The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-05
WAS AFTER JAY GOULD.
The Lame Crank Who Tried to
Kill Russell Sage.
HE WANTED Mr.. GOULD TO WAIT,
The Extent OF the Explosion-Two Killed
Outright, One Missing and Eight In
jured-Mr. Sage VIII be at His Busi-
ness on Monday.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Ine broadway eA-
plosion was the most remarkable and Sc
rious event that has taken place in the
history of this city for many years, while
in many respects il was entirely unique
in its character and results. Crowds are
gathered this morning around the wrecked
building at II Broadway and it requires
the utmost efforts of a strong body of po-
lice to prevent the stoppage Of all street
traffic.
An employee of the Western Union said
this morning that a man wild-eyed ana
haggard looking came into the main tele-
graph building, corner Of Broadway ana
Dey street yesterday morning and talked
in an incoherent manner for several min
utes, and then rushed out saying: "Walt
till 1 come back"
1t is believed that this is the same man
who attempted to kill Sage and who
wrecked the Arcade building, and that his
object in visiting the Western Union
building was To meet Jay Gould, make
the same demand for money and threaten
TO kill him if he did not comply, as he
afterwards did towards Mr.. Sage.
So far as can now be ascertained there
are two men, Benjam Morton and VIII
son, the supposed dynamiter, dead.
Frank Mckenzie. Russell Sage's steno.
grapher, is still missing, and it is believed
that he was blown TO atoms. All OF the
wounded, none of whom were fatally in
jured, are doing well, and most OF them
are at their respective homes. SO far there
are known To be seven persons injured,
though it Is claimed by some that nine
were injured.
Some of the occupants of the building
had singular experiences. Miss Moriarty,
the janitor's daughter, was painting. In
the dining room when the explosion
occdrred. She was blown from the chair
and hurled across the room. When she
recovered, she ran into the adjoining room
to her mother who was standing still In
the middle of the floor, paralyzed with
fear and speechless.
G.. p. West whose Office opens on the
airshaft said 81 was writing letter and
had my back to the window when the
shock came and l thought / had been
struck by a sandbag on the head; A door
which led to the next room had been
locked and bolted for months but the
force of the explosion blew it open with
tremendous force aud start all the wood
work in the room"
Russell Sage said this morning that he
felt quite well enough to come down town,
but by the advice of friends and his doc
ever, that he would certainly be down on
Monday, and would be ready for business
in his new office.
There is force OF Inspector Byrnes'
men in charge of the building that was
wrecked, and laborers are busy cleaning up
the ruins. c. w. Osborne who is in the
hospital is one of the worst sufferers as he
has badly lacerated neck and COM
pound fracture of the skull.
The clerks of Mr.. Sage are at work this
morning picking up scattered documents
from the streets and the ruins of the build
ing. The $4,000 check lost yesterday by
Mr.. Robertson has been found and is in
tho poGSas sion of thp pnlice
q. Is. Potter, owner of the Arcade build
ing, said this morning that he could not
estimate the loss to his building, but it
would not be so great as was at first be-
lieved, because the walls were still intact
and the damage was confined to the inte-
rior. He added that the building would
be repaired and ready for occupancy in a
few DAYS.
This terrible bomb explosion recalls a
similar outrage which was perpetrated in
1887, in the Office of Orville ID. Jewett, a
member of the firm of John Jewett & Son.
oil in Burling slip. At that time
man walked into the Office on the
second floor of the building and stood
silent for few moments. Then he sud
denly threw bomb into the CRATE. The
effects of that explosion were even more
serious than the one of yesterday. The
building was not only shattered, but the
entire block was shaken.
In that case Orville Jewett himself
threw the bomb, and George w. Jewett
was instantly killed, and Joseph A. Dean,
an employee, was seriously injured. Or
vile Jewett was fearfully lacerated, but
not killed, and while still bleeding and
stunned he drew a pistol and fired
four bullets into his own body.
Afterwards he stabbed himself
with a knife. Yet he lived for
several hours afterwards. Orvile Jewett
had carried bomb in his pocket for three
years, and at the inquest it came out that
he had been insane for several years.