Show bringa H U 9 juma nu r K ns r g a i n WN t KII U 14 10 12 I 1 I 1 r F ONE OF THEM SUCCEEDS BUT THE OTHER FAILS man just released from prison throws himself from brooklyn bridge 1 now new york june 23 two bridge jumpers ono one on the williamsburg bridge and the other on thit the brooklyn structure caused excitement among thousands of pedestrians about seven last night one man victor steffensen a young swedish pain painter tee succeeded in throwing himself over the rail of tin ili brooklyn bridge and plunged feet into the river he was killed the tha second man john 1 I 1 glazier 81 year old was not successful in dairying cair ying out ills his design steffensen was released from prison yesterday after serving several months for intoxication he met august Rad lewitt a friend and they set started arted across the briw bridge on the back of a truck guess ill jump off when we get further along ie lemark marked cd Stert onsen to ills his friend Rad lewitt did not belleve believe he I 1 le w would so paid no attention to him when just past tile the central tower steffensen throw his hat to the floor took off his coat and laid it on the tail piece then leaving Rad lowitt paralyzed with surprise ho jumped into tho roadway pulled himself up tit one of the cables and dropped into tho river Radle ditt said ills his friend was despondent gla glazier zi left tho german evangelical home fai for aged men in ili brooklyn yesterday despondent over the recent death of his wife walking to the williamsburg bridge he tried to jump into tile the river from the pio promenade us using ing an umbrella as a parachute ile he fell to ill the roadway alch which is 20 feet wide and considerably lower than the promenade and wac tarea taken to a hospital with three of ribs broken at the hospital lie he said ho he was tired of life he will recover I 1 |