The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-03

John }. Haggerty, OF Il Cherry street,
New York city, plumber by trade and
loafes by occupation, recently jumped
from the Brooklyn bridge. came to the
surfasc of the water after his long dive all
right, profanely refused all offers Of assist
snce. and swan quarter Of mile against
the food tide to the dock and scrambled
out - full Of vim that he offered to fight
anyb'sdy regardless of age, size and weight.
Hsggsrty is % years of age; is but FIVE
feet lour inches in height and stocki!y
built The fellow was in liquor, and yet
what deal of physical bardihood and
endurance a man must have who can
make such jump and swim . quarter Of
a mills in his clothes, land without help
and - in fighting humor.
A convict recently cut his way out Of
the Tombs in New York and in doing this
exploit displayed . mechanical skill. in.
genusty, GOODNESS. patience, daring and
presence of mind that marked him % Q
superior man. The same qualities turned
to any lawful industry or business would
have made him successful without fail
Gives, moral sense and ambition this Jail.
breaker might b . leader among men.
So with this drunken daredevil who has
jumTed from the Brooklyn bridge and
swans ashore without help and without
any discomfort whatever. he has the e!e-
menss in him of that natural hardihood
and physical endurance that under fortu-
ate esrly formative influences might have
made hero Of him in war. on sea or land.
Exceptional military heroism IL the
| evolution of that daredevil hardihood
that this drunken plumber displayed
Lord Give when a boy used TO frighten
the villagers by sitting astride the
weathercock Of the church in his native
town There were thousands of such
yourg dare-dcvils in the armies Of France
during the Revolution of 1904 Mas
| sena. Lannes. Hoche, Jourdan. Klebss
Maresau, Ney, Augereau were OF this
natural daredevil quality. OF course.
they had a deal else besides dare
| devil.in them. but il was this irrepressible
hardwood and contempt for death tina.
| fille(t the ranks of France and enabled her
20 beat in battle all Europe. whipping all
a; or.ee Spain. Italy. Aus,ris, Prussia and
| England. Cushing. who blew mp the
| Con :,derate ironelad Albemaric. was OF
| this daredevil quality. OF and by itself il
makes a Sergeant Jasper. hu. give II little
more brains and 1t makes French mar
shall. ike Sey or Lannes; daredevil
navEi genius like Nelson or Farragut.
| The drunken plumber had something in
him :of native hardshood and endurance
that in war might I've utilized to valuable
| PURPOSES IL - curious 30 notice how worth
| less Sre great qualities when the elements
! are ttot rightly mixed In the man one
! step toward the night, wrote byron. and
! Nap.7lson might have been Washington
! rhis:iarc-deyti quality and native harii
| hoos is no. seldom brilliantly dl.plavesi
! hy suen utterly lacking moral quality
/ Arnold VAS the greatest daredevil IN the
| American army. not excepting Mad
Anatomy Wavne. The mos, sbsaluseI,
intrepid Of NspoleOns masshals. TX.
/ Mssena and lsnnes. were rarac!oGs men
and Ney was man OF vulgar. rude spirit
! Quilted by mora sense and manly amhi
i,oE, this daredevil hsra hood and eaaur
ane'i - the quality that must lie AZ the
bottom oi ali men wao have been grea
eapaasns on land or gvsa, aimirals on III,
sea.
Use drunken plumber. who is a loafe-
ani:~ho iamr~i the bridge and swan
ssh,re, dii something that every drunker
lcafsr dare no; do. In tie auas evolution
the hsgdihcoi and endurance OF I'm,
losIsr - The worm thai rises through Al
the spires of form and makes the hero
ian Of the general.