The southern argus., 1891-12-10
A DYNAMITE BOMB.
A Close Call for Russell Sage,
the Millionaire.
The once Of the Well known WALL street
Operator and Railroad Magnate
the Scene Of a Frightful Ex
plOsion.

New YORK, Dec. 's.-Russel Sage, the
millionaire broker. escaped death by
miracle to-day. His Office and the en-
tire Empire building, in which the Of
flee was situated. was shaken to its very
foundation by the explosion of dyna-
mite bomb, hurled by a crank, who
made demand upon Mr.. Sage for the
Immediate payment of 81, 100000, the
ultimatum being, in case of refusal, the
death of the millionaire, the crank
hims elf, and those employed in the
office. Never in the history of the me-
tropolis is it probable that an event oc-
Cured that for time caused more ex-
element in Wall street and lower
broadway. Fully $4,000 people were
drawn to the scene of the explosion, and
for an hour the police were powerless
to bring order out of chaos
| The offices of Russell Sage were on
the second floor of the building at so.
I'll and 73 Broadway, situated on the
southwest corner of Rector street over
looking Trinity churchyard and within
stones throw from Wall street. 1t
was just 1920 when the explosion came,
with force that was absolutely start
ling, completely wrecking the second
floor OF the building, throwing pedes-
trians on the street to the ground, and
startling people forblocksIaround. Those
who were close at hand saw q man
blown through one of the windows OF
Sage's office into Rector street. A few
minutes later Sage himself, with the
blood streaming from his face and hands,
was carried out into the street and
taken to drug store on Broadway.
Within ten minutes after the
explosion DR.. Mum, physician to
Jay Gould, was at the side OF
Mr.. Sage and personally attended his
injuries, which proved to be not of a
serious nature. The hair and eyebrows
of the millionaire were burnt and his
face and hands were cut by small partl-
cles of glass and plaster
Mr. Sage, though suffering from the
shock, made the following statement
while his wound was being dressed:
"A man, who gave his name as FL. ID. |
Wilson, came into my office. had |
never seen him before. He had a car
petbag in his hand and said: IF YOU
will not give me 81, 100000 I will blow
you all to piecesn | know nothing fur.
ther except hearing a great explosion.
falling on the floor and regainipg con-
sciousness here. The man living on the
hoor OF this drugstore is, believe, the
same man who asked Inc for the
money"
When Mr.. Sage's wounds we're dress
ed he was taken in cab to his home.
A search quickly showed that the
BODY OF the man with the pointed
beard was the only one among The de-
bris
But one person had been killed out
rlgnt, u c man with the pointed beard.
lie Is supposed to be II. ID. Wilson, the
man that made the demand for money
from Mr.. Sage. and the one who threw
the bomb Benjamin F. Morton. Who +.
was blown through the window. was a
clerk in the office was removed 70 the
chambers Street Hospital, where he
died at p. m, while under operation
for fracture OF the skull. The deceased
was resident of Far Rockaway. Ii
The other injured taken to the hosnital J
were: Frank Roberts, 20 Y, ,ars. living
at Given Point, was a. clerk for Imbre o
Co, brokers. He was in Sare's or p
fice at the time of the explosion. His II
skull was fractured and he will prob $
ably die
Charles w. Osborn. (Russel sace's II
,ashierl, 1876 Berklcv Place. BROOKLYN c
fractured skull. will probably die Z
Samuel J. Calhoun. clerk OF I59 Deane +"
street, Brooklyn. lacerated wound on !
bead. Mr.. William r. Laidlaw. who i
was in the building at the time, received =
1 fracture of the leg. He was taken to :
ST. NinCcntS hosnitaI =
Colonel j. j. Slocum, a brOtrer-in-law
)f MIR. Sage, and his chief 81 TX, was y
BADLY cut a0out the head and lace and y
Shen his wounds were dressed. returned
20 the scene, declaring he had left the
loor OF the safe open and was fearful !
hat the securities in it had been blown /,
rat and lost. Quickly gathering to- 4
rether what he found. be placed Them =
n small safe and had it removed tc 4
he office of the Manhattan railroad i
company. in tie same building. :
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The man who | n
aused the fearful explosion in RUSSELL u
'aCes Offices yesterday and was him i
ell blown to pieces. has been identi -
ed, but so far his name has not been !,
scertalned. He was a rampant an j
rchlst and Is believed TO have hailed i
rom San Francisco. In conversation y
nth man in this city a few weeks ago :,
ne wretch said that he had been ar !,
ested for making incendiary speeches
q San Francisco.
Captain Harvey Horne, a museum
ecturer. has identified the head OF the -
Tretch rs that of man who had a con. !,
ersation with him two weeks ago. II
he man, whose name he has forgotten. ~
'anted Horne 10 90 out lecturinr on Il
lonopolles. railroads and sociaiistic i,
opics. Horne says all the man told 4,
Inn was that he was going TO invite all Il,
ne capitalists like Jay Gould and Sage. ~
10 II they did not come 10 hear Horne a.
c would write them again. and II thev !.
ill ignored his request he would slow n
lem all up. :.
Mr.. Foster III. -