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

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RUSSELL SAGE, from photograph taken when ~
wore beard.
building Charles E. James, a broker, of No.
Nassau-st., entered Mr.. Sage's outer Office about
twenty minutes after noon to keep an appointment
with the millionaire. He noticed the tall stranger
in the listle private hall as he passed in.
Mr.. SAGE COMES IN.
Learning that Mr.. Sage was not in at the moment,
Mr.. James sat down at table in the outer Office
to wait minute later Mr. Sage entered. He
greeted Mr. James and invited him into the in
ner office. Robertson and Laidaw also were
anxious to see Mr.. Sage on business for their
firms. In Robertsons hand was certified check
for $4,000, and he had gone TO the office to get
100 shares of c., B. & Q. stock.
Mr.. Sage and Mr. James barely had time to sit
down in the inner Office when the stranger forced
his way into the outer Office and stood at the door
in the partition, demanding to see Mr. Sage One
of the clerks had asked Mr.. Sage to see
Robertson and Iaidlaw, and Mr.. Sage
walked back into the outer Office Mr.. James
sat alone in the inner ROOM Colonel Slocun
went to the door of the room.
The stranger spoke to Mr. Sage and thrust
into his hand card on which the name H. D.
Wilson" was engraved
II came here from Mr. Rockefeller to see about
some bonds" he said. This will explain, he
added, producing typewriter letter.
Mr.. Sage unfolded the letter and glanced at
it's contents lie started and changed color as he
It was a demand for the immediate payment Of
81 ,25O 900 to the bearer, coupled with threat
that the writer would blow himself, Mr. Sage
and everybody else in the building into eternity
with dynamite if the demand was not complied
with
Trembling with excitement, Mr., Sage said some
thing about the impossibility of raising such .
sum at the moment aud asked for time to con-
sider
There is no time, said the madman.
REVOLVER IN HIS HAND.
He had drawn revolver from his pocket with
his right hand, while in his left hand he still
held the satchel Mr.. Sage did not see the
clerks caught sight Of the shining weapon, and
they cried out "Murder!"
I'VE MADMAN DROPS HIS sATcHEL.
Hardly knowing what he was doing. Mr. Sage
folded the letter and handed ii back to the writer.
The stranger dropped the revolver back into his
overcoat pocket and received the letter. Mr..
Sage turned rapidly back toward the door of his
inner office. At that moment, as the cry of mur'
der" still sounded in the outer room, the madman
must have let the satchel fall from his left hand
A flash and loud report were accompanied by the
rocking of the big building from top to bottom.
Mr. Sage and other men in his outer Office lost
consciousness for moment. Norton was blown
out into Rector-st. with the sash and glass Of
the window in front of which he had stood. Ths
other men fell TO the floor. They were covered
with the fragments of the partitions, which were
shattered, and with plaster which fell from the
csiling Mr.. James was thrown from his chair in
the inner office, and he was struck by flying fras.
ments of tile partition between the rooms. lie was
one of the first to recover the Use of his facul-
ties The office was filed with cloud Of dust
when he arose and tried to grope his way out
He ran against Mr.. Sage, who had got on his
feet dazed and well-nigh blinded.
wait moment till the dust settles and we
can see where to CO. he said to the millionaire.
They waited there minute hearing the groans
Of other men in the Office, and swelling cry
which came from hundred or more men in other
parts of the building Then they passed TO the
outer hall, avoiding hole which had been blown
through the floor of the outer Office near
the place where the glass and wooden partition
had stood.
RUSHING FROM THE BUILDING.
A crowd was gathering on the landing and In
tile lower hail. and many men were rushing
from the upper stories toward the sidewalks in
Broadway and Churcb-st. when Mr. Sage and
his friend passed out. and crossed TO O'Connells
drugstore at No. 81 Broadway. Colonel SlocuA