The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-04
HAUSER JUMPS THE BRIDGE
sItp HE TOOK THE PLUNGE TO
PLEASE A WOMAN.

(irl-Rencueu
Whom He Nearly Drowned-Jumper Is
Treasurer of the Herald Square Theatre.
Hartman Hauser, the Treasurer OF the Herald
souare Theatre. jumped from trolley car on
the bridge yesterday afternoon. walked over
10 the rail- and leaped into the river. He was
ye-,ued and was taken to Gouverneur Hospital
badly injured. 1t is believed that worrying
over domestic difficulties weakened his mind
Hauser boarded Third avenue trolley car
Mt the Brooklyn end OF the bridge at 4 30
o'clock Hc sat in the seat just behind the
motorman and read a newspaper. As the car
reached the New York tower he suddenly
turned around and looked at two women who
were in the next seat. talking. Then. without
a word. he Jumped from the car and started to
walk across the roadway As a policeman was
standng there. the passengers OF the car
thought that Hauser knew the bluecoat and was
getting off to talk to him. He showed no evil
dence OF any excitement. but went calmly past
the policeman and climbed up on the railing.
Then eyerybo gave shout and the police
man started on a run for him. When Hauser
saw him coming he jumped without waiting to
balance himself properly. He turned over and
over as he fell and struck the water on his back.
The ferryboat Southampton OF the Long ISL
and Railroad had left its dock at the foot OF
u
The boat was almost under the spot where
Hauser jumped and he did not miss her by
more than six feet. Frank Licky. the baggage
porter at the James slip station Of the Long
Island road. saw Hauser strike the water. He
ran to the bow OF the boat, pulled off his shoes
and jumped into the river after him. Hauser
had come to the surface about twenty seconds
after he hit the water. He was conscious
and turned over on his back. striking
out ieebly with his arms and trying
TO keep ahoat. When Licky approached
him. Hauser grabbed him around the neck
and both men came near sinking To free
himself Licky was forced to strike Hauser re-
peatedy in the face. Hauser finally lost con-
seiousness and released his hold. Then Lcky
swan under the oyerhanR OF the ferryboat
which had come to a standstill and. holding
Hauser with ono arm. managed to keep his
head out Of water while he held on to one OF
the deck braces with his other hand. Several
ropes were flung into the water. and with one
of these Licky made q moose and slipped it
under Hauser's arms.
In the meantime the pilot OF the South
Rmpton had been footing the whistle for as
distance. The tugboat r. ]. Moran OF the
Cahill Towing Company came up and one OF
the deckhands. whose name Is said to be
GLAND. jumped into the river to Licky's assist
ance The two men made another rope fast
around Hauser. and the unconscious man was
hauled up on board OF the tug.
DR.. Benjamin G. Strong. the Coroners' physi-
clan OF Long Island City. was on board Of the
Southampton. So was Policeman Godland OF
the seventy-fourth precinct. Both OF them
jumped to the deck OF the Il. ]. Moran. and
GodIand declared that Hauser was under ar
rest. DR.. Strong made an examination OF the
unconscious man. He found that the heart ac-
ton was very weak and that there was no per-
eeptible pulse. He also made sure that Hauser
was badly injured internally. He administered
ahypodermic injection OF strychnine and under
the ravlIg influence Of the drug Hauser
side,
VI don't know what made me do it, said
Hansen. III anybody had told me half an
hour ago that would jump from the bridge
b be e 1aT9us9 it would have
Of the bridge. finished reading my paper
and then noticed that there were two women
said that she would dearly love to see a man
t. % TX Sn rea Hp fR What
vas doing unit! ! was flying through the air.
me time before l struck the water was so
snort that did not experience any sensations.
All know is that am sorry that did 1t. for
an FIN in terrible Mopo pain no now t.o,,
1901 OF Corlears street. and Hauser was taken
" an ambulance to the Delaney street sta
put down asans Kim on he Pber hs
was then transferred to Gouverneur Hospital.
AZ 10 the Rsf ba Hapse5 tod different story
that he had been drinking a little. but pro
said that he had jumped to please little girl.
.,iJ Ihe little girl was talking to her father,
but f. DF sRe I'd nah he sd
bI Shield said that he DID H mot peiieHc that
If Ssdsrs pane gs
had no doubt that Hsuser Would recover er.0
deckhands Of the Southampton pulled Iicky
cabin windows, Licky hid himself so that he
S .i an not be found until all Of the crowd had
fifteen minutes behind the schedule time.
sna then then went TO the railroad depot with
because he did not want, any fuss made over
hh nm. ne said that he had never, rescued any;
PPs sys have e do it again, as it was mighty
M haTd work He feared at one time that Hauscr
Haussr lived With Rd his , sister urue at 1923 West
sscspade until after O'clock last night. Ace
t tbSIhpahled by another woman she hurried to
the hosI ital. DIR. Fleischauer permitted her to
SS sT her brother in the ward He recognized
a.. N',i tlldl ms mluu was Dluuk
rom the time he left Babylon early yesterday
morning; He also told his sister that on
Wednesday night % cottage at Babylon.
-, wnsrS he vas stopping with a friend, no saw
WI &c, things running UP, and down the
o %t"i ana had left Babylon with the intention
t ZANE e. slightly dSlirous at this juncture and
night: '"''
the NY Ny brother has been drinking heavily for
iine Iast Tour orfive weeks. He went to Baby
ION 3h tuesday morning and told me that he
S ""uiI not drink any more. 1t was the sudden
sstopnihg OF drinking that evidently brought on
a an 1nttirk OF temporary insanity ] was going
nr, babylon myse day and was greatly SUR
SSiiS"d when whole lot Of groceries, which |
bbl nann nt need; came to my house; These had
S'eh ordered by him. He must have been in
S0eW ioTk to-day and then must have gone
c 0acS to brooklyn When l received the gro
H ns | gave up my intended visit, as ex-
pen4s him hometo explain why he sent these
Miss liauser said that her brother was dl-
actr.ss IRON ms wife, who. she said, was an
ETeSs Dr, flcischauer said last night that
hhaussr had frequent lucid intervals IN which
nT 'p"hted the story about hearing the little
H. h rrSttEresSnG wish to see man Jump from
Ihnu-"r is about 81 years old. and weighs