The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . h nothing, by the methods of the street ob-tained $3,500,000 of railroad assets, and in five yearscontrolled $1,000,000,000 of property; but, failmg, hemissed sainthood. There was another man who justescaped deification—his plans miscarried—but he got sofar as to be styled a Napoleon of finance. We havenot time or space to illuminate further this galaxy ofbrilliant, daring and relentless operators, the most ofwhom have passed away. One more may be mentioned who is with us still.
The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . h nothing, by the methods of the street ob-tained $3,500,000 of railroad assets, and in five yearscontrolled $1,000,000,000 of property; but, failmg, hemissed sainthood. There was another man who justescaped deification—his plans miscarried—but he got sofar as to be styled a Napoleon of finance. We havenot time or space to illuminate further this galaxy ofbrilliant, daring and relentless operators, the most ofwhom have passed away. One more may be mentioned who is with us is most befittingly lean and bloodless. Beingconfronted suddenly with the prospect of swift end-ing by dynamite, he drew in front of him, with 94 XKW YORK CITY LIKE the unusual cordiality of a haiulshaki, a young manwho had been sent to him on business, and whowas entirely itjjiiorant of the threat of the crack-brained man who stood beside him. The l^omb wasdropped, and the dreadful explosion blew the poorWall Street fool to pieces. It tore its way throut^hthe body of Mr. Sages living shield, not killing. Russell Saoe. him, but making him a wreck and a living doubt, ^Ir. Sages life and person weresaved by the sacrifice of this young man. Didthat incline his feeble heart to the man who wasdoomed to bear his sufferings through life? Oh, no!In bar of the legal and moral claim he answeredthat he did not draw the young man between him 05 THE AMERICAN METROPOLIS and the explosion, and that he was not responsiblefor the act of ISTorcross or its results. Trial aftertrial was had, and the great millionaire seemed tobe entirel}^ careless of the lamentable spectacle hepresented while refusing to make life more tolerablefor the man who was carrjdng his wounds andbearing his pains. After several trials and appealsthe legal obstacles were beaten down and a verdictfor forty thousand dollars, rendered by a jury, wassustained by the appellate court. A good example of the bel
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