The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-15
THE RAILROAD STRIKE.
The Situation on the New York
Central Anomalous
ALBANY STILL THE POINT
or Decentralization Men on Duty
There, but No Trouble Is Feared.
Trains Going Out OF New York
City What OAlcials Say.

NEW loRk, august lf.--1ne Ifantl
Central depot had fairly assumed i.a
normal appearance this morning. What
ever may be said Of the status of the
strike In Albany, there Is little or no In.
dication that tho railroad has been Grip.
Piled here. Third Vice President Webb
was in his office early this morning read
Ing messages from various points along
the line. He had very little that was
new to impart.
II made tour Of the line between
here and Albany Yesterday, md ! ionnd
everything as quiet and the work going
on as smooth as ever it was. exscpt at
East Albany. This Is the only eyesore
we have got along the road. II the
yards were clear at'Albany we could
handle all our freight without tho slight.
es: difficulty. In my opinion the au.
thorities have been lax In their efforts
to preserve order there. II | had In.
spector Williams up ut Albany for hall Il
day you can bet the yards would be
cleared and our freight service would be
restored in quick time. But I expect
that in day or two order will be re-
stored in Albany Us well as in New
York." aDs ~.
Mr.. Webb did not put much faith in
the rumor that the tiremen would be
called out, and the strike on the Della
ware 4 Hudson he regarded as a small
matter and one that would be easily set
tied. The train service on the New
York Central is now fully restored with
the exception OF one or two Of the com.
mnter trains. These can be put on the
road tomorrow ii necessary. The off,
cials say the new men are doing as well
as can be expected. Many, in fact,
most Of them, are experienced railroad
men.
In the sixty.Gfth street freight yard
the routine OF business is not yet estab.
lished. 1t is said here, too, that this is |
due to the condition OF things at Albany.
The police are still squstted 10 groups
over the yards and large number Of
men are idly awaiting the making up Of
the trains, which is progressing rather
slowly.
Four way freight trains left the yard |
yesterday for points between here and
Buffalo, and one went west OF Buffalo.
Two trains were sent to Albany this
morning. The traffic between the Sixty
fifty street and the downtown yards is
fully established.
COST OF TIE STRIKE.
Already the strike has cost the COM
pany and the men much money. The
nearest estimate that could be obtained
was that the company had lost over
$780, 1000 in the freight department. Ac.
cording to Master Workman Lees state.
ment, there were about 10000 men who
struck work. Their average wages were
at least 81 so a day. They lost then,
up to date, SlsO.Oo0, including their
wages paid out Of the general strike
fund.
superintendent Voorhees, received a
dispatch from Troy at 2:45 which said
AL quiet here. Places With three ex.
ceptionB filled. Have men already &C.
lected. All trouble here was occasioned
by tonghs and not by our men who went
out" 14. -I' i5,I.
AT IS o'clock statement relative to the
Of the old hands was given
out by Mr.. Webb. He said many were
good men who have struck through
ignorance or Misrepresentation, and
when they wished to come back all
agents should take them as new, EN-
ployes, if vacancy existed. = II there
we're no vacancies the men whom they
valued as good men would be placed in
the list until needed. He wants it un-
derstood that the men who have taken
the strikers places shall not be displaced
unless their services are unsatisfactory
also that men who have been inimical 10
the company will not be taken back un.
der any circumstances.