The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-30
BRIDGE JUMPING REVIVAL
THEY LET EPPERS GO, or
COURSE. AFTER MS DIVE.
Tie Made Extra WORK fer DOEen Police
men and FINALLY Got on BrOdieS
Bridge Into the River win Great
COnIsnt-says He Made BaB0 b. II.

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men and Finally Got Oh nrOdie's
Bridge Into the River WIN Great
Contsnt-says lie Made BaB0 % u.
A young person in search Of rep.
as he put il, caused a lot Of worry 10 the
police on the Manhattan and Brooklyn
bridges yesterday. and in spite OF their
Watchfulness finally succeeded in jump
ing from the Brooklyn Bridge and getting
his name and picture in the papers and
his trousers split.
Acting Police Captain Rourke was told
20 watch out yesterday morning Tor a
youth VINO contemplated jumping and he
put on an extra force Of men on both
bridges A. consequence when an auto
mobile with four men in il started across
Manhattan Bridge about 1 O'Clock in the
afternoon the occupants. gazing upon
innumeable mOUnted policemen. decided
that il was no place for them and went
back TO Brooklyn. their starting point.
One Of the passengers was seventeen
yoar-old Otto Eppers Of SIS Dean street.
Bro klyn. Under his street clothes he
reason for the extra cops. IL seema that
he told a clothing dealer named Harry
Dressler. also Of Brooklyn. that diving
from any Fast River bridge wouldn't he
much Of a stunt for him. and according 20
the boys story Dressler told him that
there was $3.50 and a suit OF clothes IN e
for him II he would attempt IL. so Otto
got his friend Harry Fisher, also Of Brook
lyn. TO take him in Fishers automobtle
to the Manhattan Bridge 20 Try Il from
there Fishers French chauffeur, Law
renee McGinnity. drove the car 20 the
bridge with the above result.
After the failure az the Manhattan
Bridge the party decided 10 try the old
standby. the Brooklyn Bridge, and got
there about O'Clock. Strangely enough
there was a photographer waiting Tor
them there. but not 80 many policemen.
About so feet TO the east OF the middle
arch Otto clambened hastily out Of the
machine, ran % the railing Of the south
roadway. vaultsd il and Owed head fore
most. clothes and all. A. he fell the boys
body twisted 80 that he landed sitting
down. The TUG Florence was about lOO
feet away and a deckhAnd hauled the boy
out with a boathOok and with what the
hook left % the seat II his trousers. Po-
liceman HeisterhaRen got down 20 Pier 10
by the Fulton fish market in time 20 grab
the unsCathed Otto when he landed from
the tug. Heisterhagen marched his pris-
onsr up to St. Gregory's Hospital The
boy had shed his clothing on the tug and
was clad only in his bathing suit A
stream 81 wPtsr and an admiring crowd
followed him To the hospital. Tyson
Ottos arrival Rt the hospital he found the
fruits Of fame IN the shape 81 many. many
photographers awaiting him. They took
his picture az he lay In bed and he kept
repeating that IL was great 20 get a rep"
like his and that he would gladly do il
over again.
The dried but unawed Otto was ar
aigned for disorderiy conduct in the
Tombs court and discharged by Magis-
trate Appleton
Incidentally one 81 the dStectives who
had been told 70 look out for bridge Jump
ers arrested Joseph ZiCus Of 1917 River
SIDE avenue, Wilmington. Del. on the
Manhattan Bridge because he thought
Zicus was going n jump on and commit
suicide Zicus was locked mp IN the Adams
street station on q disorderly conduct
charge