Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-12-05
NEW YDRK'S SENSATION.
Further ParticuIa 3 OF the Attempt to
Blow Up Millionaire Russell Sage.

New YORK, Dec. Sat 20 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon a small, shabbily
dressed man, apparently about 35 years
old, carrying a brown leather hand bag,
called at Russell Sage's office, on the sec
ond floor OF No. II Broadway, and asked
for Mr. Sage. w. r. Lardlaw, Mr.. Sage's
clerk, told him that Mr.. Sage was busy
and could not be seen. The man persist
ed and continued to talk in loud tone.
Mr.. Sage, who was in an inner office,
came out to see what was the matter. He
asked the man what was wanted.
The man demanded $l,000,000 from
Mr.. Sage, and, upon being refused, he
opened his bag and produced dynamite
bomb and thrAw it at the venerable tinan-
cier's head. A terrific explosion followed,
The man who threw the bomb was blown
to pieces. One of Mr.. Sages clerks was
instantly killed and several dangerously
wounded.
Mr. Sage's face was badly cut. The
hair on his head and face was burned off.
He was much excited, but said brokenly:
"a man who gave his name as II. d.
Wilson came to my office just now. |
had never seen him before. He had a
carpet bag in his hand and said If you
will not give me 81 ,0O0,0 900 | will blow
you all to pieces l know nothing further
except hearing great explosion"
The widest rumors prevailed and the
number of killed and wounded reported
was soon upward of 100. One bystander
who was crossing Broadway just as the
explosion occurred, said that the shock
was so great that men near by fell sense
less on the walk. The side of the build
ing then for an instant resembled Ma
CARA. 1t was Il perfect sheet of minute
atoms of glass, and in the mass was the
figure of man who was hurled through
the window. The three rooms and Nos. 5
and 2 adjoining, were totally wrecked.
All that remained unimpaired in the
office OF Mr.. Sage was his desk and office
chair. The windows on the Rector street
side of the building were blown out and
those on the other side of the building
shattered Washington Connor escaped
without injury. Owing to the unsafe
condition of the floor no reporters were
allowed on the immediate scene for
time One leg was found, which the
police think to be that of woman.
The man who threw the bomb was killed
outright, and it is discovered that his name
is Lord. In the office of Russell Sage the
safe was broken open and securities were
scattered over the building and streets.
The dead are: B. E. Morton, friend
of Sage; SO badly wounded that he died
soon after reaching the hospital.
Lord, blown out of the window and died
in O'CoDnell's drug store; supposed to be
the dynamiter.
An unknown man, supposed to be Frank
J. Menzies, clerk.
Unknown woman, supposed to be
typewriter.
Unknown man, supposed to be con-
federate OF the dynamiter.
S. G. Calhoun, a telegraph operator his
head had been blown entirely off
The wounded; W. r. Laidlaw, Rus
sell Sages clerk, left leg badly gashed and
face and hands bruised and burned will
probably recover. G. W. Osborn, % years
old, severely injured about the head and
body; condition dangerous.
Frank Robertson, 26 years old, broker,
cut and bruised about abdomen, face and
hands, will probably die.
Russell Sage, confused wound over
forehead, hands and face burned and