New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-21
HE LONGED FOR GLORY.
A YOUNG FRESHMAN JUMPS FROM THE
WASHINGTON BRIDGE.

THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY ON THE UPPER HAIR
LEM ATTRACTED MATT" ROoNEY-HE
GAVE IT ONE LAST, LONG. LINGERING
LOOK AND THEN LEAPED TO
@HE RIVER DELow-HE
WILL PROBABLY DIE
@Whenever Won SEQ a man with three buttons OH
his walstcoat and hairllp, prepare to receive CIV
airy - This the oracular warning VINO" DIS
fat man, who sat on the steps OF tue pohce S"'''o
at Onehundreda fifty second st. ana Iehtha'e' Oh
who smoking Greenwood Cemetery cis''' s'iu
the reporter evening who had called TO Inquire
about the fate OF OF the immorals named Aa''he"
Rooney, who jumped into the Harlem RIVER from
Washin gton Bridge earlier in the day.
Yes said the sergeant, who came out rom De-
hind his desk, "pcor Matt had thin peculiasues
'thout doubt, and there never was u time met
i'm that didn't look out for squalls
"what do you mean,' said the reporter. 81 BY three
buttons OF his waistcoatl' The first man silently
and Significantly touched his forehead with the index
finger of his right hand. "what nationality was
lie, did yez askl" the fat man said, meditauveiy
What nationality was Denny McGrath, the last man
who jumped from the Broohyn Bridge! His name
Rooney. Oughtn't that be enough 10 SATISFY
your His brother JIM Rooney, Is a patrolman In
this station and "A harmless, daycent, respectable one
at that: but Matt was Wild Then reporter
stopped on n cable car and went up to the Washih5
ton Bridge at Onc.hundred. land eighty-hrst-st ana
Bnthave.
The height from the battlcments TO the surface OIL
the water Is greater than that OF the BroohSh b'l's
and as the reporter leaned over and looked do"'' !"
was easy 10 see how any man with " three buttons
OF his wascoat and hairlip' should murmuf TO h'm
self, as did the daring Matt Rooney. " Here let me
die - The locality Is striking and picturesque IL"
Mats body danged and doubled away in Its down"aru
flight many long and sinl0Is cable lengths' DOW"
he went shouting with what was believed TO be II S
last gasp Home Rule for Ircland-gci me boat
lie kept his shoes on, but his coat and wai,tcoat ne
discarded and his caubecn.' which wis Of hard felt
was run over by man Oh bicycle, who laughed as
lie passed.
There are six piers 10 the bridge, and Mr.. Rooney
chos, the centre one. There were naphm launches
diving to and fro from Morris DOCK Which Is further
M the river. Rowboats were scattered here ana
here and some American small boys were ENJOYING
1 cooling dip in the placid stream from tie paich'd
midsummer air. As 1t nigh water, there WIS
fortunately a depth Of about twenty feet In inc
channel 80 when the heroic Rooney got underneath
he WAVES far enough TO be able 10 swear that lie
,ould see no McGinty there lie returned hurieoIy as
any sensible man would, 10 the surface. lhere ~
s.. meighborly feeling among all the Sons Oh ltF-
land and her sons sons who dwell Oh "asi
mgton Heights, Joe lurey, VINO u'Nes
for Dr. James Ferguson, in Lindenave rowed out
in a boot and hauled Matt in. Matt, avich,
said joe "are we dead" The man gasped There
was a big lump the Lack of his head, his eyes
We're bulging and bloodshot, and his tongue wa
hanging ont. Matt Rooney, have ye any message
10 sind home to yer brother jim, Tor N swear yea
dcadi- r,. $40
+" No / amt aither." said Joe feebly. Where's me
hat ~ Then he tainted and stayed that way FOR a
long time. Tommy Thompson, Of Illghbridge-st. :;
jimmy Martin, Of sedgwckaye ana Char,ey ley, linn nm
out OF the boat and laid him the dock; while Fred
Myers tho Iighbrdse police station to ring ing
Matt was taken TO the IghLdge police station wher
he was examined. lie recovered his speech
Hospital The Doctor says lie has sustained
,erous internal injuries At late hour last night
he was unconsc and the doctors said he was likely
to die.
Everybody in the neirhborhood seemed to know
Rooney He Is twenty-slx years old; worked NJ any
Thing when he could get job: Is unmarried. and
Hives at One-hundred and eighty frst-st. and Kings
Rid Dnnd