Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
HOW BR0DiKJUMpPn
The BRIDGE JUMPER TELLS O. M,
FEELINGS uHEA til Lrtpeo

~ - S"' - '1' Nen Who -
Among The first Pow 10 "i-ari Dean
For Fame La Such q noAer.ablo "
steys Brodie made tho leap t.-
Brooklyn brfJse On July "a. 'sG ,..
ry Donovan on Dec. %of tlr ..
and both leapod intofortuno "a, ai,.
to speak. Poor DN'ovan. " y r..
err aud a good one. wrs Killed
ing year In iumpug from u
bridge. London.
The accounts Of their sfg1. t.
making the fearfal leap, l,t.'l ..r
and Donovan. arc dec.G.3Iy
Brodie's yarn runs somc,4.. .f...
"Ye sec, l was oaly a .,.
black, slavin away polish n.
shoes and not ccttin rich ri.
shot. When / 20, 70 D. ~ rt.-.
to myself: Steve, cld fell. r...
get mp in the world and r.
must get a large move on. a..
attract attention s|oa.e.'l
money into your pocket
Il looked aboat Tor % '..y.
chance 10 get n ioIthuAl
thought Of goin ou me '.r...-
jig dancer and learut o Boz. .. ...
used 90 have my star1pin .r.
the entrance ~ the h, lu.-. ..I
the other bootblacts r,4i .... f
about poor Odluui jump
we argued that O!lum l.-..
how TO hold himself While us.
/ said l thougbt II a f..'.s
weights on his shoe, @ mako
the water feet Grs' lie clI.
right. Then somebody sad
he'd sink when d. struck u,...
thought Of that. hut lay ty..
all that night thinAln over t. b.
| made up my mind e. Fps ... .
ont weights or auyShiiz bot
clothes. II / wa killed.. o. r.f.
would be the end o. me. s..
have TO polish any more l.
jump wid0ut k!lhn myself 0- l4r.
self badly. then ! knew J ,..,l
salary from some musCuu
Il determined b make OH.
away. The next deg | se,.. ..
how | would DO H. That L..
bed early 50 as 10 ges % goo. .lu.
90 be strong tor tho next da. .
my wits with me. Idiautse.mt
scared. | had usrycd myself o.
death and cene TO thc c...i.. .
might just rs well Ne dad as g..
ure In the world. l2ot up early .. .
day and dressed myself .a a fl.
tr0uscrs held up by a leather i..
pair If thick solel shoe. I4e. ..i.
down to tho bridge. Igrt a,l- .I..
Gus chill and shook lIkcs tti ..t. ..
Il had let four ~ 30. lult
into my secret. and th-F va
on the river front in . lig nos. .st M
down and told them ! vt. r.
the jump, aud they rav.i .st t t.
middle Of the big span, wh,r IT,. .-.-I
was coin 10 jump from
Il hung around the Now York ,..-.Ia
TO the bridge until a truck ela.e .
asked the ch1p drlyin D.. b.I rs. ..
across. lie taid lno e. jump .l. 81. a.-
was beatin 50 / could hardly Lrc.,.t N.
legs seemed to give enr. Lat ..sgI.
climb on tho track. sat ol ,.. ts
with my legs hany.u over Ia. .r,.r
didn't turn round g. look 49, u..
81 said 70 iayself th.t I nI-' DEP.
that | needed all Lay courage a.I l.
to make the jump, aad somehow
er felt scared a biz. Tho water Boz
seem 80 all frcd fard1wu. alI lsll t....
self: steve, this is dead -.sy. SCI.
cinch. You'll make tHc j.up a. 0.-t
and then your name woat Bee u.. ly
longer
"As soon e. TIE trucl. reached .as Dab 40.
Of tho bridge shppel oil AL c- -.
wink climbed up "a a.. outer gu, t'
strong ~ u bull, AID my ls e.
stronger'n | ever Re-, them t.a,. Af
hand didn't shake a BIZ.
Il stood up on the rrii and ...a down.
! had 20 wait a miHuts iJr . 'tr r-
away from underneath. A bridge 0-ryr
and a lot Of people on t'e ioo,l4te ,.' b..
and began yelliuS and Ian toward wheat
vas standiu.
II stood up straight as lc1g.i .L!i3It-l
up and down to zee tn1t DO D. .4t Va- .r-
under where | was. Thea ! lUt ls a4a-,
close down BY my side. AND lIe. I.,'s
IL | was jumping from q height r.lt.
Tho sky water, tae Olg budding ..
New York and Brooklyn, tAe ue 7ors .
cables aad iron beam ~ thu u- t0 M
seemed in = whirl. All my Rood "
whirr through ny brain Ai ..4t b.
seemed as though everything ] a' '''
done jumped up iuJJ my D.-. 4
slant il took me 10 reach o..
But il didn't Seem aA i..' '.4'l
was fallin. IL seemed au LY. l..
hours.
suddenly | felt a shock t-.'
broke my bsckboar. II seemed al
struck a stone wall. NY 400.
broke OF short. Tho -J.cso .
gled and burned Ike Ere.
''Then / didn't lave Uur to t... tr
thing, for I seemed sA04,a a.". .
very bottom Of the river. The HI.
all black, | went 80 f.r down.
like | had shot down @ ulIe i.f"t.. t
~ had the breath al. kLo.Ae. o' .i
and had just sense enough len tu-.
ful hard 70 reach tuc air .u tJy .I
ter, and | tried 10 swim aua b
rs hard as | could -Nuu aal
til | could not remember
just sort Of went OIL into -..|
was in bed, and funny ca.. 10
any moro whether 1 CJi.e up D..
ter or not.
II didn't know moth. m"rr H.' '.
myself in the bottom o. o. h.lr.
the boat ny friends A4i ro".t
me in.
Il was bleedin from my r
bone in my body %seet1ei bros.
weak % move n oleu my ESQ.,.
have tried 10 move ii au elephant "'
in on me.
Il was arrested rs soon as q .1
but | didn't care for tu-, nor g. I
else. ! felt as If va, dlgL
didn't DO nothin 10 III, gAd fI
had suddenly become ~ o..
curiosity. aud the offers trou Csc
managers came thick and f-5t
But, say. | wouldn't Jum?'L
again to save my lie. ~. s!r.
anybody that has done 10 once
do it again It's just somrtaH "'
John G.. Haggerty, the other
who made the jump % gain il-
yiyed. was far more u0acn'.'
gard TO his sensations than -tr-
fected To make light Of tLc .cll
anybody with ''sand' conld d'E
fully. He Is a hero in Cherry bill
admits that he does not car tOi
leap again, howeyer.-New lOt4