The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-17
nEpEM,s YAoATIoN.
Departure of the Noted RAILWAY President

DEPEW'S VACATION.
Departure of the Noted RAILWAY President
for Short Trip Through Europe.
New YoRx, July 16.-ChaunceY NJ.
Depew sailed at 1890 o'clock yesterday
on the Majestic for Europe, where he
will remain until September TO- when
he expects to return on the Toutonic.
Mr.. Depew had completed his plans to
leave this country on July l, but his
trip was deferred owing to the illness Of
his son and his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Hegeman, who have now sufficiently
recovered to accompany Mr.. and Mrs.
Depew. He was engaged in clearing
away q mass Of papers, and it was plain
that the stress OF work OF the last week
had fatigued him. Mr.. Depew was
asked il his absence would interfere
with the running OF the great corpora
tion of which he is president.
lone of the unsettled problems OF
life," Mr.. Depew said in q reflective
manner, sis how much man is needed
in this world, and whether anything is
lost when the world gets undone. You
hear it frequently remarked that an otti-
Ger or the chief OF large business in
stitution is invaluable in his place, and
that il he should drop out the vacancy
could not be filled. He dies or is dis
abled, but somehow the machine moves
on contrary to all expectations. The
solution probably is that it takes more
men to do his work, and it is not done
SO well. l supposed that / had cleaned
UP everything on July ready for my
trip, when at the last moment the ill
ness in my family prevented my de-
parture. Between that date and now
half-past in my ofiice-1 never had SO
much or such important, or such exact
ing work within the same period which
apparently no one else could do. The
matters apparently could not be post
poned. They had to be acted upon and
very serious embaarassments would
have resulted il they had not been act-
ed upon. Now; who does such solu-
tions, or are they done at all when the
mathematician is off on his vacation"
"But canthe emathematician figure
out the time, Mr.. Depew?"
"He can't. have discovered that
there is apeculiarityabout brain workers
which demonstrates difference be-
tween the brain and the muscular sys-
TEN. At the end OF ten months con-
scientious brain worker who has pushed
his mind to the full extent it can go,
and has trenched also somewhat upon
his sleep, and largely on rest, recreation
and exercise, will discover that there is
an unaccustomed friction in his head
piece; that easy things are done with
difficulty, and while his judgment is rs
good as ever, he has not the same con-
fidence, nor is he satisfied with what
he does. If he takes a complete
change of scene, occupation at
mosphere, and environment, when
he returns he will discover to his sur
prise that matters which he worried
about every day and lay awake about
over every night are turned out in an
hour to his own satisfaction and that OF
everybody interested. His ability for
smoothly and good naturedly accom-
plishing any task that he sets for him
self is practically unlimited. That has
been my experience for ten years and
in fact the experience OF hundreds OF
others whom l have known intimately.
A man neither breaks down or wears
out noiselessly and imperceptibly in
every direction like the one-horse shay.
1t largely rests with the brain worker
what he shall do. !"
Mr.. Depew was asked what he would
do on the sea and while in Europe.
"I expect to sleep about eighteen
hours dny OF the next seven on the
ocean; then to plunge into the London
swim; not to take the tourists view of
things, but to see and study people.
For this sort OF education, London is
the greatest university in the world.
Most of the most famous men OF Europe,
Asia and Africa in every department OF
life, will be run across there in the
course OF a few weeks. 1t gives an
American an unusual opportunity OF as
certaining whether there is apositiye or
relative standard OF greatness, so far as
the famous men Of his country are con-
cerned, and those much written and
talked about celebrities whose names
are constantly appearing in the dis
patches cabled from Europe"
As Mr.. Depew continued to talk the
tired expression on his face relaxed and
it was apparent that he anticipated a
good deal OF pleasure while away.
81 intend to get all the fun available
out of the situation" and one Of his
characteristic smiles spread over his
countenance, "of the sort which keeps
the wheels OF ones life well oiled US ne
spins down the course OF time, and with
out injuring the parties who are the
subjects OF amusement, contributes to
the gayety OF the occasion"
British steamer wrecked.
LONDON, July lG.-Intelligence has
haan rpceived here that the Brit;sb