New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-05
OBITUARY.
Pr,ssFIL SAGE. JR.

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puseeu Sac. ,r ne,hew OF Russell sage the noted
,vau street anancier died ut his apartments IN ,e
windsor Hotel Mt IL O'Clock yesterday hiorn'ns w
sarc had been I'll for some time ana IL WIS h'o" '
DAYS ago 10 DIS. Janeway ana ba''"ii ~ -,
him, that he could not recover. he vas nv ho.
his unclcs Office blown up VII" ". '''" ~. .,uo
fine AGO and he oyerexered himself at 'hat 'ihe'
r,cht dovs otor ,he exploson he was compelled 10
take 10 his bed and he remained there uhtl HIS ue"'
The disease vbich caused his death was mchihs''S'
lie suffered much pain during his Illness ana was III
n semunconscious state much OF inc 'i' - -,
the last four days he unable to recognize guy ~,
his friends. At O'Clock yesterday hoIn,uo w
phvscIans knew that the end was near anu Hr' anu
Mrs. Russell Sage were told. lbeY H"s'o"'U ~
bedside and remained there until the ehu'
Russell sage ir was born fifty years ago NJ lros'
y Y He was son Of Henry Il. Sage wer'o-uo
grocer at Troy who the eldest brother Vi h"9S'
sage, The banker His mother deu ""eh no w
about three months old and his father eight years
aftcrward At that time his uncle. Russen Sage "i
working for Henry Il. Sage IN the sroooiS
Russell Sage jr. had two sisters and Drother' al
older than ne but they were not Old enough TO care
for Themselves and the uncle took the four chhore'
to live with his family. Russell sage coh'inueu "
the grocery business and prospereu he '0i'' no
nicccs and nephcxs to school and they all secureu
excellent educatons Russell IT,, being gradua'eu io'
the Polytechnic Academy Mt Troy. Rufus his pro.ie
4
Point Russell, IT,. left the academy with II u'pio
! OF civil engineer and at once began the "orh VI MO
| profession on the IooSac Tunnel Rarohd' ""on
his uncle took charge OF the Milwaukee ana 3D. Run
road Russell Ir, went into the employ OF that CUT
| poration, and II was he who engineered inc WIZ"
On tho compony's line into Chicago Before t'at u''
the Chicago traffic OF the Milwaukee and ST. faui roa
went over the Chicago and Northwestern roan.
Ten years ago his health began to fall ana nc ca"o
10 New York and lived up 10 the time OF MS oea'i d.
the Windsor Hotel. lie never married lie was
| g. A. X. man, but did not take much Interest IN Army
matters. At the breaking ont OF the war oil the nc
beon he enlisted In tic Black Horse Cavalry at Iioy
] " " and served eighteen months In the Army Dur'
Ing the time hc engaged In railroad engineering ne
invested in stocks and bonds and was successful e
| leave, a fortune OF about 100000. During the time
| he lived I'm New York he not actively engaged III
any business. lie great favorite win MS unoic
and aunt l. was always their desire to have MN i've
With them at their Fifth home. but he declined 10
leave the Windsor Hotel During MS illness tnes ei
drayocd 10 persuade him 10 consent 10 DC nONed 10 NJ
unre's horse but he said he did not WISH 10 uoupic
his relatives and for that reason wOhh remain ~ III.
hotel His uncle and aunt say no was one oi lio mus
| con -dcrate OF mcn-gcntc, kind ana loving; L.. .
The funeral VIII take place ~ O'CLOCK tonnS Nv
| h, uncles home AT 30. 300 FilthaNc Inc SERVE
win e conducted by the Rev. DR.. SOddad, one OF uc
| c.llior, of "Thc New York Observer" The Dody VIII
lie ta;cn from the Windsor Hotel TO his uncle nome
| mi, morning Tomorrow the body Will be ehlpPeu %
| urlu~wicL y T., where his mother and iathcr aie
| buried, and there he will also be Inferred