The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-11
10 Attempt to Kin Ras.. II sage. ~

New YoRK, Dec. 4.--At 1915 O'clock ibis
afternoon lorly dressed man, carryHiEsa
brown sstchel, entered the Office Of Russell
Sage. II AMI 7S Broadway. and demandei n
private Interview with Mr.. Sage. w. II.
Laidlaw, Sage's clerS told him that Sage
was busy aad c)uld not bs seen. The man
psrsistcd aud Continued to talk in a loud
ioae. Sage was in an inner offics and camo
out to s.e what was wanted The man ,aid:
al demand private interview with you"
Sage replied that it would be impossible for
him to grant IL.
The man demanded q private interview
then and there, and Sage ordered him out o.
the office. On this the man dropped tho
leather bag, aud an explosion which shno's
the entire block instantly followed. Sage
was thrown across the room and stunned.
Laidlaw, who had turned away and was
|,zltnr 3i9ss Within a few feet of the two, WAS
leg badly laceratcd. The stranger was
thrown against tho partition wall and was SO
badly injured that he hos since died.
In Sase's flee at the time were Col. j. j.
Slocum. L. @. Osborn, u. w. Osborn, z. e.
Menzies and b. G. Nortcn. Norton vas
badly injured. and was taken in an umbu-
lance to ST.. Vinceoi's hospital, where he
died. Pieces Of several bedies we're picked
up on the second floor of the building near
the scene Of the explosion aud placed in the
fire department life ssing net. Ramors
are rifs with the number OF persons killed,
but as far as o,n bs learned only four are
| lost. Ono Of the pieces of tue bodies picked
up was head with tho face intact. 1t
WINS that of n young man with brown hair
growing thickly upen tho heid. As both
| Meuzies and q. w. Osborn are missing, IL Is
supposed they compose the portion Of the
| man gled heap. Among the fragments Of the
| hoI xv, l.ora wi ha mol
think was that of woman. Sige's woman
| type writer is supposed to be among the
k,lied. Sage's injuries arc no, serious, but
very extensive und painful. lie said the
man with the hand bag was total stranger
to him. He insisted upon presenting Sage
with his card but he declined to accept lit.
Sage was completely coverel with CRIME aud
dust, his clothing. was blown into taiters,
| and his hands, face aud clothing were
covered with blood. Ssges inj uries mainly
consist ofa cut and bruise on the forehead,
| while his face nnd hands were flied with
| small cuts as if he had received o volley Of
gravel stones from shot gun.
The news spread oil over Wall street, iul
| fact all down town, and in a few minutes
every street in the neighborhood was
thronged with excited thousands Of men.
| 1t is said that the name of the bomb
thrower was Lord. The safe in Ssges Office
| WuS Wohou opou auu thc securiIlco WoTo
scattered over the building and the streets.
When the dynamiter entered Sages office
he handed the clerk card which bore the
name of u. d. Wilson. In the police exami-
nation of the wrecked Office there was sssaaa
just inside the door Of the general Office the
trunk Of o man in state that rendered
recognition impossible, the head having
been severed from the body. A pointed red
beard gave the appearance Of an educated
man, which was enhanced by brown curls
Of hair and heavy mustache.