New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-05

through the corridors and some even attempting
to jump from window-sills into B Broadway Ana Wr
Reetor-st When ! reached the drugstore MI
Sage was quietly sitting there in the back part
but his face was covered with blood,
and 1 did not recognize him, at first:
last approached and saofe nm repy
was satisfied that he was not very badly hurt;
lie was. in fact, just rs cool and collected as l
ever saw him in my life. There was not tremo5
in his voice. | tell you the old man behaved
splenddly. and is entitled 10 admiration for the
presence Of mind and calmness which he exhibited
under such terrible circumstances.
Mr. SAGE TELLS ABOUT THE MAN.
81 went up to him and l said. We'll, Mr. Sage,
what does this mean p lie replied that q man had
presented himself in his Office and had sent in
a card with the name Of Wilson upon 1t; that
when he went out to see him, the man demanded
that he should be supplied forthwith with $l2OO,-
O0O Mr. Sage continuing, said the man told hum
that if his request were not complied with he
would throw down the contents OF small biack
bag which he held in one hand, and that these
contents would destroy the building and every
thing in it, lie added that almost Immediately
afterward the man did throw the contents
of the bag which caused the explosion
Mr.. Sage h:re said to me that the man man was
then lying out in the front part OF the drugstore
He has got paper in his pocket continued
Mr. Sage, and wish you would get it from him:
it is in typewritng.'
found two men lying there; one OF them was
unconscious On looking at him. | recognized
him as one Of Mr.. Sage's clerks. Another one was
lying near him who was almost naked, from his
clothing being torn off in the explosion. l then
said to the doctor that Mr.. Sage had told me that
the man was there who had caused the explosion,
and as one of the men was clerk OF Mr SAGE, the
one referred to must be the other man. Then
asked the doctor if b, would not see IL he could
find anything in his clothing. Just then the man
spoke ND and said i am not the man that
threw the bomb: il a man with light hat on
who did it, As we looked at him we could plainly
see that there was no chance of getting any
paper from him.
DIR. ]. p. Mum had previously been sent for,
and he arrived quite promptly. When he came
in Mr.. Sage spoke to him pleasantly. The doctor
took him 6y the hand, andwhe he w %j feeling ling
his patients pulse, Mr.. Sage asked Wen, doc
tor. what condition am 1 in? Dr; Mnrn IN a
moment more replied You are all right, Mr.;
Sage Soon after that a carriage was called and
DR.. Mum accompanied Mr.. Sage to his home.
WHAT INSPECTOR BYRNEs SAID.
Chief Inspector Byrnes returned to Police Head
quarters about 0 p. m. lie had been busy since
midday on the tragedy at No. II broadway. To
the reporters he gave the following account;
Mr. Sage is suffering from lacerations OF the
hands and cheeks, and Is considerably shaken up.
He has no bones broken, and expects to be IN
Wall Street tomorrow.
When he came out of his inner office he
told me he saw "a man with small, tan-colored
vaise bag seated on the sofa. The lan had sent
in his card as ii. ID. Wilson, and Mr. sage theh
said When ! came out he presented WI-
written lettcr from NllllHin
ing Sl,200O0O at once. | told him l would see
about it, when he raised up his bag ana saia
he had ten pounds OF dynamite 1ha o IN No. No.
would blow up the building and everybody IN H.
/ read the letter o second time, and, handing
back the letter. asked him TO wait, but as L hli
turned TO GO into my inner office there was rear.
full explosion and among all the debris and dust l
CROPPED my way 10 an armchair. L saw one OF
my clerks evidently intending to jump out OF the
window, but | persuaded him not to- and we got
down the long corridor, and when / got to the
entrance | suppose l must have tainted, Tor !
found myself in the chemists store near by, OPP
Ex-Governor A. b. Cornell said II was sitting
in my office, on the third floor OF the building;
when felt a sudden upheaval OF the moor ana
heard n loud report. ! thought there had been
a gas explosion, and feared it would be followed
by an outbreak of fire. Making my. way down to
the ground floor with all possible haste, i man;
aged to escape TO Churcll-st without harm. !
did not learn the nature of the explosion until
some time later We have had nirrow escape
as il is and il seems remarkable that Mr. Sage
could have escaped with his life"
Mr.. BLooD3ooD's CLERK.
John Bloodgood said: II know little OF the cir
cumstances of the explosion. l heard the noise and
instantly knew that disaster had occurred. Very
soon word was brought to me that Mr. Laidlaw,
my clerk, had been injured, and hurried around
to O'Connells drugstore. The place was crowded
and the excitement was necessarily so intense
that / could only devote myself TO my mission.
which was to see my clerk AS passed through
the store 20 the back part, | noticed four men
lying on the floor. Some Of them were stripped Of
their clothing and all OF them were smcared with
blood. | couldn't tell from hasty glance whether
they were dead or not / saw Mr. Sage but did
not ask him any questions / made only neces-
sary business inquiries of Mr. Laidaw ard then
arranged To have q friend take him TO St. Vim
cents Hospital lie is badly injured but not
seriously. The hair on his head was burned off
and part Of his mustncbe was burned. His arm
was cut az with broken glass and one leg was
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