The state herald., 1891-12-11
TRYING TO Kill SAGE.
A Maniac Tries to Hold up Russell
Sage, and Throws Bomb,

A Maniac Tries to Hold up Russell
Sage, and Throws Bomb.
New York was treated to sensa-
tional tragedy on the 4th. BY which foul
men lost their lives and others were badly
hurt
Tha story is that at 1913 O'Clock Friday
afternoon small, well-dressed man, ap
parently about 50 years Of age, carrying Z
leather bag, called at Russell ssge's ofiice
on the second floor Of No. II Broadway
and asked Tor Mr.. Sage. He was told thai
Mr.. Sage was busy and could not be seen
The man persisted and continued To tall
In loud tone. Mr.. Sage, who was In ar
inner ONCE, came out TO see what was the
matter He asked the man what wal
wanted. The man said: ~ demand .
private interview with you"
Mr.. Sage inquired with what he could
oblige him. The man with the satchel re.
piled:
ave want" said he, slowly and dis
tinctly. 'Vl, 100000. We want IT right here
and now."
Mr.. Sage started back, but instantly re-
covering bis presence Of mind, said II was
great deal of money and no would think
about II He knew that he was dealing
with crank, and was talking for time.
But subterfuges were In vain with this
crank. He had no time 10 wait, and be
said 20.
1--WE cannot wait. told your clerk our
business was urgent The money ID
wanted now. In this satchel / have dyna-
mite-pounds Of It Unless you hand over
the money, up she goes."
Mr.. Sage made one more attempt 70 tenn
porizo. He had not the money, he said
his visitor might call again. At tho word
tho man made an angry gesture and raised
the satchel at arms length.
"You will mott" he said. "Then here
goes."
An explosion followed which almost
raised the roof Of the building, and Mr..
Sage was blown clear through the door.
way OF his private office and across the
room. He landed in . bank OF rubbish.
Tho stranger was thrown against the par.
ttion and fragments of his body were af-
forwards found frightfully mangled.
The persons in MIR. Ssges office at the
time Of tho explosion: Mr.. Sage, his
brothsr-in-law, Colonel Slocum, q. T..
James, b. F. Norton OF Far Rocksway, c.
W. Osborne Of Brooklyn and MIR. Menzies,
attaches Of the office, Frank Robinson OF
Bergen Point messenger and the bomb
thrower.
All Of these were either killed or moro
or less severely injured. The wounded
ones were taken to O'Conuell's drug store,
across the way. where their injuries were
attended.
When the explosion occurred there was
great rush Of air from below. The build
Ing rocked and shook and the floors seemed
to rise up Everywhere the walls were
cracked and big lumps Of plaster. loosenod
from the ceiling, fell with . crash. The
panic In the upper stories was something
awful People ran over and trampled up
on each other in their mad haste to got
down the stsirways. The offico where the
explosion occurred was terribly wrecked,
and the floor sagged six inches.
Russell Sage, after the explosion, CROPPED
his way out Of the passage. His face and
hands were dripping with blood. He was
almost unconscious. Two men carried
him down stairs and across Broadway to q
drug store. A few minutes later MIR.
Slocum, bis brother in-law, came rushing
down stairs. His hands were bleeding
and there was cash on one side OF his
head. He was also carried TO the drug
store. Mr.. Sage's clerks, with ringing
ears and bleeding faces, deafcned, blind
and weak with dust and blood, staggered
out into the hall aud fell rather than
walked down the stairs. They were cared
for at the drug store, q were others who
were injured.
Almost BY . miracle Mr.. Sage escaped
death and at night he was reported as not
having been seriously hurt beyond few
bruises.
q The dynamite nend was blown TO pieces,
his head and legs bcing separated from
his body. He is supposed to have been
Hiram d. Wilson, man who, being driven
to insanity BY the loss OF property, has
been iucarcsrstcd in several asylums. 90.
casionally he has been discharged - cured
or hss made his escape. Upon these occa-
sions he has visited rich men and demand.
Cd large sums Of money, threatening their
lives II refused. Russell Sage has lately
received numerous threstening letters,
presumably from Wilson, who demanded
q, sOo, 900.
B. +. Norton, Of Far Rockaway, u. J..
Mcusiss, . clerk for Sage, and one other
man were killed besidc Wilson. One or
two other clerks will probably die.