Baseball Hall of Famer, Ed Delahanty, died in 1903 from a "mysterious" fall from the International Railway Bridge.
Delahanty is noted as having been "one of the best players of the 19th century" according to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the only player to win batting titles in both the National and American Leagues.
Most of his career was spent with the Philadelphia Phillies, but he was playing for the Washington Senators at the time of his tragic death. He had just finished a game in Detroit and reports indicate that he was "unhappy playing for Washington. experiencing marital problems, was in debt, and turned to drinking as an outlet for his frustration."
On July 2nd, he took a train from Detroit bound for New York City. On the journey, he reportedly had "five shots of whiskey and was threatening passengers on the train with an open razor." The conductor stopped the train at Bridgeburg and ordered Delahanty to get off. Delahanty then proceeded to walk across the bridge and was stopped by the night watchman, Sam Kingston. A scuffle between the two men ensued and Delahanty escaped Kington's grasp and fell into the river. Some reports of the day blame Kingston for pushing Delahanty and other reports claim he fell.
Delahanty's body was discovered one week later at the base of Niagara Falls. He was 35 years old at the time of his death. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.