Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1909 — FALL OFF MANHATTAN SPAN [ARTICLE]

FALL OFF MANHATTAN SPAN

Two Bride Builders Escape Death After Plunge Into East River. New York, June 4. —Falling one hundred feet from the new Manhattan bridge, now in course of construction, into the East river, Joseph N. Long and John Manning, structural ironworkers. had a remarkable escape from death. After rising to the surface, the men, although considerably stunned, managed to keep afloat until rescued by feßow workmen.