Show MORE STORIES OF SAGE SAGEt t I There Is hardly a man in New York vho thO Was better beter acquainted ac with Wi Russell R USi l Sage Sag and Is more replete te with wih Interesting tho sUng anecdotes tes of the earlier ealer days if of f th i t tJ J millionaires career C re t than Giovanni P Morosini the banker bank rf OhM the business associate lata of Jay Gould says the New York American At Seated Monday Monda on the Dig veranda of his magnificent country countr place ih iii River Biver who bears a n deep scar won In his fights rights under Garl Gail bald recalled the days dl s when Sage then thena a 0 business partner of ot Gould G uld occupied of f es adjoining his In 11 No 71 ii 7 Broadway The death deah of ot Mr r Sage brings to my m mind mimi the escape cape he had from death de th in Iii 11 It Is recalled the more vividly vivid said Mr Morosini because at the titus time of ot the bomb explosion I nearly lost tm my Own life Ue Look here on 01 my m hand Is 11 the th scar s ar that a piece Of ot glass made as it i struck me when the explosion n occurred 1 I was WS sitting in my office with Wih only a partition wall wail between me ins and the room In m which Norcross threw the bomb Piled Pied on my m desk were thousands of ot dollars In lii bills bila Suddenly I heard a great noise and nd the wall Wail caved In and fell fel in every direction I ducked my head and my roller roler top desk saved my life 1 I rushed to the window thinking the building was wae giving away A tremendous crowd had gathered In Inthe Inthe inthe the street tre t and as 1 I stepped out upon the window w coping and looked 1 I saw them carrying Russell Russel Sage Into the th drug store Someone in the crowd recognized recognized recognized me and shouted Speech Morosini speech Imagine such a n remark mark r at such sucha a time but It seemed to prevent a t panic Finding the building was sale sate 1 I hur her hurried rIM ned back gathered gather up the money and pushed my way w y Into the tile room toom where the dead anarchist had lain on every ver side of which was vas the tM wreck of the explosion I 1 do not belleVe bel ve that Russell Sage OVer ever felt fel his life to o be free from danger froth from that day d y Mr 11 Sage S ge was counted by Wall street solely because of his money He could always ahva s be relied on for ready cash His Ills stinginess has haft not been exaggerated His free lunch hunch habit was proverbial proverbial He lie Ie was fo of eating but hut ho he took luncheons because he did not want to spend more He ate heartily hearty enough of at atthe the luncheons which Gould provided It I was through his love of cucumber salad that 1 once was able to make him sign his name to some somo papers rs at a time waca nothing else Upon jap earth would have gotten him away from his desk e k Gould had a man from Kansas with wih whom he had hud been trying tr for days to close a big deal deat Tho The tiny day iY arrived and the th man came but tim tho hitch was with Sage He persistently refused to t leave his desk to sign the papers Gould saw the deal Was about to fall fal through and he appealed to me in to get Sago into the theoffice office I Tell l ll him Im Im too tOt busy was all al Sage would say Si Gould Goul then winked and nn said Get him In here Morosini That wink meant diplomacy I thought tho hard for fr a moment and an Inspiration struck me Why on earth dont you come in 1 said sai to Sage the luncheon is in there waiting piping hot and the cucumber salad why the very smell of It I makes my mouth water That did dd the business Down went the papers and in Mr Sage rushed Where is the luncheon Gould he asked precise preci precipitately l Just a minute ml ute Mr Sage this Is Mr r Blank of Kansas and we want to get that little deal closed Just sign youri name Sage Impatient at the delay over the salad hastily hasty took the pen and signed Then Thea he walked into the inner office for forthe forthe forthe the luncheon He lie Ie came out perturbed d according to Mr dould Gould and I quickly got out of the way I Gould had quite a time pacifying paci ing I Sage I afterward learned but the deed was done don the papers signed Gould i afterward laughed heartily at the te t Joke During the Columbian Centennial C celebration here In 1102 I bought five fV tickets for the banquet at the Lyceum The tickets cost 20 2 apiece I had an extra one and gave It to Mr Sage What a 8 lot of money to pay for one meal he said I 1 never neV r In all al my life have been to anything like that but Im Im going Well Wel he went and drank heart heartily heartily ily fy of ot every Wine that was served Toward d tho the end of the evening he got i what the boys call cal a joyous and spec spectacular spectacular spectacular jag and he sang to the top of his voice and Was altogether happy and I hilarious That was the only time I 1 ever eV r heard of him attending anything I like that He told me the next day da that his head felt about ten times too bigfor his hat During the Memphis yellow fever epidemic said Mr 11 Morosini Mor Mr Gould had subscribed 00 and mid nearly nearh everyone else in the district contributed gener generously generously generously Sage as usual did not give a sou du duSome Some Somo wag started the report that Mr Sage was going to sing The Star Span Spangled Spangled Banner on the steps of the stock ex cx exchange exchange change at 3 i oclo k that day for the bene benefit benefit benefit fit of of at the fund It I got Into the afternoon papers and a 1 huge crowd filled fled the street Sage did not see the papers and at 3 the hour he left the office he started down the street and was amazed at the mob What is all al this about he asked asted Why Vb arent you jOU going to render The Star Spangled Banner on the stock exchange steps was asked Well Vel Sage was piping hot but the next day he too saw the humor in the joke and I believe afterward was wont w nt to tell t it on |