Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-04-27
LEApED INTO RIVER.
wOMAN's MAD PLUNGE FROM THE
BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY.
Picked Up Unconscious by Harbor Tug
and Removed to Hospital-sensationa
Attempt of Marie Dinse at Self-Destruc-
tion-she Could Not Pay Rent, So En-
deavored to End Her Life.

New York, Especial. Miss Marie Dinse,
OF this city, jumped from the Brooklyn
| bridge and was rescued apparently without
serious injuries.
Many men have made this leap into Inc
waters of the East riveS since the bridge mas
been completed. Several have persisted, but
Miss Dfnse is the. second woman who mas
ever attempted to end her life in tbs way
september 6, I895,'a @irs. McArtnur jumped
from the bridge and was but slightly injured
She was discharged when arraigned In a
police court. August 80 the same year MRS.
Macarthur made an attempt to jump, but was
stopped by the bridge police.
Tho woman who just jumped is now ID
Hudson Street Hospital. The physicians
found that no bones we're broken, Tut tney
say 1t is possible that she has sustained H.
ternal injuries.
In the carriage in which she drove to the
middle span of the bridge was found
brooch on which was engraved IN. Dinse,
May p. 1887 and she was also Identified
through papers on her person as Miss Dinse.
She is about 81 years Of age and was former
ly part fwner OF boarding house in this
city.
Miss Dine stepped from a carriage in mo-
ton about 20 feet from the fridge tower on
the New York end and dropped to the water
below, striking. according TO an eyewitness,
about 20 feet from the q ,yie Line pier, when
enc relies the tower. she was picked up by
the crew OF the tug Tacoma. which was
moored near by. The fact that she had no
money and had ordered herself to be driven
TO place in Brooklyn where she is not
known leads the police to believe that sui
eide was planned.
Thomas l. Moss, a hackman, gives the best
account OF the woman'sact. She approached
him on Broadway and requested him to take
her to 112 Fulton street. Brooklyn.
''She acted rather odd" said Noes, land
was a little afraid that I would lose my
pay, but l concluded to take the chance.
When we got to the ticket taker on the bridge |
she had no money to buy the ticket She |
pulled ring from her finger and offered 1t
TO the man as security, but he would not
take 1t. l was about to turn around and
bring her back and had partly turned my
horse when she said that ] would get the
money when we reached Fulton street. 80
paid the toll and went ahead. l was past
he first tower and going at trot when
heard people calling. turned around and
Jaw the door Of the hack open on the side
nearest the promenade.
"The woman was about II feet behind me
md climbing over the low railing. Before
be bridge police officer, who was near. could
bach her. she had squeezed through tri-
fgular hole between the braces and dropped
Ewn. She did not jump-just dropped"
In bridge policeman on hearing the cries
| Ned toward her, but was moment too
n The woman struck the water on her
inside and after the first splash foated, /,
orig down stream. carried by the ebb
tldFhe tug Tacoma put out and picked Z
her unconscious, and after some delay
she tremoved TO the hospital. \
fqn-psyment Of instalments and rent '
MISS Re was dispossessed from board
ing ny that she and man named F. Z
MauoTere running on Twenty-third Z
street.lace that time she had been melan-
choly 4 ad remained In her room most
of the y a