-
the Battery. When bal; way there McInugh-
H. lin n r ru again and n'u'tered: well, I'm
sacd 1a yGn 'nY nsSHa 'p Potn ocsmT r2m
W S T Should say so sdm;te% Mcraush
In Gee +. tough. amt r Then lie sub
name; and no tod Sim ,ASo.h.r s asked ed hin in
guess they we're going a to hang ssSm mes He
might have said more then. but tho noli ccmnn
anS T2 m hid h H. ! Ia to Tsas
@H hat Of in your as tsH the re:
was unable to stand when the boat reached
lIer A. and he was lifted w on the pier and
Sa SSS n to Wy Wss sGa
was searched. There was SIS in the roll in
his hand and nine cents in his pockets. There
sent to Chamhers Street HOSPITAL.
when he sW Sys ae 'Is rom sG Il. s
minute. and ihsn he stuck, Ills head
ITO Tn rolice wcr" JUS, pulling Mciaushln '@ out
OF the water wgcp the heavy hand OF Rounds.
Riss SHOULDER '"' "What dy S mean DEMANDED
Br??Ph ny:,,,n,+ ,,,o,r -" stormsro, so,o,,
trnt NH ipV 4 ~ dc nn m
helpc! hin, NJ on his box and climbed up he-
siLo him. The rnsse,nGoys oi who I've, we're on the
crowded nj bon! the, carriage entrance ns the
cab WAS 'riyen back, Brady was trryinGto learn
carriass was ." s,nn'y and shouted: " Where's
,"Jlmrci over" answered scholl. and then
made. Ii was not known that the boat that
iG vas ieliSvei TO- ,iuo TINT The man lad
jumped over on wager or tor n2torety ami
that he il ns s b. Soas werJ hf irisnds
tho story that the man was a club man who
lad ,wasoIei with friend. scouts were sent
front ana arrest he mon in tho rowtoat whom
they, landed. The New York police were also
Bridge station that it was tho New YORK police
who had made the Rescue. Then the Brooklyn
police said 1t was nothing but m attempted
At The Chambers Street Hospital McLaugil-
lin was put under the regular bridge Jumpers
treatment. He was stripped naked and placed
in Il bed. 4 wire cage was then put over him.
and he cage was covered with II heavy blanket.
Then an alcohol lamp under the bed WAS
lighted The heat from It was. communicated
By means Of a tube to the interior Of the cage.
The doctors didn't tell the exact object Of this
treatment. They said that the most eini
examination Of Mclaughlin body laIeu TO
ton that POSSIBLY hS had suffered some Inter inter
though was about all that allied him. At 3
O'Clock he was unconscious, He ha,, not up to
that time told any connected story OF his expo
Renee, nor given anyyeason for making the
Jump. At ono time he said that no was an
lrishman, and cano to New York last Friday
from Roanoke. The hospital authorities did
not think he was insane. but when ha recovered
sufficiently lie was sent to Bellevue liospi-
tai 10 make certain, II he is not insane lie
will probaply be sent to lail for six months.
that being the penalty fixed by law for Jump
ing from the bridge and falling to Kill yourself.
The tide was about half out at the time
1876 feet high IN the centre above tho river at
high tide. and the outer railing from which