New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-24
JUMPED FROM THE BRIDGE.
PATRICK CALLAHAN LEAPED INTO THE
RIVER FOR A WAGER.
HE WAS INJURED INTERNALLY. BUT MAY RE
CovER-ARREsT AND DISCHARGE OF

HE WAS INJURED INTERNALLY. But MAY RE-
! CovER-ARREsr AND DISCHARGE OF
! HIS EMPLOYER.
| Patrick Callahan. a bartender. who gave his ad-
dress as No. 4s4 Third-ave jumped from the BROOK
lyn Bridge into the East River at $50 o'clock yes
| terday morning He was picked up by two men
| IN rowboat and taken TO the Hudson street HOS
pital. where he lies In dangerous condition
| man named Edward McGorry. whose brother.
Felix. keeps saloon at Third-ave and thirty
nrst-st, was arrested by the police as an accom-
| plice of Callahan.
Callahan's Jump from the bridge was WE'LL
MANNED one and not a policeman was near 10
| hinder him when he alighted from a carriage ana
dropped into the river The first intmation OF the
bridge jumping that the bridge police had was from
conductor Joseph Barr. OF the bridge railroad
| Barr was standing on the front platform OF MS
train which nearing the New-York tower on
its tr,p 10 this city at $50 o'clock, when his at
| tenton was attracted by cab which was driving
| slowly toward Brooklyn. About 200 rect from the
New-York tower the carriage stopped. and man.
| lightly clad jumped out. Bars vision was op-
scured for moment by the structure OF the
| bridge but on looking downward he saw the oody
| OF a man dropping from the bridge toward the
water The mans body seemed TO turn. as II fcii
| and II struck the water under the pridge WIN
| splash which raised mass OF spray. resembling
| that cas-. up by the paddle Of steamboat.
| Barr also caught glimpse OF ro"ooat "SN''h
| toward the man.
The man lay upon his face in the water motion
| less So far as Barr could see. he appeared 10
have two bladders strapped TO his shoulders. ana
| these buoyed him up. The cabman had whipped
| up his horses and drove rapidly toward BROOKLYN
! as soon as the man aghted from the cab
When the train reached the New-fork tower
| Barr called TO Policeman Doyle and told him wfat
| he had SEEN DOYLE telephoned TO the New ork
| entrance OF the bridge. and Policemen Farrei ana
| Stanley who were duty there. ran 10 'ne Gnu
| o. Dover-st. They arrived just In time 10 see a
| rowboa, making toward the DOCK IN 'ne oo"'
| were two men, who were rowing. and another lay
| IN the stern sheets as though exhausted ana was
| wet and scanti!y clad. This man they recognized
| as the Bridge jumper The man was assisted
! ashore by Peter II. Renson. the keeper OF barge
| which lying at the dock
The Bridge Jumper was Immediately placed uhuet
! arrest He remarked in weak voice that 1t had
hecn a bigger lump than he thought. AMI that his
hack was injured In reply the questions OF the
policemen said he came to this country iour'ee"
months ago from the west OF Ireland. was twenty
| seven wears cd, and worked as a bartender al NO
s34 Thrd-ave He did not deny that he had droppeo
| from the Bridge and said that he had done 1t on
| wager.
An ambulance was called from the Hudson street
Hospital for Callahan. and Or. Sanger decided tha'
| the man was suffering from severe Internal IN
jures 1t is said at the Hospital that Caiaha" "aS
a chance Of recovery
| Mc(iorry a man who had shown so:icitude for
Callahan, and was arrested suspicion OF being
| his accomplish said he was engaged IN me iauo,
business with his brother Felix at Ihira,ave ana
Thirty -frst-st and that Callahan Was employed
N the place as q bartender. He was inclined 10 ne
| non-commitai. but was finally induced 70 soy ,na I
| callahan was fond Of telling Of his PUCK, am
boasting that he could successfully jump from me
Brooklyn Bridge Several days ago he got mo
was made by which Callahan was 70 win sh'" IL
he successfully jumped from tho Bridge r.,,
han
with his brother-in-iaw. nam "a Nugent. VINO Keeps
a photograph studio there. The Bridge jumper was
employed In McGorry's branch saloon. al Sprng-s'
and West Broadway 49,. 49,. a.,
Magistrate Brann. In the Tonhs Police Cour,. lis
charged Edward Mctiorry. NJ No H' East Thirty-
second-st the employer Of Callahan. Policeman ,Ia
Farrell OF the Brooklyn Bridge po;ice snsrsen ne
saloon keeper with having violated a Bridge oidl-
nance in aiding and abettins Bridge tumpsr. Far,
rell said ne had been informed that Callahan had
made the Jump on n wager OF N.1o and that NC,
CORY was his hacker Magistrate Brann SAD
there was no evidence before him on which he could
hol1 Mc(,Orry