Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-08
Fair treatment at The Fair.
FROM EADS BRIDGE.

ST. Louis PoSt-DiSpatch: Harry Har-
mon, one of the high divers performing
at Forest Park Highlands, dived back
wards from the Eads bridge at 12:4O D.
IN. Thursday and suffered no injury.
Harmon was attired in complete street
dress except for the coat and hat when
he dived.
The estimated extent of the drop was
80 feet.
Harmon is he man who attempted to
dive from the bridge last Monday and
was prevented by the bridge Waterman.
He was charged with Observation-Disclosures
because of his failure. He did not ex-
hibit any of that feeling Thursday.
He went over the rail after an hour of
scheming to avOi interference by the
policemen, who OWNED Harmon's inten-
tons from the preparations and the num-
Der of people on the bridge, apparently
waiting for something to happen.
The policeman's attention was eventu-
ally drawn from Harmon by a ruse.
Harmon's friends assembled near the st.
Louis end of the bridge, while the diver
remained at the east end with two ac-
quaintances.
When the policeman had fOllOWed the
crowd to the St. Louis end Harmon and
the two with hin sauntered along to a
point about midway between the ticket
takers office and the second pier.
A skiff was in waiting about so feet
above the spot where Harmon stood. A
tusboat towing a fleet or barges passed
under the bridge directly beneath the
driver. Harmon stood quietly waiting
for the boat to pass.
The tug and barges out of the way
Harmon motioned to the men in the skiff.
He took off his coat and hat and nimbly
climbed over the railing.
A bridge trolley car, well filled with
passengers, stopped where the diver was.
A beam supporting electric light wires
projected a yard from the bridge railing
where Harmon c!imbed over. Harmon
walked out on this timber and balanced
himself, facing east.
The timber yibrated and made the
mans limbs shake. -
lie poised himself, leaning slightly for
ward, with arms hanging at full length
and the hands close to the thighs.
He stood thus seemingly IA full minute.
Nobody in the car said a word. The pO-
liceman and the crowd had discovered
the deception and We're running to see
the leap. They were not quick enough.
Harmon slowly Strengthened up then,
and his body. rigid as metal, began to
lean backwards. Slowly at first and then
rapidly the body described an arc, until
it stretched out horizontally. His feet
left the timber, the body shot down, Still
rigid.
When full three quarters of the drop
had been made Harmon turned a Somer-
sault. He struck the water feet first.
Foam and bubbles swirled over the spot
where he disappeared, but only for an
instant. His head appeared above the
water. He waved his hand.
While the skiff approached he trod
water and shook his head like a school
boy in swimming.
The skiff came alongside. Harmon
clambered in and cheered back at the
crow IN the bridge.
Harmon's boat landed at the foot of
Pine street. He leaped ashore unassisted.
and ran at a good speed up the levee to
the railroad tracks, where a carriage was
waiting to receive him. In the carriage
George w. Reichman, ex%-sprinkling
superintendent.
Harmon said: well. I fooled them all
did it. l struck the water fair with
my feet first. turning just in time. I
don't know how far | went down, but it
not seem long before | was on the
surface and swimming easily.
Il am not in the least injured and
make the dive again his after
noOn."
harmon was driven to his hotel at
and Market streets. There was no
attempt to arrest him.