The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-11
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Russell
Dynamite.
Four Persons, Including the Bomb
Thrower, Blown to Atoms.

i'nh VII, lcpcclal. AT IL I'D
O'Clock III the afternoon a poorly dr,sscd
nun, carrying "A brown satchel, entered
the office of Russell Sage at II aud rs
broadway and demanded private inter
view with Sage. w. II. Laidlaw. Sape's
clerk, told him that Sage was busy and
could not be seen. The man persisted
and continued to talk in a loud tone.
Sage was in an inner office and came to
see what was the matter. He asked the
inan what WAS wanted The man said:
Il demand private interview with you.n
Sage replied that it would be impossible
for him to see the man then, but lie
might do so later in the day. The mau
then aud there, and Sage ordered him to
leave the Office.
On this the man dropped leather bag
and m explosion, which shook the entire
block, instantly followed Sage was
thrown across the room and stunned.
Laidlaw. who had turned away and
was standing within a few feet of the
two, was also thrown across the office
an 1 had leg badly larccratcd
In Sage's Office ut the time of the cx-
ploslon were Col. J. j. Sl0cum, +. c.
Osburn, ID. w. Osburn, +. c. Mcnzies
and Is. {. Norton. Norton was badly hurt
and was taken in an ambulance to st.
Nmccnts Hospital. where he died.
Pieces of several bodies were picked up
On the second floor of building near
the scene OF the explosion and placed in
the fire department lifc-saviCg net.
Rumors arc rife as to the number of
persons killed, but as far AS can be learned.
only four are lost One Of the nscss isee ;o. :.
tact. 1t is that of youg man with
brown hair, growing thickly upon his
head. AS both Menzies and G. w. Os-
burn arc missing it is supposed they
compose portion of the tangled heap.
Among the fragments Of bodies found
was leg which the police think was that
OF woman. Sage's woman typewriter is
rcported among the killed.
The injured people were at once re.
moved to drug store opposite and at
ten ed to. There it was found that
Sagc's injuries were not serious, but very
extensive aud painful. Sage was able to
converse.
lie said the man with the hand bag
was Il total stranger to him. He insisted
upon presenting Sage with his card, but
|! e declined TO acccptit. Sage was COM
plctely covered with CRIME and dust and
his clothing was blown into tatters and
his hands, face and clothing were cover
cd with blood. Sagc's in jurics mainly
consist of Il cut and bruisc upon his fore
head. while his face and hands were fiji.
cd with small cuts as il he had received
: u NpllsY pl GrlYcl Slones fInm a shot =yun
Both fire ana ambulance calls were at
once sent out and few minutes after the
explosion the building was surrounded
by fire engines, ambulanccs and police.
men. The news spread through Wall
street, and, in fact, all over town and
every street in the ncighborhood was soon
thron%cd with thousands of excited men.
The widest rumors prevailed that the
number Of killed and wounded reported
was upward of n hundred The police
captain Immediately took charge of the
police arrangements and the search for
the dead and wounded began The
three rooms, No. 35 and two ad Joining
were totally wrecked. All that remain,
cd unimpaircd in the Office of Sage was
his desk and Office chair. The windows
on the Rector street side Of building were
blown out, and those on the other side
shattered. 1t is said that the name of
tie bomb throwcr is Lord. The safe in
Sage's office was broken open and secur-
tiles were scattered over the building and
streets.
When the dynamiter entered Sage's Of
| flee he handed the clerk card which
boIe name III. y. Wilson. When the pe-
lice examined the wrc ,ked office there
was found just inside of the door of the
central office the trunk of man, in a
state that rendered recognition nearly
impossible, head having been severed
from body. Pointed reddish beard. gave
appearance of an educated man, which
was enhanced by brown curls of hair and
hcIvy mustachc that adorned upper lip.
This is the only person killed outright so
far as known and the body is supposed
to be that Of the dynamiter
An investigation proceeds and it APP
pears that Wilson had companion when
he entered the building and inquired for
Sages office. Late in The afternoon the
tircmen found among the debris a leg
which was thought 10 be that of q wo-
man. II il is or not has not been learned
but Russell Sage never did employ a wo.
man typewriter and us this fact is we'll
established, The suppositon is that If the
| leg is that of a woman's it is all that is
left Of one of his put and CALI custom
crs, who was in the Office at the time.