Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-10
RUSSELL SAGE.

gave the name of w. II. Wilson. He
inquired for me and demanded that
give him 81, ZOO, 600. I tried to talk
with him, but he became excited and
opening the valise he took from it a
long bottle and threw it at my head 1
lodged the missile and it struck the
opposite wall and instantly exploded.
There was q fearful crash and I was
thrown out of my chair. do not re-
member much more about the affair. ;"
The explosion completely wrecked
the interior of the Office and several of
the clerks were severely if not fatally
injured
The man who threw the bomb was
instantly killed by the explosion.
When the police arrived in force the
building was quickly cleared of all per-
sons and a search was made in the
wrecked Offices Just inside the door
of the general office was found the
trunk of q man in a state that rendered
recognition nearly impossible, the head
having been severed from the body. A
pointed, reddish beard gave the appear
ance of an educated man, which was
enhanced by the brown curls of the
hair and the heavy mustache that
adorned the upper lip of the dead one.
When the body was taken up it was
found to have been torn into shreds by
the explosion.
The interior of the offices plainly
showed that the force of the explosion
was something terrific. ALI the parti-
ton walls were blown down and the
sash and window frames forced out
ward. The ceiling had been blown
down and the floor forced downward,
rendering it unsafe to walk upon
Benjamin F. Morton, who was
blown through the window, a clerk in
the Office of Mr.. Sage, was removed to
Cham bers' 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 following inbred were taken to
the hospital:
Frank Robertson, 90 years old. living
at Bergen Point and employed as a
clerk for Imbre & Co., brokers He
was in Sage's office at the time of the
explosion. His skull was fractured
and he will probably die.
Charles w. Osborne Russell Sage's
cashier). 1879 Berkeley Place, Brooklyn,
fractured skull; will probably die.
Samuel j. Calhoun, clerk, of 1875
Dc1Q0 StrecI oTOOkIyu, 1ACcr6CoO
wound on head.
building at the time, received a frac-
ture on the left leg. He was taken to
St Vincent's hospital
Col j. j. Slocum, a brother-in-law OF
Mr.. Sage and his chief clerk, was badly
cut about the head and face
Late in the afternoon the firemen
he IAI~ loo hin1>
was Thought to be that Of a woman.
Whether it is or not has not been dis
covered Sage never employed q woman
type writer, and, as this fact is we'll o.
tablished. the superstition is that If the
leg is that of a woman it is all that is
left of one of his ''put and CALI Gus
toners who was in the office at the
time.
WHO THE MAN WAS.
ALBANY, n. ", Dec. 5.-The dynamite
crank is thought to be Hiram D. vii
son, aged 45. an escaped lunatic and
native of Glenn's Falls, Warren county.
Wilson had escaped previously from
Middleton and Utica asyluns- He was
very strong and of light complexion
Illinois Delegates.
KANSAS CIrI, Mo-, Dec 5.-Gov. Jo-
0SFn W. EheIs 80 AiiAnoiS, Aao ApPoIuoo o
ten delegates at large to attend the
river improvement convention week
after next In q letter to Secretary
Miller he writes that while un-
able to be present himself. he
wishes the committee success In
the undertaking. The delegation
from Illinois Is q follows: Isaac
Taylor, Peoria; William Cullen. Ottawa;
Robert NOR, Oquawka: James Handley
and 81. s. Brown. Quincy; w. a Gest.
Rock Island; T. w. Halliday, Cairo; 81.
c. Hull, Prophetstown. and c. b Car.
roll. East st Louis
Trains In . Wreck.