New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

were accused Of insolence toward passengers,
and the management Of the street railway was
said by some persons to have provoked violence
by its alleged arrogance and greed.
Finally as the discussion narrowed in the
usual course Of events Of that kind. there was
g general acceptance OF the theory that the riot
was due TO something somebody had not done,
rather than TO anything anybody had done The
Mayor il was said had not been firm enough
The police, it was asserted, had not been sufh-
ciently prompt The windows of the cars had
not been built strong enough for such emergen-
cies. And, finally the strikers it was claimed.
had not arrayed their little band of eighty
against the mob OF perhaps four thousand riot
ers and put 1t to flight To that extent, at least.
there was a general disposition for a day or
two 10 hold the strikers responsible for the riot
Then somebody asked why the many thousands
of good citizens who also did not come to the
front and put down the riot were not respon-
sible for it. and. that being generally pooh
poohed the argument started all over again,
ran through the same changes and brought up
where il started. with the proposition that there
was no doubt whatever that the riot GOULD have
been avoided if the rioters had not roted. and if
the somebody who didn't do something had
thrown himself OF themselves into the breach
at precisely the right moment and with suff-
cient force.
One Of the funny incidents of the first day
the militia were in Waterbury attracted consid-
erable attention. The Hartford companies of
the 1st Regiment were quartered in the Audi
torium in South Main-st., and camp kettles ana
copper boilers ,,ere soon stewing away merrily
in the roadway in front. Some of the vessels
were covered but the contents of others were
exposed 10 the weather and accidents wag
who stood among the crowd of curiosity seek
ers heard TO remark;
IT would be easy to throw an ounce two
Of strychnine into one o them b'iiers-" An In
fantrynaan VINO overheard the remark looked
startled, and disappeared between the sentineis
a. the door In about five minutes the hoarse
voice Of command was heard within, and de-
tail OF troops with fixed bayonets, emerged
from the door. The ominous COMMAND
Charge" was heard. and the crowd scattered
A line Of troops was placed a the curb on poth
sides Of the street and from that time the order
20 strangers was Move on there; dont biock
the way"
At the car barns. in West Main-st' green
sentinel was posted with orders TO allow no
body on the bridge There are two bridges across
the Naugatuck at that point-one the brldge OF
the street railway company and the other
public bridge on which there were no railway
tracks The guard saw this just after the re-
lief squad had passed en- He scratched his
head and, seeing team coming over the wagon
bridge, he prepared for action
Halt" he shouted, planting himself squarely
in front Of the team and lowering his bayonet.
"Sobody's allowed on the bridge. Get OF, now,
an be afther dom it sudden" The driver was
quick witted, and replied.
well. just step aside. and I'll drive off II
turn round, III be afther goin' back again.
The doughty warrior saw the point and
stepped aside. The officer Of the guard came up