New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-05
At MIR. SAGEyS HOME.
LAY GOULD BREAKS THE NEWS TO MRS.
SAGE.

Ma saoe had been informed by Jay 1ouia
shortly after the misfortune to her huspanu nav
occurred. George J. Gould was In the oniee VI
the Manhattan Railway Company ao w.
K,oadvay. when the explosion TOOK p'ace' -.
room occupied by him was further "eSe aione VIZ
poo,or-st side of the building, ana there M'o
enc rom between him and the private o'n'o
=, Mr. Saae. AS soon as he had learned OIL 'no
,.,shan 70 Mr.. Sage he fastened TO telephone I"
h,s father who had remained in the morh'hs
AZ his uptown home at Forty-seVen'i,oS an
r,ftb.ave On getting the news from ms eo"'
NJ. Could drove Immediately to MT. oage NUS
No, 6os Fifth-ave, just above Forty "a
There he found Mrs Sage and told ner W. ,,,lv
hannened George j. Gould had also pio"py
;nformed DIR. Mum of the accideh'
Soae The assurance had also peen con'' -
,hat +be Injuries were not serious; ou' U"e.' -
....,Iv orave concern, though MIS- sag. ~
na'uiahs -, oomnosure. Mrs. Charles a.
nersen oonsin If Mrs Sage, had been COM
oO0N ,.-, ,,;,t b, ber husband from his ONCE 4.
u ~. 90 coon ~ he heard the first mewioh VI
-. Mrs Stoddard fastened at once i,o",
v"e -, - West eyenty-sccond-st. ana rcaon.N
nc to,so ~ Mr.. Sage about the time ne anu
~, az orr;ved George n. Gardiner, iren. '.
~ c. family. had also been informed' auu '"
~, -r;roI bs and Mrs Stoddard prepare" '',
IT, Gov tho inevitable rush Of visitors aes'ie. "
81, mon an incident of such momen' ""N ~
much public Interest,". AZ Cara drove up
T., tront of the Fifth-ave. house DOM pa't."'
nbvsician alghted and slowly walHea up -. 70
toretber Mrs. Sage and Jay Gouio weie -
oroot rho injured man, who was propaoiy o' -
ohoarfuI nerson in the entire group. ouU -, No.
Mr.
rsaIzinu the awful shock which MI oaSe ,."r ust
doroone and the inevitable reacion wiz -
sooner or later result, urged upon I'LL, 'o II ox
lance of complete quiet ana 1reeuoni 49, fonous
ctement. Russell Sage, jr, q hePhe" " VnH ,rbilo
-. name he bears, had meanwhhe
op.' 49, house To the greetings OF ALL Rus
en u a. was bv no means Indifferent, ior
SCH '"eC los no realized that h. had escapeu
calli 90 - a.o+h as IL by a miracle. The lace
hoin co,,Id anneared unusually strained as
VI ,r,,od into that of his friend and co"orAei'
ne - addressed him with his cus'oni",S
go and then physician and patient sio"iS
son'o ,aJ .be stairway to Mr.. Sage's room on ',i'
a'oe s aoor Mr. Gould soon afterward lei' One
80 AIrs Sage only was admitted TO hel Hu'
- room His clothing had pceh Voil
- nlaces in shreds' There were api"ol-o o
A.. ol,;r on his forehead, and small cu'e W
oh over his face, while his halr was oy
.Sannh,,, sirced by the momentary HASH y.
o.,.Ioaior On his body and legs small pal, -
~,aos and splinters of wood had lmoeuue' w.
Vi e'"'9 49, sl,;n causing an increasing lrri'a-
ton. ,, ;,,;ry IN his anxious
t. On occount of the more lmportauV u0 -.
,ho disaster This being done, III y, ~
tho task which continued Tor se,ela. Ia skill
snu one by one and with patience auu So
renoNine' ~. o,,,eared upon the skin. MI page
every - .,ro, natence with the physician WnO'
.",.a,,or insisted on the utmost quiet anu c.
from excitement being preser'eo. Ia sub
,,,aon,vhile. and after the hrst shoon -
;5od recovered entire composure anu % ,ho
.., o,Imress upon the terrible incidenO VI Sn'
dow Soon kilograms began 10 ari,'e, and
anossod "a herself and some 10 her ,.,,,r,s
80, ~ these were submitted Wy III ~,
,,or,n;ss;on TO Mr. Sage. who reao oit.ii - -
prooiot;ou Later in the day, as 'ne M
Tho downtown tragedy spread ous,ie'' 80 reoI
' .ho house TO inquire as to MI oage 80 ~.
Az .nc "a women friends visited Mrs. sage
oonui @a. their sympathy and Congratulations
W '''A oor,;ost callers were jenkins '@n
e ,n William L. Kennedy, General oeorge ~
non Thomas r. Plum, L. Francis HYDE hehiS
- Toon;g Charles f. Lawrence, Cnarles " Hnen,
-, TiIford Girard C. w. Lowry, Coiohei anu
r X HAHN and Mrs Charles L.. MacAr'hu,'
.,,1n.,,, ofter O'Clock, Jay Gould returheu ~
49, SO bouse accompanied by his sou ueoi "
the oas' III oI6er Mr. Gould was invited up
oou''' nonooined about ten minutes with MI
Sooa and Dr. Mum. On returnihs !" .H' 49,
20 corId,s face showed his qualification uC 'iie
ii' .e,oJ,,o that his friend was no more seriously
NV. "a he remained in conversation WIN INC
,.onan for about ten minutes longer An'n Hs
no an
Ift tho house with his SON, entered coupe anu
driven TO his home. Mr.. Goulds appeaiano'
dicated no unusual sense OF dlsturpahoe 0n -
mart lie preserved his customary uohpo -
tho midst of all the excitement lhS
showed no signs Of illness. KAN was Iaiiins ~
torrents when he passed from inc Poion VI Vs..
honso to the carriage He took however, no uh-
,eoI nracaution. but on the contrary, moved OUT
into the fierce storm with as much apparent un-
concern as he might have shown IN stepping ln'o
th. street ON n clear and pleasant autumn nght.
Mrs Sage recounted to Tribune reporter as
nearly as she could recall them some oI tlie 1 re-
tails Of the tragedy as they Tere his return home
MIR Sage told me- said Mrs. sage, thaC ne
WAS i'm the Office when he was told that man
stood the outside who wanted 70 see nun, WI" Nh
SAGE felt that any one coming 10 MN WIN noie
from Mr.. Rockefeller was entitled 10 atten'lon
and as soon as he could do 50 he rose 10 go ana
see him, There was clerk OF Mr.. Bloodgood
prsent at the time with Mr. Sage. Mr.. Sage
met the strange man, who handed him the letter
and Mr. Sage opened it and began to read. Mean
while the man exclaimed Il have come here my,
self to demand of you million, two hundred
thousand dollars Mr. Sage looked up, and look
ing again at the mau said: Wcll, just now am
expecting two gentlemen. They will be here mme-
diately I will talk with you about this matter al.
terward The man replied i want this thing done
immediately or shall throw down this bag, and
what is in this bag will destroy this whole building
and everything that is in it," Then Mr. Sage
said: We will talk about that or something OF
that kind Mr. Bloodgood's clerk had his hand out
to take something from the hands Of Mr.. Sage In
a moment there was fash and Mr.. Sage fell on his
back. All was still for a little while, and then
Mr., Boodgoods clerk said Mr.. Sage, can you
help me % Mr. Sage answered i suppose we had
better try to get up and help ourselves They sat IN
rho wreck Since the man threw nh. bag Mr. Sage