Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-12-12
WANTED A FORTUNE.

sell sage-Upon tho Milliopnirc's Refusal
Y to Give 1t Ho Throws n Dynamite
Bomb, blowing OF His Own Head.
killing Another Man, and scverely In
juring Mr.. Sage and Othera
New YORK, Dec 5.-Russell Sage,
che millionaire broker, escaped death
rs by miracle Friday. The entire
Empire building, in which was his
Office, was shaken to its very
foundation by the explosion Of
dynamite bomb hurled by q
crank, who made demand upon Mr..
Sage for the immediate payment Of
S1,250, 900, the ultimatum being, in case
OF refusal, the death of the million
aire, the crank himself and those en-
ployed in the office.
Those who were close at hand saw
man blown through one of the windows
of Sage's Office into Rector street A
few minutes later Mr.. Sage himself,
with blood streaming from his face
and hands, was helped out into the
street and taken to o'Connell's drug
store, just below Wall street, on Broad
way There, also, was carried the man
blown from the window.
Within ten minutes after the explo-
sion DR.. A. p. Mum, the physician of
Jay Gould, was at the side of Mr.. Sage
and personally attended to his injuries,
which proved to be not of a serious
nature. The hair and eyebrows of the
millionaire were burned and his face
and his hands hurt by small particles
of glass and plaster, the result of the
explosion.
Ill 11l ,sx-lA
supposed to be H. ID. Wilson, the man
that made the demand for money from
Mr.. Sage aud the one that threw the
bomb. Benjamin f. Morton, who was
thrown through the window, clerk
in the office of Mr.. Sage, was removed
to Chambers street hospital, where he
died at 1870 a m. while under opera
tion for fracture of the skull. The de-
ceased was resident of Far Rocka-
way, L. l.
Mr.. Slocum, the chief clerk of Mr..
Sage, is badly cut about the head. The
safe was broken open and the securi-
ties scattered over the building and
street. The others injured are:
S. g. Calhoun. of 185 Dean street, Brooklyn.
who was in Mr.. Sage's office near 1t when
tie explosion occurred; badly burned on the
side OF the face, but otherwise uninjured.
w. r. Laidlaw. Sage's clerk, leg lacerated
and wounds about the face and body.
Frank Robertson, n brokers' clerk, 20 years
old, living Mt Bergen Point, N. j., bruised and
cut about the abdomen; dangerous.
+. q. Morrison, who has an office in the build.
ing, badly out and bruised.
c. W. Osborn, SO years old. 1906 Berkeley place,
Brooklyn, severe injuries about body and face.
1t was learned that a shabbily
Il, lnl t1,a ar .Nf
Mr.. Sage just as the latter was prepar-
ing to leave his desk to go to luncheon.
The man had package in his hand,
and when Mr.. Sage looked up the vis-
itor held it above the millionaires
head.
What do you want?" asked Mr..
Sage, noting wild look in the face OF
his visitor.
Russell Sage" responded the man,
al want million and half dollars. u
Mr.. Sage at once knew the man was
insane, ard, rising from his chair, said
"All right I'll have to see about il
and will let you know"
mo, want it now," said the man.
motioning Mr.. Sage to stop. IF dom,
get it," he continued, raising his voice
so that people in the outer office coul6
hear, you will regret it. Will yor
give it to me?"
NO" said Mr.. Sage, quietly, mo
now; come after it some other time "
Mr.. Sage had hardly spoken wher
the man raised the package he held il
his hand above his head, and, saying
''Here goes" threw it to the floor
almost at the feet of the millionair,
broker. There was instantly tremen
dous explosion. When the relief party
of police went into the room half al
hour later they found the body of thu
man who threw the dynamite literall.
torn to pieces
The second floor hallway leading t,
Mr.. Sage's offices was badly shattered
and the floor was covered with de
bris. In the hallway just outsid
the door leading to Sage's main OF
fee was found the shockingly manglet
body of man. The trunk an
legs We're in state that would hav
made recognition impossible, but tn
head, which the police reported a
having been severed from his body
showed few marks of the explosion
AS the trunk and legs lay i
net of rope brought by til
fremen they looked like bundle c
ragged old clothes and were absolutel
without human semblance. Th
man wore pointed. reddish beard
The face looked like that of
man of education.
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 5.-The dyn'
mite crank is thought to be Hiram
Wilson, aged As, an escaped lunatic an
native of Glens Falls, Warren count,
Wilson has escaped previously frol
Middletown and other asylum
He was very strong and of ligl
complexion. The worst sigI
of insanity were developed fou
teen years ago when he kept IL
Bolton house on Lake George. Wi
son, after short terms in insane as.
lums. has been discharged as cured {
escaped. He has generally celebrate
his freedom by making attempts to XII