New-York tribune., 1899-08-04
JUMPED TO PLEASE A CHILD.
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE TREASURER
PLUNGES FROM THE BRIDGE.
PICKED UP IN THE RIVER AND TAKEN TO
A HOSPITAL. WHERE HE WILL PRoBA-
BLY, RECovER-sAYs HE WAS A
DRUNKEN FOOL"

1.oaded ,r,,b nasservArs on their way home
from, Coro,, rs,ona q 1b,rd-ave car entered the
RrooLl,,r o,a -, .ho u,ost p,var Rrldge between
tho - - o,s : E.o,o,ocr vae+ardav after
-, 60, -. l., IT. .,tda,o =, .ha COR
,,.oa N,, ,.S, - o,,, ,oa,ao biro cot
I,..,. " 49, o,ah, ,aors She
was his daughter She was ,ust that age when
a small girl can ask her papa all sorts OF en-
barrassing questions and in fact she had been
the life OF the party all the way up from the
seaside causing many a good laugh with her
pertinent queries lust back Of the man and
his daughter sat a second prosperous looking
citizen whose unusual hilarity would seem to
betoken unwise intimacy with the Coney Island
beverages.
AS the entered the Bridge the little girl
sat up straight and began new fusillade OF
questions.
SAY, papa, this Is awful high, amt IL! she
asked.
Yes my daughter"
docs anybody ever jump off this bridge
papa"
Several people have tried It," the father re-
piled. looking much troubled and quietly nudging
the little one 10 be still She subsided for mo-
ment. and then thought striking her, called
ont.
"Sav mana ia Ike IN geo somebody fump off"
.eyvo, IN, afraid you von,t get vour wish to-
dov" rarl,od tho father as evervbodv in the
crowd smiled
"Ivor.t sbaov c.me q heavy voice in reply
"Iu iunn for the little girl" 1t was the man
who sat in tho seat behind them.
,,.,,n,,r, ,,,,,t,r p,eervcrps WATCHED
Jumping from MS seat he SpI"nS '.''o Wv
,i,,os cbarocterizas = much intoxicated man.
H.. A., :, co ,,,i,,,,, that tho conductor had no
time 70 null the rome to stop the car. and a hum
dred foot ,vere travarscd before the motormar
oroi,,. oo, tho oar stonnad Rv this time the
-, ,.,. 49,, -, tho rau readv for his nIun %
-. sI ai,,.,o ,n..on. and waving tis
- -, ,ho roor,o an tho oar no snranr
i,,I ,bo otr and wont down like shot. revolving
..u
.-,. 49,. - ..,,h . ,,,,o.b .hot oyas
-, IN. -, -. t,r,,,,o an, an rho ebore The
., -, o,,, ,r,od 20
- -. . ,,a,,,,. 80, ,ror, oyor rho rail
OH. -, tho rro,,orada scrambled through the
i 80 ,ho roodu,av and tho foy policemen
nj, tho Uridga had q diGicult time getting them
h,cl opt y, danger
r,s, os tho man ,umned tho ferryboat South
ar,,or etartod from lanes Slip. bound for
T.or, leland Citv. She was crowded with people
c,lpg bomo from work. The passengers on the
-, -, tho hoat saO the man iump. and they
t,.,,oe greatly excited The usual scene Of
screaminR women and generally excited indi-
,,.'N,a - r,bo sop;bampton drifted
considerably down with the tide she came
out and fortunately was close TO the jumper
when he rose the surface.
REsCUER TO HIS AID
-. ,,,,,,o,, ,ua,,v-avo wears old Of No
FranN I"'N'S' ..,.,,ro -. Tho Lang
- Wv" -. ,,o ,,.as or the hoat
lslahd hNp''SS ,',', ,.o,, ,ho pr,doo
heard that a man hau Ju''p'1 ~, l.o sa..r,. ta}
-, .d ooat no waited for the
''H ' ~, - ., tho eurfaca an in
ma" 10 appear ,,..,n.o from, tho boat
stant later oh'y Sn"'' 49, ,,ator
LUCKY was W. w 49,, hoot u,as on the
Tx" hash Every o"e '' -, -..o.o,,,,,, ora
slde next 10 the h'i"h''
the vessei was "S'r' """' ,.,. .,o .,,o
IL WAS o"'y !. ,oor,od os -
see'heu n'"'e INV ,,, .,,r,ooa FINALLY
LucKeS "ou'u me- -, -. IN, tho
ne dld So ii co"S''' 80 81,
brl1Re jumper "d' NV -. Than
Nhere IL ne S"o'',U -. a,,ro,,., 90
catchihe II si''"p'e VI ,. I,cLo,
the S'hi''"''' va " =, .i,os
STRUCK to"aiu H'''' =. h,,. o,arIv man.
re hau ~ "e"' ,.,,,., ,oaoh of tho deckhands.
as'u " So '''''' -, oboord the ferrv-
ana oo'h ile" "e''
D'"' ,-,, oxbousted hut
Inc jumper was - - ctrorg Coroner's
n,'o ',''i 80 Iono Is.nd CITY. was on the
"' 0''''' 49,, r., =, once took charge Of
,r' e.a.,h,,,ar WAS about to back into
Nun -. r,, tho man ashore when the
NJ 11p -, 49, ,,ert alongside and offered
=, ,,,o ,,,, asboro Policeman Richard Godson,
~ ''"' '.',.' .,a proo,rct who was one of the
-. ,,o torrvboat had placed the in
iurcd man under arrest. and ne accep'eu 'lo
offer and tho transfer was made.
0ii'i anu ~ -, ,,,,.r ,,ae sufficiently re-