The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-21

New York, April 20.-NIiss Mary E..
Oinse of this city Jumped from the
Brooklyn bridge at o'clock this af-
ternoon without serious injuries. Many
men have made this leap into the
waters Of the East river since the
bridge was completed. Most of them
have persisted. Miss Dinse is the sec
ond woman who has ever attempted TO
end her life in this way. She is now in
the Hudson street hospital The physi-
clans found that no bones were broken,
but they say it is possible that she has
sustained internal injuries.
In the carriage in which she drove to
the middle span of the bridge was
found a brooch, on which was en-
graYed. M Dinse May %, 1887" and
she was also identified through papers
on her person as Miss Dinse. She is
about 90 years old, and was formerly
owner of boarding house in this city
She stepped from a carriage in motion
about fifty feet from the bridge tower
on the New York end and dropped to
the water below. striking, according to
an eye witness. about twenty feet from
the Clyde line pier. 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 a place in Brooklyn
where she is not known, leads the po-
lice to believe suicide was planned.
How the Act Was Done.
Thomas I Moss, a hackman,. gives the
best account OF the woman's act She
approached him or Broadway and re-
quested him to take her to 112 Fulton
street. Brooklyn.
''and I was little afraid that would
lose my pay, but finally concluded to
take the chance. When we got to the
ticket taker on the bridge she had no
money 10 buy the ticket. She pulled a
ring from her finger and offered il TO
the man as security, but he would not
take It. L was about to turn around
and bring her back, and had partly
turned my horse when she said would
get the money when we reached Full
ton street. So paid the toll and went
ahead.
7 was past the first tower and go
ing at a trot when I heard people call
ing. I turned around and saw the door
Of the hack open on the side nearest the
promenade. The woman was about
twelve feet behind me. and climbing
over the low railing. Before the bridge
policeman, who was near. could reach
4iGAr size Hsiu squeezed through a TRAM
gular hole between the braces and
dropped down. She did not jump, lust
dropped"
Policeman Was Too Late.
A bridge policeman, on hearing the
cries, dashed toward her but a moment
too late. The woman struck the water
on her right side and after the first
splash floated, drifting down stream,
carried by the ebb tide. The tug Ia
coma put out and picked her uD I'M
conscious, and after some delay she
was removed 10 the hospital
For nOn-payment OF instailments and
rent Miss Dinse was diSDOssessed on
Wednesday from a boarding house that
she and a man named F. NJ Audin were
running on Twenty third street. Since
that time she has been melancholy and
has remained in her room most of the
time.
On Sept 6, 1895, a Mrs. Macarthur
jumped from the bridge and was but
slightly injured. She was discharged
when arraigned in a police court. On
Aug. 80, the same year, Mrs. Macarthur
made another attempt to 6ump. but
was stopped by the bridge policeman.