The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-14
WAS RESCUED
AFTER JUMP
John Grant Tried to Drown
Himself in New York
OFF BROOKLYN BRIDGE
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Attempt to End His Life Was Made
During the Busiest Period Of the
Day. With Many Looking
On.
OFF BROOKLYN BRIDGE


Two other attempts to commit suicid,
mad failed John Grant, a pressman. yes
terday walked out on BROOKLYN bridge
pushed aside three young women who
were N the way and dived into The river
cold as ice and filled with blocks Of II
But this attempt, Too, was failure
Hauled out BY the crew of tug before
be could drown, Grant was taken to St.
eregory's hospital, where the surgeons
said he would recover. On his right
wrist was cash that had not vet
healed; IN his pocket was bottle Of
earbolie acid, reminders Of the first two
attempts to kin himself.
Yes, said he in answer to ques,
ton, this Is the third time that /
have tried it,
IN the mans pocket, besides the bot
tie Of earbolic acid. was found card
which showed that he is member OF
the Franklin association, ali organiza.
ton Of pressmen He lives al los sew
enteenth street, Brooklyn.
Grant was prominent among press
men, for he was the secretary Of the
association. Members Of the organiza-
ton said at the headquarters, 50 City
Hall place. that it was his fine physical
condition that saved him from death.
Tie has something Of record as an
athlete He was a prize fighter OF some
ability several years ago, and fought a
twenty round draw with Oscar Gardner.
the fierce little fighter from Omaha.
Later he was the sparring partner Of
George Dixon, the negro fighter. who
died few weeks ago. He was well
acquainted with William Muldoon and
trainer Of John L. Sullivan, and he had
been friendly with JefTries During the
past few years, as he had grown too ola
for lighting. for he i thirty four. hi
had turned to wrestling, and had been
fairly successful at that form Of ath
leties.
The Rescue.
Members Of the crew of the tug Cas-
tor, nloored to the Clyde line pier south
81 the bridge. saw the man as he shot
down from beneath the promenade They
watched for him to come up, and when
they saw him they slipped the hawsefs
and swung around to reach him as he
foated by on the ebo side.
With their boathooks, they reached
far out and catching his clothing pulled
him on deck Then it wss apparent
that Grant had made no effort to swim.
He was unconscious. They sped back to
the pier, which by this time was covered
with a crowd from the docks and haunts
along South street
When the victim was lifted from the
tug to the pier, he had partly regained
A policeman who had
arrived on the scene turned in a call for
an ambulance from St. Gregory's hos.
pital, and when it came Grant was bun
died off there. He was stretched out
Oh the operating table by the physicians, |
who wanted to learn if any bones had
been broken. or If in the impact with |
the water the man had sustained dan
gerous injuries.
TO their surprise, they found that he
had not been hurt at all. His face was
marked where the ice had cut ii, but |
there were no bones broken.
While on the operating table lie lost
several timsss. and Dr.. /
Bennett feared the man would die from /
the shock. He resoned to vigorous
using oxygen to revive him.
and when he finally came around to
sueh condition that the doctor was |
satisfied he would live. he was asked:
Would you DO it again If you had I
the chance
Il guess that | would, was the an
swer.
In the meantime, The cut on the wrist
had been noticed, and the bottle OF car
bolic acid had been found in his pocket
with the card Of the Franklin assoeia
lion. When he admitted that this was
Ihe third attempt be had made to kill
himself. Policeman Schlep Of the Oak
,treet station left an order at the hos
Dital that the man should be held as
prisoner.