New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-20
HAGGERTY CAME UP UNHURT
A FOURTH WARDERS DIVE FROM THE
BRIDGE.
he SWAN ASHORE AND THEN WANTED TO
FIGHT A POLICEMAN.

FIGHT A POLICEMAN.
Is It too much TO hope that the next encrpris'ne
citizon who wishes make sensation ana 10 VIII
for himself "A place in Coney Island museum VIII
stop jumping from the Bridge into tn" waters OF .he
East River, and begin a series OF experiments "I''n
shall result I'm jump from the waters 4" INC r"''
River TO tie Bridge. There IS alr'ady law aRahS,
jumping down. bat none has ever been contemplate"
TO prevent the attempt 10 Jump up i'~iuc' '""Ps
down has lost It's novelty.
1t IS sometimes the that pioneers who devote
their lives 10 the pursuit OF great o'|''S "'
found dead at the very threshold OF victory "hi'e
Ivgmics travelling I'm the path already marked out
for them reap rich harvcsts Of glory. When poor
Odlum came on from the capital Of the nation eish'
wears ago and met his death on the Bridge his nina
was on fire He had mission.
The work which Robert Emmett Odlnm began anu
which was continued from year 10 year Win ever
VARYING success has been brought down to tne
diving present until yesterday the gem Of the Fourth
Ward. I'm the person Of John Joseph lagscrty, per
formed the feat in a 10 make stephen bToole
himself take 10 drink, John Joseph divcd from the
trestle work Of the great structure about q h""ni
feet vrst Of the New York tower and came up
smiling 1t was just five mnmcs OF ociocA
The Thermometer registered nfnety-ivc degrees Ill 'c
shade the ErdSc. . -.
While Mrs. Haggcrty sat on the stoOp OIL Nv. -
Cherry.st nursing her baby boy, John was Only
quarter of a mile away. but Mary Knew IL ho''
She placed her hand upon her forehead ana ~ WV
OF those singular condolences which a "''i7i"PI'"
mind reader alone could explain. She felt l'N'ri'h
,brobbnc q, The left temple. while the shade oil h'r
shsent and cratic spouse was outlined for 'cw
moments before her startled vision waving us
hands after the manner of farewell. the shade saiu
"Goodby Mary and then NahiSheu' -""H'
said She turning Il companion, there's something
the matter with Johnny
g shire It's dhraymn', var. avourneen,' answered
Nelly.
Nelly, said Mrs. Haggerty. with heroic EFFORT
n on,eor calm "don talk like that; feel 1t In me
homes He was quare these few days BACK Tor y""
know he takn' q dhrop 800
SO rouscd Pressing her ovcrheatcd and throbbha
brow one. more. she groancd aloud. and in agonised
tones shouted. rs she pointed her hheer 4" ~
Imaginary object: "Uh God, save me- this blessed an
holy dsy, Look at him. There lie gees! "ooa'o y'
Johnny darint. goodby.'
81 rlat moment there was n violent ringing oi INV
telonnone at the New York entrance to the Brose'
while a dark object doubled up into shalress mass
and looking more like an India rubber Dali 'hi' W..
body OF John Joseph IIaggerty struck the waters o'
ITO East River with a tremendous splash, ana III
III was mortal of one OF the best known journcyh"'
Numbers Of "de Fort" Ward disappeared from VIZ"
The ou,cry OF Policeman Duryea. Of the Bridge squad
WINS drowned In the screening Of whistles, the rdtl"
of the Trains and the excited shouts oil the p"SS"s
throngs OF people. both above ana below
Michael english and John T. Farrell two DINER
bridge policemen rushed from their posts, "hll'
huge rps Of Precipitation blinded them IN t"er "'''
race 10 get down to the pier and grab whatever was
log, O, John. After little while, winch 10 ,s
i,ightenes .rowds who had hastily collected S'eni.u
mn age, but to Mr.. Haggcrty appeared no longer tai
il was namely half minute, nc arose to ut ', , t
aud with sarcastic and dciiait gfn s'rnch ou iyi
The shore lie needed not the c1es from me aec"'
hands Of a passing fcrryhoa. but swan on ana OIL mn,
ua landed at Dover-st.. climbed up IN" per. anu
So, down siivcrinr. His appearance excited genera
rnmark 49, clothes wet. Hurt lna' snow
bn,r i,ttIe Won know ABOUT Fort Warccr lie
Wsri one hit hurt. lie obiccte TO bnc arrest
II was no use. lie had 10 90. NeAt he n'h''lu,, v
fcht NOBODY would fight Inn. ON the WAY 10 u'
Cit. station he cursed In The s,a,Im hr w%rs
lin saws he's all right The justice VII van, u
know all about 1t in the Tombs to-day hagS'r I.r
>w.nty-two years oiG. In the nciglborhooa Wh"r'
he lives they were saving all evening: Kan loiI
3iacrcrty fah for dc Fort Ward! John Joseph
was snoring loudly when the reporter left the ponce
station.