Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-09

ton from the mobs in our yarJlss They
arc burning cars and destroying other
property I'm the yards mt Halstcad, Mcaghor
and Morgan streets, and not policeman
can be found"
Chief Brrnnan ut once transmitted the
message to Inspector Lewis. wh,. ..stailcd
a squad of 81 police officers to tho scene of
the disturbance. Tho fire department had
been called out on three different occa-
sions, each time to cNtinguish flames in
freight car-. Thirteen cars were burned.
The mob gathered about the ilrCmcn when
they arrived in response to AN alarm and
greatly intcrfrrcd in the work OF cNtIn-
gushing the fire.
The arrival Of the police had I ut little
effect. The blucCuats wCrc houtc ut and
! peltcd with stones The crowd numbered
nearly 1000 and was made up Of the
toughest element of the city. Well known
thieves and other desperate men, with
whom the police of the Maxwell street
station have had considerable trouble,
mingled in the mob and took an active
! part in the disturbance. The police final
| ly made n determined charge and drove
| the mob to the al jUining streets and from
the freight yards, clubbing the leaders
| freely The police remained ON duty. and
the strikers were kept from doing further
violence.
Fires on All sides.
Sunday morning in the yards of the Chi
| cago, Burlington and Quincy and Mt the
| Wisconsin Central tracks ut Western ave
| huc and Sixteenth street Threats against
| railroads and dcnunCiation of the police
| were heard on all sides, and II only rcquir-
| cd the move of some leader to start an
other conflict. The police. numbering $50,
and three companies Of the Seventh rcgi-
ment were on duty. The rioters were OBJ
| at Il nj first r,.fIISpI tn Tho
police used their clubs with telling effect,
and in a short timo the mobs wcro dis
pcrscd. The militia were camncd in the
| yards ut Western avenue and were in
| structcd to deal severely with any one
caught in the act of burning or uncoup-
ling cars. shortly before noon smoke was
seen To come from n freight car on the
Wisconsin Central tracks The fircmen
worked under guard uf police officers
and had difficulty in CXtinguishing the
flames No sooner was the fire out ut this
point than another was discovered two
blocks away. This was soon cxtinguish-
ed Alarms of this sort continued.
During sunday another mob went TO
the yards OF the Panhandle road ut Rock
we'll and Sixteenth streets and set fire 70
a number of cars. The yards were poorly
guarded by the police, and when tho en-
CINE company arrived its work was ham.
pcrcd by the mob until the police were ~
| enforced.
Anarchists Demand BIoodshcd.
Five hundred anarchists gathered ut O
picnic in n grove near Western avenue ant
Fifty-ninth street and discussed the strike
situation in true anarchiStic style. Tn,
speakers were unanimous In demand FOL
violence and bloodshed was repeatedly
3 named as the only solution OF the trouble
The speakers declared that the strike cnI
| only no won nv the Use of tha torch anC
1 gun and called upon all workingmen q
0 aid In tho battle against capital.
( The conference announced between
| committee of tho employees OF Pullman
q and Second Vice President Wicks of tn
\ company did not occur, rs no committc
, appeared. Mr.. Wicks remained ut hi
= Office for several hours waiting for the ex
o pected visitors. I'VE arc always ready 6
o receive our ex-employces, he said, AN
!, hear what they have to say. The position
OF the company in this matter Is unchanG
9 cd, however and We have nothing NOR
a to say to the men than has already bee
d said Tho talk of n conference bctwce
u Mr. Debs and myself Is all n cannrd. W
d will not receive Mr.. Debs. Mayor HoT
kins or any ono else as representatives
% our ex-cinployccs. II the latter wish
70 talk to us, they must come themselves an
= without outside representation"
n Tho veteran corps of the First regiment
I. n. G., Is preparing to take part In Oh
l. present trouble Tho corps numbers Id
r veterans and expects to DO able to rupoi
;. to General Wheeler today. The organize
y tons equipment is at Springfield. an
l Vice President wicks Of the Pullma
II company agreed to furnish blankets Il
$, tho men, who arc gathering ut their n
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