The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-05

Mr.. NoRToN's DEATH.
Benjamin F. MOTTO who was blown
through window, a clerk in the Office of
Mr.. Sage, was removed to Chambers street
hospital where be died while under an
operation for fracture of the skull. He was
a resident Of Far Rockaway, l.. /.
The following injured were taken to the
hospital:
Frank Robertson, 20 years old, living at
Bergen Point, and employed as clerk for
Imbrie 81 Co, brokers. He was in Mr..
Sage's office at the time of the explosion.
His skull was fractured and he will prob
ably die.
Charles w. Osborn, Mr.. Sage's cashier,
of 1876 Berkeley place, Brooklyn, fractured
skull. He will probably die.
Charles j. Calhoun, clerk, of 165 Deene
street, Brooklyn, lacerated wound of the
head.
William r. Laidlaw, who was in the
building at the time. received fracture OF
the leg. He was taken to st. Vincent's hos
pital.
THE SAFE LEFT OPEN.
Col. J. J. Slocum, brother-in-law of
Mr.. Sage, and his chief clerk was badly cut
about the head and face, and when bis
wounds were dressed returned to the scene
declaring that he had left the door of the
safe open. and was fearful that the securi,
tlto Al ~ utz0 D66u DlOWn OuI anu lOSL
Quickly gathering together what he found
he placed them in a small safe, and had it
removed to the office of the Manhattan
Railroad Company, in the same building
A CALLERS EXPERIENCE.
Charles E. James, a railroad man and
resident Of Chattanooga, Tenn, had an ap-
polntment with Mr.. Sage at IL o'clock, and
mad an experience that he will not soon for
get. He said: ~ called at Mr.. Sage's
office at 12 o'clock and found him out A
seat was offered me in the main Office near
a desk. l took it and waited on bench
near the wall. / noticed man
perhaps feet inches in highth. He wore
plug hat and had q pointed beard and
heavy brown mustachs. At about 1915
o'clock Mr.. Sage came in, and greeting me
pleasantly asked me into his private Office.
Mr.. Sage had just removed his coat and
asked me to be seated when one of his
clerks entered and said something to him
that did not hear. Turning to me he
said: Excuse me for a moment, and passed
through the door into the main Office. The
door closed behind him, and pushing my
chair over to the wall sat facing the door
through which he had gone.
THE EXPLOSION.
TIt might have been two or three minutes
when the explosion came. / was blown up
nearly to the ceiling and the chair on which
| sat was smashed to pieces l came down
all in heap. Dust and small particles of
plaster and smoke filed the room. was
completely dazed aud did not know what to
do. ! remember making my way through
the doorway where the explosion
had blown the door from its hinges
into the main office. There met Mr.. Sage,
blood trickling down his face and hands,
his clothes torn and covered with dirt and
dust When he saw me he
said: How shall we get outp
Wait, Il replied, until this dust settles, aud
think we will be all right, as the worst
must be over Then l recovered my senses
and taking him by the arm led him down
the stairway into the street."
THE DyNAMIrERs DEATH.
Among the debris In the wrecked offices
was found the remains of silk hat, evident
ly worn by the man who gave his name as
Wilson, and III one corner Of Mr. SageS
private office where MIR. James was sitting
alone at the time of the explosion a mans
hand. The coroner made an examination
of the mangled remains Of the man found
in Mr.. Sage's Office. and from the mass of
flesh and clothing took 7-chamber bull
dog revolver. This was all that could be
found by which an Identification could
be made. What was left by the explosion
of the madman's body-at least 1t
and coroner-was laid out in Undertaken
Duffy office at No. 80 Greenwich street.
1t was not much. The head was there
blackened, but neither cut nor disfgured In
ANYWAY. 1t was cut off at the top OF the
neck and looked for all the world like a
mask of a man 35 or 40 years old, with
full beard that might have been long, but
was now burned close to the chin and
cheek.
DIsMRMBERED LIMBS.
Then theregwas leg, the right and left
foot. one hand, and that was all. The body
proper was gone. OF neither chest or abdo-
men was there a trace found. The leg that
was there was broken and twisted. Such
shreds of clothing as were found showed
that the man had worn trousers OF a blues
black plaid. a black overcoat and
long black stockings, that might have
started the story that a womans leg
was found. He had been careful to nd him
self Of everything that might disclose his
identity. His name had been written in
a corner of his high black hat, but he had
| cut IL out with knife. There was hole
| in the lining where it had been.
Crowds came and went, looking at the
face, but no one know it. When darkness
fell the undertaken, tired OF the sight,
| threw cloth over 1t and shut his door.
MR.. sAGE's STORY.
| Mr.. Sage made the following statement
to Inspector Byrnes this afternoon: u
came out of my Office, having been sent for.
| 7 found there a man with sachel. de
| haoded me a carl bearing the name n. D.
| Wilson, He said he came from John d:
Rockefeller, and at the same time handed
me typewritten letter in a sealed envelope.
II was addressed 10 me. l opened it and
| found that it was demand
upon me for the Immediate payment
of s1,250,O0o The letter stated
that il the money was not given up at once
80 the nresenter of the letter that be would
blow me. himself and the entire office up
with dynamite. 1 read the letter, and
placing 1t In an envelope, handed it back
10 him and turned to go into my prlvaVe
office when the explosion occurred"
Inspector Byrnes placed iu basket tne