Nearly all the noted bridges in this country have had their "divers." The death of Odlum in his attempt to jump from Brooklyn bridge is well known.

Since then it has been claimed that the feat has been accomplished without any serious injury.

It is reported that on June 20, 1896, a youth of nineteen made a headlong dive from the top of the Eads bridge at St.Louis, Mo., a distance of 125 feet.

He is said to have swum 250 feet to a waiting tug, and was taken on board without having been hurt.
Probably the most interesting exhibition of this kind that was ever seen was at the Royal Aquarium, London, in the summer of 1895.

A part of the regular nightly performance at this Hall, which is familiar on account of its immensity, was the jump of an individual from the rafters of the large arched roof into a tank of water about 15 by 20 feet, and from eight to ten feet deep, sunken in the floor of the hall.
Another performer, dressed in his ordinary street clothes, was tied up in a bag and jumped about two-thirds of this height into the same tank, breaking open the bag and undressing himself before coming to the surface.