The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-03
Waterbury
IS R|010US
Danger to Non-union Carmen From
the Mob Causes Call of troops.
TWO REGIMENTS WITH cATL,Ncs
Ordered to the Front BY Governor
hamberlain-Scabs Are Handled
Harshly and Sent Home on Stretch.
ers-Other Watches at Waterbury
Than the One Dollar Kind.

Waterbury. Conn. Feb. Eight
companies of the First regiment of
the Connecticut National Guard, and
five companies of the Second regi-
ment, with two Gatling guns, were
called to Waterbury, Conn. today at
the command of Governor Chamber
lain, because of the imperative
need occasioned by the trolley
strike situation. The riots about the
streets last night. coupled with
threats of further disturbances to-
night, led to the call for troops
There was no repetition today of
the violence of last night. but crowds
congregated about the streets and
had to be dispersed by the police,
while there were rumors of an attack
TO be made tonight on the barn where
the non-union motormen and conduc-
tors borught here by the Connecticut
Railway ana Lighting company are
quartered.
operated as usual with non-union
| trolley men, but though there was
some jeering from the crowds, the
cars were not molested No cars
were run after dark. Companies G
| and G. of this city, a part of the Sec
ond regiment of the Connecticut Ma
| tional Guard, were called to their
| armory shortly before 6 o'clock this
| evening and remained there under
| orders
| Governor Chamberlain, when asked
why the militia had been ordered out,
said:
| Because the situation demands it.
! had hesitated about it. but every eff
fort has been made by the local au-
thorities in Waterbury to avert vio-
lence. and today it seemed apparent
that wisdom dictated prompt and
energetic action if law and order and
the welfare of the city and state were
to be conservei.'
| New Haven, Conn, Jan. 1.-The
New Haven battalion of the Connect
cut National guard was summoned to
the Second regiment at 6:45 o'clock
tonight by the ringing of the emer-
gency call alarm. 1t is understood
that the troops. five companies, will
leave New Haven for Waterbury to-
night to do duty in connection with
the trolley strike in that city.
Fourteen companies of the First
and Second regiments reached this
city this evening, and together with
two local companies, A and G. are
under the command of Brigadier Gen
eral Russell Frost of South Norwalk.
With the visiting companies. which
average 80 men each, and the local
companies, total of 500 arrived in
the city between 9:4O and 1915. on
trains from New Haven and Hart
der police escort, amid the hootng
and Kissing of the crowds that gath
cred.
Five companies from Hartford, one
from New Britain and one from New
Bristol arrived under command Of
Colonel Edward Schulze They
brought with them two machine gun
batteries. The companies from Man
; chester and Rockville also brought
Gatling guns. When the Second regi-
ment contingent. consisting of five
companies or New Haven, arrived,
the streets were crowded with people
, and there was noisy demonstration.
though there was no sign of active
violence. Cries of ''scab" were fire.
: quent along the line of march to the
armory. There was great excitement
among those who witnessed the ar
: rival. but no outbreak occurred.
2 Violence continued today, though
: no damage was done. One of the nom
union motOrmen, who is in serious
condition, was ordered to be removed
: to the hospital Three non-union men
: were on their way the hospital for a
stretcher, when mob of several
: hundred men and boys assailed them
2 with rocks. The men ran and found
i. refuge in the hospital. The mob sur
: rounded the building and became so
t threatening that the superintendent
n telephoned to the police for protec-
t ton.
r Three officers were sent up and
n they succeeded in dispensing the
y mob. But when asked to escort the
men back to the car barns it is said
l. they refused This evening squad
g of officers escorted them to the car
e barns. About % non-union men have
> been injured in the riots.
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