Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-04
TAXES FEARFUL LEAP
New York Tbeater Man Jumps From
Brooklyn Bridge and
Lives.
Makes the Terrible Leap at the
Whim Of a Child Daring
Rescue.
Ferryboat Employee Plunges Into
the Surf and Saves the Drown
ing Man.

Ing MAN.
New York, Aug. 4.-On a passenger
laden trolley car making it's way late
yesterday afternoon across the crowded
Brooklyn bridge child expressed a
wish to see a man jump from the struc-
ture. AT her words Herman Hauser
treasure of the Herald Square Theater
and formerly connected with Hooley's
Theater in Chicago, leaped from the
car darted between the stream of wag-
ons that filled the roadway, clambered
through the network of the iron railing.
and before the foremost of a score of
men who sprang after him could lay a
hand upon him threw himself from the
bridge.
Persons on the bridge, on piers and
on passing boats saw the man shoot
through the air and strike the water far
beneath with terrific force. They saw
brave fellow jump from boat to
the rescue and they saw struggle in
the water as the one, with his little re-
manning strength, resisted the other.
who had dared death TO save him. Hau-
ser is in Gouverneus hospital. and the
doctors say he may recover. He is a
prisoner guarded by a policeman.
Every passageway on the Broolyn
bridge was thronged at 4:30 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon by pedestrians, teams
and cars. On the river below We're
steam and ferry boats. with crowded
decks and tugs and craft of all de-
scription One of the trolley cars COM
Ing from Brooklyn had made two-thrds
of the journey when little girl. talk
ing to her father said: I'D like to see
a man jump from the bridge
Hauser, sitting on the seat ahead.
heard the remark. He threw down the
newspaper he had been reading and
! jumped off the car. In the roadway be-
yond this railway tracks was a line of
trucks. Dodging between the vehicles
Hauser ran TO the bridge rail-.
As he forced himself through the iron
Janice his purpose was understood by
many who. until then had watched him
wonderingly. Transfers. shouting a
warning, bounded from their wagons
and sprang forward to seize him. Mo-
atormen stopped their cars and passen-
gers hocked from them, all raising a cry
3of CONSERVATION. The quickest among
those who would have restrained Haul
ser WAS not quick enough. He had
squeezed himself between the iron
braces and flung himself into the air
before any one could reach him.
As he disappeared craze of excite.
insnt seized the rhrong on the bridge.
From the line Of cars that had been
brought to a stand-still for long dis
tanee there was a rush of hundreds Of
persons in a wild and reckless attempt
TO catch sight of the falling man They
charged across the roadway TO the rail-
ing, men, women and children. Hauser,
turning in the air shot downward in
what seemed a direct line for the ferry
4 boat Southampton of the James ship
branch of tbs Long Island fairy service.
/ The boat had just put cut from her
pier, and her decks were ttlronged with
\ passengers.
e They heard the cries from the bridge,
overhead. and, looking up, saw the
whirling figure plungng as 1t looked,
straight toward them. To those on the
7 forward deck it seemed certain that the
(, falling figure must strike amont, them
4 Men leaped aside and women tainted.
4 AZ that instant iauser struck the
/ water. 90 close had ne faiien 70 TIE
| Terry oal mat ne nearly stazea IL. Dc
fell beside the paddle wheel on his back
i with terrible force ana instantly SANK
from VleW' afswil uoaef' some sasa, ps
me suclion OF the paaais Wheel, Whics
was Sun chufhiis the water almost a
the point where ne han disappeafea,
on the deck OF the southainpton wa:
FRANK Lucky, baggage porter IN Tn
employ OF the Long lsiahd Express
Company a second after Eaaser struci
II the water Luckey was overpoara 70 th'
rescue He had not stopped even Y
throw Off MS cap but Daring undel
the guard cham, had leaped, iuila
y clothed, into the stream
he tide was running swiftly ant
none but the strongest swimmer couit
breast it. l4uekey seemed to he tn
Fman. He struck out for the poin
where Hauser sunk. He had taken only
few strokes when Hauser reap
peared. and at the next moment was a
his side. Hauser was conscious, and. a.
Luckey put an arm around him the MAJ