The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-15
JUMPS FROM BRIDGE TOWER
NAN CLTMBS WILLIAMSBURG
BRIDGE FOR THAT PURPOSE.

strikes q BIE sandbox on the Le,eI Of
the Roadway 7OS Feet Below and
Crashes Through the Covert DIES In
the Eastern District Hospital soon.
A man whose love had been unrequited
except with ridioule and who took .
picturesque way OF expressing his dis
appointment climbed TO the top OF the
Brooklyn tower OF the williamsburg
Bridge last night and jumped of He
struck q big sand box on the level Of the
bridge roadway POS feet below and was
taken to the Eastern District Hospital
Brooklyn. and dIed soon arerward.
lie first appeared on the bridge last
evening before Samuel leu OF 1872 North
First street. Williamsburg. leu was
sitting on a bench on the bridge walk.
The other man strolled up. pulled out a
package OF cigarettes aud gave leu one
The stranger took one himself. lie was
studying a final edition Of an evening
paper and his eyes searched restlessly
through the racetrack news.
leu noticed that the man was about
S. hal brown hair and eyes and mi ght
weigh l76 pounds. He stood five feet ten.
He was smooth shaven and wore a panAm a
hat, q gray striped suit and n blue tie
A red carnation was IN his coat lapel
The stranger saw what he wanted
Without n word he handed the paper
to leu. pointing to the nth and last race
at the Empire City track. lonkers, aud
indicating the words Rad News won"
leu took the paper and ~ he did so the
man turned abruptly and began To climb
through the lattice work to- the roadway
on the other side and disappeared from
view.
While leu sat slightly bewildered tho
stranger was clamh.ring through the
steel fretwork around the base Of the
Brooklyn tower There were enough
people on the bridge. hut II was getting
dark and no one seems 10 have noticed
him. The man had soon got To the little
ligzag staircase within the Brooklyn
tower. Up this he steadily climbed
He reached the top of the tower. ?O5
feet above tn" roadway. from which
he had started Ia climb. and 49, fee,
above the water below. He took OF his
coat and hung u on "A knob 1T the steel
lattice work. Then he let himself fall
Had he impelled himself forward the
least hit he world have plunged into
the river. But he simply dropped OF
and az the level of the roadway he struck
against a huge sand box and crashed
through the heavy wooden cover.
On the climb up the tower I've had lost
his panama hat Policeman RusenstoCO
found IL lying IN the roadway He picked
u up. surprising soma one had lost II from
n car. Just then he heard crash behind
him.
Ro~enstock and two other policemen.
q ponnell and King. picked up the man
IN the sand box. At the Eastern District
hospital he was found 70 have a fracture
Of the haSe 20 tho skull Crncussion of
the brain. All arm and both legs broken
and an uncertain amount Of internal
injuries.
Acting Captain Rarry Of the Williams
burg Bridge squad caused one VI the
policemen 20 climb 10 the top Of the
tower The policeman came down with
the suicide coat The red carnation had
been plucked from the lapel and crushed
in one pocket. In the inside pocket
was a piece Of paper with these notes:
When you know your not forgotten
ny the girl you can't FORGET,
when YOU ind the Queen on left behind
l. laughing at you yet
II j. a Joke
l. this the nnal OF the Ions trial or Is Il
the start
Queen Sade
Nini. Vidi fugii
couldn Z stay for the showdown
Have been fourrushing all my life
SO what's the use
Ndios ! {
The other pockets yielded 20 cents
and the remainder Of the pack Of ciga-