The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-24
STRUCK WITH BLINDNESS.
Pathetic Case of Mr.. waiter webb, OF
New York.

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Pathetic Case of Mr.. waiter webb, OF
New York.
NEW YORK. May Especial. The de-
tails of the case Of Nice-president
Walter Webb, of the New York Central
Railroad. who. AS related in Yesterdays
TIMES. was recently struck blind, are as
curious as they are pathetic. He was sit
! ting at his desk in the Office at the Grand
| Central Depot when those about him sud-
denly saw him rise, and an expression that
despair alone can give passed over his face;
| his hands groped wildly before him; his
body swayed a. though he We're about 10
fall. But he didn't fall, he merely stared
with a blank, hopeless stare, as II he was
irving To see what didn't exist. His eyes
were wide Open, but there was a look In
! them that hadn't been there before. II was
the look Of eyes in which there is no light.
lie stood that way for a while, silent.
| Then hesitatng, as ii unwilling 10 have the
truth forced upon him. he asked tecbly what
was the matter with the light. Some one
answered that there was nothing the mat
ter: that every thing was just as II had
been during the entire morning.
His face once more changed expression;
| there was pain, but not physical pain. The
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hopeless despair His next words came Ia
a low moan: IL cannot see. | am blind"
Then be sank back into his chair, and
was soon after taken 10 his home. Mr..
| Webb is "A Younger brother of DIR. seward
Webb. president of the Wagner Palace Car
Company. and a sOn-in-iaw Of the late Will
| liam II. Vanderbilt. lie attracted the at
tention Of Cornelius vanderbilt and Ch2un-
cey VI. Depew by his work In the Wagner
! Palace Car Company.
some months ago IL was resolved 10 create
a new Office which should take charge Of
the entire passenger traffic OF the New York
| Central system. Aftcr careful scrutiny
/ of eligible men Young Webb was selected 10
! dll the new office. lie has now been In Il
for three months, and has gwen such salts
| faction that the directors OF the New York
Central have given him unlimited leave OF
absence in order that he may get well and
come back 10 their service.
Those who were in the office with Mr..
Webb at sle time that his blindness came
upon him, will probably never forget the
scene. Five minutes before he seemed in
full health and perfect physical condition.
TERMINAL MATTERS.
President Inman, Of Richmond Terminal
saws the trust bonds to be offered 70 stock
holders are not new issue, but the same
! ) per cent. trust bonds which are now SELF
ing on the Stock Exchange at about -.
| While the meeting was in progress the de
rectOrs received cablegram from syndi-
cate in London bidding - for 925,OOo.vD
Of common stock, less commissions.
I'm as much, however, as the meeting had
already adopted the plan as published, this
bid was rejected as the home arrangements
had been made at much better rate. The
report that the next and early action OF the
Richmond Terminal people would be the
announcement of the retirement OF prefer
red stock AT par and accrued interest ~ de-
MED.
Philadelphia states on good authority that
the Reading, Baltimore and Ohio and Rich
m0nd Terminal companies haze made an
agreement to operate the three systems as
one through line, as soon a. practical
physical connection is established.
This will take all the terminals
through business from the Pennsylvania,
The Calhoun family j. said Ia have broken
with the directors pool over the new deal
Pat Calhoun, who is now in London, nego'
tiated the offer of the English syndicate,
which was rejected, the bid being - for S25..
900. 900 new stock. The CalhouDs then sold
out %, 600 shares Of their holding, breaking
the market. Calvin ;. Brice makes
, the following statement; have
great confidence in the strong post
tion now occupied by the COM
Dany, and in the recent plan. believe ib1'
when the position and policy Of The dlrec.
tors are fully understood the stock VIII sell
AT very much higher figures. ! wish II e
be distinctly understood, both for General
Thomas and myscif, that President lnman
General Thomas and | have been large
buyers Of the stock in the past week; that
we are now large buyers OF the stock
. and that we are now larger holders than nj
I 81 A. have kl.
Gates Of the policy OF selling no stock Of the
cOmpany except 10 the shareholders, pro
rata 10 their holdings.
The Norfolk and Western has sold $780,.
900 Of its preferred stock. part 81 the
{ 10000 shares authorized ut the annual meet
J ing in MAY, 1889. The remaining 3O,oo
shares are held by the trustees of the one
p hundred year mortgage, for the purpose, ard
! under conditions set forth in the mortgage
The proceeds Of the new issue will be- used
/ for double tracking fifty miles, and Other
, additional improvements and extensions q
the property made necessary by the compile
tiOn Of the connection with the LOUISVILLE
. and Nashville.
FIGHTING THE M'KINLEY BILL.
When the New York importers began {,
organize their opposition 10 the Mchlnle,
tariff bill, there was no indication that IN,
: proportions. The executive committees re-
port that Chicago, Boston, Baltimore. R0cb
ester. II. Louis and Philadelphia importers
have written to the New York leaders 0
the movement asking permission TO join
them In the protest which they are 10 present
TO Congress. Organizations are also form
, ing in these cities, and IL is proposed d
make them permanent, for the pur
pose Of protecting the importers
: rights by the ballot il necessary
The reports on the excessive aud nnneecs
sary increases OF duties proposed in the dif
ferent branches OF trade have been printed
T in pamphlet and circulated broadcast
over the land. This will be followed up by
visit OF three hundred OF the leading mer
chants to W Washington 10 fight the bill bef0r,
Congress. The frst batch OF them len
, to-day.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith. Of Brooklyn, cele.
brated her one hundredih birthday yestor
day. She Is still hale and hearty.
CONTRAST.
. The new Blaine bride and groom. Mr.. and
! Mr.. Walter Damrosh, went OF 10 Eurol<
Yesterday in the beet cabin OF one Of ths
finest ocean steamers. Mrs. James q
Blaine, Jr., still remains q cripple In this
city. depending on charity for her care. She
has however SO far recovered from her long
illness that she drove In Central park yes
terlay. Since her removal 10 Dr.. Hamil'
! toms private sanitarium, In Twenty-ninth
street, Mrs. Biaine's improvement has beer
m )st rapid and satisfactory, and her friends
have every reason now 10 hope that she viii
soon be entirely restored 10 health. HERR
manly husband and his unfeeling parents,
still ignore her and contribute nothing q
hsr support