The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
rs THE ESTIMATED WEALTH OF
RUSSELL SAGE.
Henry clews Says he YVES she Richest
Man in Wall street.-klwsys De-
eisred None Would Know
What He Did With Money.

Rockaway, OF which Rev. Robert q.
Leitch Is pastor. The burial will be
in oalawn cemetery. Troy.
MIR. Sage was for long time
member Of the West Side Presbyter.
ian church OF this city
The following were selected as pail
bearers for the funeral: William =.
Dixon OF Cedarhurst. Elbert 4. Brin.
skerhoff of Far Rockaway: George G.
Rand OF Lawrence: Newbold l.. Law.
renee of Lawrence; Albro ]. Newton
of Far Rockaway; John l.. Lawrence
Of Lawrence: Franklin u. Lord OF
Lawrence. and DR.. ]. Carl Schmuck.
Mr.. Sage saw nearly the years OF
Daniel Drew. who was a king OF the
little stock market of those days when
Mr.. Sage first appeared there to pile
up a fortune six or seven times as
great az Drew ever had. The two men
were alike In little except bodily
length aud leanness, some personal
Characteristic OF old fashioned sim.
plicity and the disposition toward
longevity. but Uncle Russell succeed
ed Uncle Dan1 in the peculiar regard
that wall street seems to cherish for
those whom it adopts as uncles. Drew
lived TO be 81 Mr Sage lacked a
fortnight of 80 years
Financial disturbances which might
possibly follow ihe removal from life
of so important factor in the great
affairs OF business have long been dis
counted. and every contract Mr. Sage
has made In the lending of money In
the last two years has. Il is said. con.
tanned a clause slpulating that In the
event of his death no payment OF
moneys lent should then be demanded
on that account. For his death, as In
his life, Russell Sage had provided
against every human contingency
which might iniuriously affect the en-
terprises in which he was so active Tor
a lifetime. extraordinary In its
length.
Mr.. Sage had been failing for a
long time. lie was very feeble all the
Spring and Mrs. Sage and others tried
to get him to leave the city and go to
his summer home as soon as winter
disappeared. but he preferred the city.
lie was finally taken to Lawrence on
July In an automobile by DR.. Edward
Ianeway and the latters son, DR..
Theodore G. Janeway.
For the last three weeks MIR. Sage
had several sinking spells. II was
thought that he would die ON Friday
night. Both Drs. Janeway were sent
for Oxygen was administered and
Mr. Sage's life was thus prolonged.
All Saturday his condition was crlti'
cal, with occasional moments OF un-
consciousness. unday morning he
frightened up considerably. lie was
propped up in his bed on the second
floor of the house and gazed out on the
ocean. Calling Mrs. Sage to the room
shortly after noon, he pointed out
Iull-rigged ship with all sails set,
that was disappearing on the horizon.
The two talked for a short while and
MIR. Sage was in the best of humor
lie did not realize that he was very
sick man. and the doctors had not told
him that the end was near.
About 1880 he grew faint and sank
back In bed. In twinkling he was
unconscious DR., J. Carl Schmuck the
local physician attending Mr.. Sage
sent hurry call to the city for Dr.
Theodore Janeway, who went to Law
rece as fast as his automobile could
travel. He reached the house some
time before Mr.. Sage expired at 1880
o'clock
Since his arrival at Lawrence Mr.,
Sage has not left his house. For the
first period of his Illness he sat for the
greater part of the days on the yeran.
da He remained entirely on the sec
ond floor lie was shifted to differ
ent sides OF the house with the
changes OF the sun and wind. Friends
came down to visit him occasionally.
Dr. ]. Brown Deleyan, Mrs. Sage's
physician was called to the house last
night.Dr Dclevan said that Mrs. Sage
was merely tired out and that she had
gone to bed on his adyice.
DIR. Delavan was the spokesman for
the household. He said that the death
of Mr.. Sage would have no tendency
to cause any uneasiness in the finan'
clal world. as his affairs had all been
cared for in anticipation of his death.
Many of Mr.. sage's loans had been
called in and such a3 are outstanding
will be provided for with as little dis
turbance as possible to the money
lflgalN that