Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-15
THE ONLY EYESORE.
Vice President Webb Blaines the Authori-
ties at Albany.

New YORK, August 1.-THE Grand
Central depot has fairly assumed its
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 the railroad has been Grip
pied here. Third Vice Prcsid ent
Webb was in his office early
this morning reading messages from
various points along the line. He had
very little that was new to impart. He
said:
II made a tour of the line between
here and Albany yesterday. and ! found
everything as quiet and the work going
on as smoothly as it ever was, except at
East Albany. This is the only eye-sOre
we got along the road. If the yards
were clear at Albany we could handle
all our freight without the slightest diff
iiculty. In my opinion the authorities
have been Lax in their efforts to pre-
serve order there. If had Inspector
Williams up at Albany for half day.
YOU can bet the yards would be cleared,
and our freight service would be re-
stored in quick time. But expect that
In 4 day or two order will be restored In
Albany as well as in New York"
Mr.. Webb did not put much faith In
the rumor that the iiremen would be
called out and the strike on the Della
ware and Hudson he regarded as a
small matter and one that would be cas-
ily settled. The train service on the
New York Central is now fully restored
with the exception of one or two Of the
poor commutcr trains. These can be
put on the road tomorrow if necessary.
The officials say the new men are doing
as well as can be expected. Many, in
fact, most Of them. are experienced
railroad men.
THE COST OF IT ALI.
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
$500. 600 in the frcight department. Ac-
cording to Master Workman Lees state
mcnt, there were about 10000 men who
struck work. Their average wages
were at least Sl.jO a day. They lost,
then, up to date Sls0,000, including
their wages paid out Of the general
strike fund.
Superintendent Voorhees, received a
dispatch from Troy at 2:ij which said:
"All quiet here. Places with three eX-
ceptions filled. Have men already Sc
lected. All trouble here was occaSioncd
by toughs and not by our men who went
out.
At5a'clock Il statement relative to
the reinstatement OF the old hands was
given out by Mr.. Webb. He said many
were good men who had struck through
ignorance or misrepresentation, and
when they wished to come back all
agents should take them as new em-
ployeS, If a vacancy existed. II there
were no vacancies, the men whom they
valued as good men would be placed on
the list until needed. He wants it un-
derstood that the men who have taken
strikers places will not be displaced un-
less their services are unsatisfactory
also that men who have been inimical
TO the company will not be taken back
under any circumstances
Local Assembly 1913 OF the knights,
of Dover Plains, denied to-day the
truth of the report that the assembly
had disbanded. Mr.. Lee said every
thing was progressing satisfactorily and
that the men were a determined as
ever. The police last night removed a
coupling pin which was suspended from
a Fourth avenue bridge and which was
intended to smash the headlight OF a
locomotive. At ST. Johns Park depot
the condition is unchanged to-day. nc
freight was being received.