Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-10
A DYNAMITE BOMB.
A Close Call for Russell Sage,
the Millionaire.
The once Of tho Wen Known wall street
Operator and Railroad Masaate
the Scene Of Frightfui Ex.
piOsi0n.

New YORK, Dec. .,S.-Russel Sage, the
millionaire broker, escaped death by
a 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 crank, who
made demand upon Mr., Sage for the
Immediate payment of Sl,250 600, the
ultimatum being, in case Of refusal, the
death OF the millionaire, the crank
himself, and those employed in the
Office. Never in the history OF the me-
tropOlis Is 1t probable that an event oc-
Cured that for time caused more ex-
citement 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 we're on
the second floor OF the building at 80,
I and 73 Broad way, situated on the
southwest corner OF Rector street, over
looking Trinity churchyard and within
stones throw from Wall street. II
was just 1922 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 fOrblockshround. Those
who were close at hand saw a 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 DIR. 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:
IA man, who gave his name as II. 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, $50, 900 | will blow
you oil TO piecesr know nothing fur
ther, except hearing great explosion.
falling on the floor and regaiuing con-
sciousness here. The man lying on the
floor 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
right, tie man with the pointed beard.
He Is supposed 70 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
clerk in the office, was removed to the
Chambers Street Hospital where he
died at p. m, while under operation
for fracture OF the skull The deceased
was a resident of Far Rockaway. L. I. /
The other injured taken to the hospital |
were: Frank Roberts, 20 years, living
at Given Point was clerk for lmbre |
& Co, brokers. He was in Sage's Of |
flee at the time OF the explosion. His |
skull was fractured and he will prob |
ably die.
Charles w. Osborn, (Russel Sage's |
cashierl l96 Berkley Place, Brooklyn, |
fractured skull. will probably lie.
Samuel J, Calhoun, clerk OF l59 Deane |
street, Brooklyn, lacerated wound on
head. Mr.. William II. Laidlaw, who |
was In the building at the time, received |
a fracture OF the leg. He was taken to /
St Vincent's hospital
Colonel j. j. Slocum, brother-in-law
OF MIR. Sage, aud his chief-clerk, was
badly cut aoout the head and face and
when his wounds were dressed, returned
to the scene, declaring he had left the
door OF the safe open and was fearful
that the securities in it had been blown
out and lost. Quickly gathering to-
gether what he found. he placed them
in small safe and had it removed to
the office OF the Manhattan railroad
in the same building
NEW YORK, Dec 5.-The man who
the fearful explosion in Russell
Sages offices yesterday and was him
self blown to pieces, has been identi.
ned, but so far his name has not been
He was a rampant an
archist and is believed to have hailed
from San Francisco. In conversation
with man in this city few weeks ago
the wretch said that he had been ar
rested for making incendiary speeches
in San Francisco.
Captain Harney Horne. a museum
lecturer, has identified the head OF the
wretch as that OF man who had a con
with him two weeks ago.
The man, whose name he has forgotten.
wanted Horne TO go out lecturing on
railroads and socialistic
topics. Horne says all the man told
him was that he was going TO invite all
the capitalists Ike Jay Gould and Sage.
and If they did not come 10 hear Horne
he would write them again, and il they
still ignored his request he would blow
them all up.