The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-25
SAGE MEALS
But, Says Banker s1orozini, Afones
Came Out Of GOnld's Pocket.

New York, July 25.-There Is hardzS
" man IN New York who was better
acquainted with Russell Sage and is
more replete with interesting anec-
dotes OF the earlier days of the multi
millionaire's career than Giovanni P.
MOrosfni, the banker. once the busl-
ness associate Of Jay Gould.
Seated on the big veranda OF his
magnificent country place IN River
bears a deep scar won in his fights
under Garibaldi. recalled the days
when Sage, then business partner OF
Gould, occupied Offices adjoining in
No 4 Broadway.
THE death Of Mr.. Sage brings to
my mind the narrow escape he had
from death in 1898. It is recalled the
more wildly said Mr.. Morosini "be-
cause at the time OF the bomb explo-
sion I nearly lost my own life. Look.
here on my hand is the scar that a
piece of glass made as It struck me
when the explosion occurred
I was sitting in my Office with only
partition wall between me and the
room in which Norcross threw the
bomb. Piled on my desk were thou
s3ndS of dollars in bills. Suddenly
heard great noise, and the wall caseds
in and fell in every direction. duekeds
my head and my roller top desk saved
my life. I rushed to the window,
tAinAAAG the WAS giving way.
"A tremendous crowd had gathered
IN the street, and as / stepped out upon
the window coping and looked down, /
saw them carrying Russell Sage into
the drug store. Some one in the crowd
recognized me. and shouted Speech
Morosinf. speechl' Imagine such. q re-
mark at such a time; but il seemed to
prevent panic.
Finding the building was safe,
hurried back. gathered up the money
int
where the dead anarchist had lain, on
every side of which was the wreck of
the explosion.
Il do not believe that Russell Sage
ever felt his life to be free from dan
ger from that day.
Mr.. Sage was courted by wall
street solely because Of his money. KS
could always be relied on for ready
| cash. His stinginess has not been ex-
aggerated. His free lunch habit was
proverbial. He was fond of eating.
but he took twenty cent luncheons be-
cause he did not want to spend more.
He ate heartily enough Of the luneh-
cons which Gould provided.
1t was through his love of cucum-
Der salad that. I once was able to make
him sign his name. to some papers at a
time when nothing else upon earth
would have gotten him away from his
desk. -
Gould had man from Kansas City
with whom he had been trying for
days to close a big deal The day ar
rived and the man came. but the
refused to leave his desk to sign the
papers. Gould saW. the deal was about
to fall through and he appealed to me
to get Sage into the Office.
g Tell him ] am too busy was all SAGE
would say. Gould then Winked and said.
Get him in here, Morosini. That wink
moment and an Inspiration struck me
-. Why on earth don't you come il 2ssI
waiting piping hot and the cucumber
salad-why, the very smell OF It makes
my mouth water
That did the business. Down went the
papers, and in Mr., Sage rushed. Where is
the luncheon, Gould?' he asked precfpi-
lately. Just minute, Mr.. Sage. this is
4 Mr. Blank Of Kansas City and we want
/ TO get that little deal closed just sign
your name.
Sage. impatient at the delay over the
salad, hastily took the pen and signed.
Then he walked into the inner Office for
cording to Mr.. Gould, and I quickly got
out of the way.
afterward learned. but the deed was
laughed heartily at the joke
During the Columbian Centennial
/ celebration here in 1882 I bought five
4 tickets for the banquet at the Lyceurn
The tickets cost $40 apiece. I had an
extra one and gave it to Mr.. Sage
/ What a lot of money to nav for ore
u
have been to anything ike that but
I am going. Well. he went and drank
heartily OF every wine that was served
4 Toward the end of the evening he got
what the boys call a joyous and spec
tacular jag and he sang to the top of
4 his voice and was altogether happy and
hilarious. That was the only time [
ever heard of him attending anything
like that He told me the next day
that his head felt about ten times too
I big for his hat.
During the Memphis yellow fever
4 epidemic said Mr.. Morisini Mr. Gould
had subscribed $4,000, and nearly every
one else in the district contributed gen
4 erously- Sage, as usual. did not give q
sou. Some Wag started the report that
Mr. Sage was going to sing The star
Spangled Banner on the steps OF the
Stock Exchange at 3 o'clock that day
for the benefit of the fund. It got into
the afternoon papers and q large crowd
filed the street.
Sage did not see the papers, and st
3 o'clock-the hour he left the Office
4 he started down the street, and was
amazed at the mob.
q What is all this aboutT he asked
" Why. aren't you going to render the
Star Spangled Banner" on tht stock
/ Exchange steps,? was asked.
well. Sage was piping hot. but the
next day he, too. saw the huuor IN the
joke. and believe afterward was won't
to tell It upon himself.
No Fear Of It's Returning.
DR.. John Y Shoemaker, the well
Known physician and editor, was con-
fleming etthanasfa-the pafnIesN kill