The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-26
INTO RIVER.
woMAN's MAD PLUNGE FROM THE
BRoOKLYN BRIDGE.
ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY.
ficked Up Unconscious by Harbor rug
ana removed to Hospital-Sensationa
Attempt of Marie Dinse at scif-Destruc-
ton-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 the
waters of the East river since the bridge has
been completed. Several have perished, but
| Miss Dinse is the second woman who has
ever attempted to end her life In this way.
September 6, 1895, II Mrs. Macarthur 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.
| The woman who just jumped is now In
| Hudson Street Hospital. The physicians
found that no bones were broken, but they
| say it is possible that she has sustained In
ternal injuries.
| In the carriage in which she drove to the
middle span of the bridge was found q
brooch on which was engraved IN. Dinse,
| May %. 1887" and she was also identified
through papers on her person rs Miss Dinse.
She is about 80 years Of age and was former
| ly part owner of boarding house in this
city.
Miss Dinse stepped from II carriage in mo-
tion about 80 feet from the bridge tower on
the New York end and dropped to tho water
below, striking, according to an eyewitness,
about 20 feet from the clyde Line pier, which
elcircles 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
| 10 place in Brooklyn where she is not
known leads the police to believe that sui
eide was planned.
Thomas !. Moss hackman, gives the best
| account of the woman'sact. She approached
| him on Broadway and requested him to take
| her to ll2 Fulton street. Brooklyn.
'She acted rather odd" said Moss, "and
| was little afraid that i would lose my
| pay, but | concluded to take the chance.
| When we got to the ticket taller 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 it.. / 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, So
| ! paid the toll and went ahead. | was past
the first tower and going at trot when l
| heard people calling. | turned around and
saw the door Of the hack open on the side
nearest the promenade.
The woman was about ~ feet behind me
and climbing over the low railing. Before
the bridge police officer, who was near could
reach her, she had squeezed through tri-
angular hole between the braces and dropped
down. She did not jump-iust dropped"
bridge policeman on hearing the cries
dashed toward her, but was a moment too
late. The woman struck the water on her
right side and after the first splash foated
drifting down stream. carried by the ebb
tide. The tug Tacoma put out and picked
her up unconscious, and after some delay
she was removed to the hospital
For non-payment of installmcnts and rent
Miss Dinse was dispossessed from board
ing house that she and man named f.
Nlaudin We're running on Twenty
| street. Since that time she had been melan-
choly and had remained in her room most
OF the time.