Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-12
A DYNAMITE BOMB.
A Close Call for Russell Sage,
the Millionaire.
The ONCE Of the Well Known Wall Street
Operator and Railroad Magnate
ihe Scene Of Frightfui FL.
pl0sion.

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-Russel Sage, the
millionaire broker, escaped death by
miracle to-day. His Office and the en-
tire Empire building, in which the Of
flee was situated. was shaken 10 its very
foundation by the explosion OF dyna-
mite bomb, hurled by a crank, who
made demand upon Mr.. Sage for the
immediate payment Of 81, 100000, the
ultimatum being, in case OF refusal, the
death OF the millionaire, the crank
hims elf, 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-
element 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 were on
the second floor OF the building at go,
Il and 70 Broadway, situated on the
southwest corner Of Rector street, over
looking Trinity churchyard and within
a stones throw from Wall street. II
was just 1929 when the explosion came,
with force that was absolutely start
ling, completely wrecking the second
floor OF the building, throwing pedes-
trians on the st rect to the ground. and
startling people forblocksI around. Those
who we're 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 DR.. 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 mis-
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 H. d.
Wilson, came into my Office. l had
never seen him before. He had a car
petbag in his hand and said: If you
will not give me 81, 100000 / will blow
you all to piecesn know nothing fur
Their, except hearing great explosion,
falling on the floor and regaining con-
seriousness 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 were 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, Il e man with the pointed beard.
He is supposed to be H. 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 q
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 resident OF Far Rockaway, L. L.
The other injured taken to the hos pital
were: Frank Roberts, 20 vars, living
at Given Point, was clerk 3or Imbre
& Co., brokers. He was in Sage's Of
flee at the time Of the explosion. His
skull was fractured and he will prcb.
ably die.
Charles w. Osborn, (Russel Sage's
cashierl 1875 Berkeley Place, Brooklyn,
fractured skull. will probably die.
Samuel j. Calhoun. clerk OF 100 Deane
street, Brooklyn, lacerated wound on
head. Mr.. William r. Laidlaw, who
was in the building at the time, received
fracture OF the leg. He was taken to
ST. Vincent's hospital.
Colonel ]. j. Slocum, brother-in-law
OF Mr.. Sage, and his chief-clerk, was
badly cut ABOUT 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 q small safe and had 1t removed to
the ofice OF the Manhattan railroad
company. in the same building.
p. New YORK, Dec. 5.-The man who
caused the fearful explosion in Russell
Sages offices yesterday and was him
self blown to pieces, has been identi-
fed, but so far his name has not been
ascertained. He was q rampant an
archist and is believed to have hailed
from San Francisco. In conversation
with q man in this city few weeks ago
the wretch said that he had been ar
rested for making incendiary speeches
in San Francisco.
Captain Harvey Horne, a museum
lecturer. has identified the head Of the
wretch as that Of o man who had q con-
versation with him two weeks ago.
The man, whose name he has forgotten,
wanted Horne to 90 out lecturing on
monopolies, railroads and socialistic
topics. Horne says all the man told
him was that he was going to invite all
the capitalists like Jay Gould and Sage,
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