The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-31
NIcLAUGHLIN HERE.
The Famous Bridge Jumper Arrives Safe
and Sound I'm Roanoke.

The Famous Bridge jumper Arrives Safe
and Sound i'm Roanoke.
community has no possible need of
being who seeks notoriety. 1t is q
desire which either comes from Unborn
ignorance or an absurd valuation placed
upon the meretricious example Of those
whose motives are either greed or lust
for fictitious position in the public
eye. To the former class Steve Brodie
belongs. Ho is glowing example of
those who have sought the notorious in
his longing to enhance tho value of an
establishment whore he Is now peddllng
liquors to people of his ilk To the
latter class belong those hapleSs fame
seekers, now consigned to we'll earned
oblivion, who thought that honor lived
in foolhardiness.
When tho vestibule rolled into the
depot on Sunday morning it had among
its passengers Daniel Nc Laughlin, "the
bridge jumper" one who belonged to
neither Of these classes, upon whom for
some time past the newspapers of the
country have been commenting. I'm
mediately after his arrival he was seon
by TIMES reporter. Mclaughlin
stated that his successful Jump from
the Brooklyn bridge had been anything
but an injury to him. 1t had boon a
lesson, and had been the means OF
cementing ties that had been severed
for some time.
lie said he was unconscious OF the
act and did not realize that be had
taken the jump until he found himself
surrounded by physicians in the Cham
bers street hospital, New York From
his guardians he learned that after his
submersion he had S65 in one hand and
when the other hand was wrenched
open 1T contained nine cents.
After being takon to Bellevue Hos
pital 1t was found that his only injury
was discoloration upon the right side
extending from tho thigh to the arm
pits, which occasioned considerable
soreness, but upon examination no in
ternal injury was revealed. McLaugh-
lin was afterwards transferred to
Wards Island, whore he became an in
mate OF the insane ward. Last week
he was pronounced cured
During his stay in New York Nc
Laughlin gained twenty pounds. His
system, he states, had been run down
and, considering the shock and his pre-
viouS excuses, 1t is remarkable that he
came out Of it alive. He cannot extend
too many thanks 10 the officials and
physicians in the different hospitals,
where no was nursed, for their kind
treatment, and also to Rev. j. w. Lynch
and his friends in Roanoke who were so
instrumental in securing his release
Mr.. Nc Laughlin expects to return to
his old vocation and will be- speedily
joined by his wife and thirteen-yearo old
daughter with whom he was reunited
during his sickness.
During his convalesence at Wards
Island Mclaughlin states that he was
pestered with offers by agents OF mu-
seums. some Of whom offered him as high
as forty dollars day for exhibiting. In
reply to tho questions as to his reasons
for refusing tho offers, he said; ~
wouldn't exhibit myself for forty dollars
minute lot alone forty dollars day.
People seem to think my action was for
fame. which Is a mistake, as was not
responsible at the time for it. In one
sense l am not sorry for my act as l
have not only proved how deep friend
ship is, but also IL follow the lesson it
has taught, am sure to do myself JUS
tice and my friends a favor now and
then"
A Father Poisons His Two Children.
MEMPHIS. Jan. 3O.-Early this morn
ing Fred Schuman, cigar dealer.
poisoned his TWO children, Lo.tie and
IN-l H.