Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
ATTACKED WITH A BOMB.
Russell Sage Injured by a Dynamit
Thrower, who Is Himself Killed.

Russell Sage Injured by a Dynamite
Thrower, who Is Himself Killed.
A madman attempted the life of Rus
sell Sage at the risk OF destroying him
self, the great office building at 7S
Broadway, New York, and more than
two hundred person who worked within
its walls. Hiram ID. Wilson, the maniac,
whose weapon appears to have been a
nitro-glycer ne bomb, accomplished his
own death and the death of at least ono
other, inflicted wounds upon his intend
ed victim among them, and partly
wrecked the building. He himself was
blown TO pieces
Hiram ID. Wilson has been known IA
dangerous, unbalanced person for
fourteen years. He has been in insane
asylums several times, and has teen re.
leased each time straightway to threaten
the life of some one about whom his un-
settled wits were busy. Russell Sage, as
has been often to d OF him and other
millionaires, is constantly getting letters
from cranks of all descriptions, demand
ing great or small sums of money, and
the demands are often accompanied by
threats Within the last month he has
received four letters from one crank
signing himself -. ID. Walsh" These
letters have set forth that Mr.. Walsh
was on the eve OF marriage with the
widows OF Alderman Monheimer and
General Spinola, two OF the holders Of
the disputed Standard Gas stock. Mr..
Walsh said that in order that this mar
riage might be accomplished it was nee
essary that he have Sl,200,0 600. He sa d
that Mr.. Sage or Mr. Could, or both,
must furnish this money or take the con-
seS I,s~s.s0..-
shabbilv dressed man had entered the
Office of Mr.. Sage just as the latter was
preparing to leave his desk to go to
luncheon. The man had a package in
his hand, and when Mr. Sage looked up
the visitor held IL above the millionaire's
head.
"What do you want?" asked Mr. Sage.
noting wild look in the face OF his
visitor.
Russell Sage" responded the man, II
want million and a half dollars"
Mr.. Sage at once knew that the man
was insane, and rising from his chair,
said:
"All right, I'll have to see about IL
ana will let you know"
~No. want IL now," said the man,
motioning Mr.. Sage to stop. "If don't
get 1t. 4" he continued, raising his voice so
that people in the outer office could
hear, ayou will regret it VIII you give
{ to me?"
"No," said Mr.. SAGE, quietly, mot
now: ONE after II some other time.
Mr.. Sage had hardly spoken when the
man raised the package he held in his
hand owe his head and saying: "Here
goes" threw IL to the floor, almost at
the feet OF the millionaire bi oker. There
was instantly tremendous explosion.
When the relief party of police went
In o the room half an hour ater they
found the body OF the man who threw
the dynamite literally torn to pieces
The explosion took place in the outer
Office, where the man had backed fiom
Mr.. Sage's private Office In his efforts TO
keep the millionaire from getting away.
A cork who was in the outer Office says
tn man stood almost in the doorway be-
tween the outer and inner offices when
he threw the bomb. Just before he did
so another man came into the outer Of
fee. The clerk thought he was com
panion of the first. He said nothing
but he evidently knew the man who had
demanded the money OF Mr.. Sage, for he
nodded TO him. The second man stood
within three feet of the man with the
bomb. and when the latter threw IL to
the floor he turned as II TO run, but he
on " advanced few feet when the ex-
plos.on occurred. His body was found
st etched through a window leading
from the outer office into court, terri
bly, manRled
After the explosion, Mr.. Sage, who
tell to the foor of his of ce with six
feet OF tie man who had thrown the
bomb, struggled to his feet and groped
his way out into the passage. His head
and face we're dripping with blood. He
was almost unconscious Two men car
ricd him down-stai and across Broad
way to drug store. Wilson, the Iunatic
who threw the bomb was killed, as was
also II H. Norton, husselI Sage's private
secretary. Seven others were severely
injured.