Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
TROOPS CALLED
For Duty in the Trolley Strike
at Waterbury, CT.
Six Hundred Of Them Arrive and
Begin Guard Duty.
Pitched Battle at Lynn and Some
Blood Shed.

Waterbury, Conn, Feb. flight
companies of the LIST Regiment, Con-
necticut National Guard, and five COM
,panies of the I'd Regiment, with two
Gattling guns, We're called to Water
bury, tonight, at the command of Gov.
Chamberlain. because of the "impera-
tive need occasioned by the trolley
strike situation. The riot about the
streets, last night, coupled with threats
OF further disturbances, tonight, led to
the call for troops.
There was no repetition, today, of the
violence of last night, but crowds con-
gregated about the streets and had to
be dispersed By the police, while there
were rumors of an attack to be made,
tonight, on the car barn where the nom
union motormen and conductors
brought here by the Connecticut Rail-
way Lighting Co. are quartered.
Mayor Kilduff and the members OF
the board of public safety held meet
ing. this noon. and after reviewing the
conditions. notified Col. Burpee, attor-
ney for the railway company, and Cen
eral Manager Sewell of the company
Of their fears that the police might not
be able to handle the crowds, tonight.
Messrs. Sewell and Burpee then COM
municated with Sheriff Durham of
New Haven and the latter came here,
this afternoon. After conference
with the mayor and the railway Off
Gals. the sheriff notified Gov. Cham
berlain of the alarming situation.
The governor then issued orders to
Adjutant General Cole, who called up
on the five New Haven companies OF
the I'd Regiment and eight companies
of the 1st Regiment from Hartford.
New Britain, Manchester and Rock
vile. Special trains were in readiness
to convey these companies fully
equipped to this city They We're ex-
pected to reach here about 10 o'clock.
No cars were run. this evening, the
company Geeming it best after the ex
perience of last night, when stone
throwing smashed nearly all the glass
in the cars. not to send them over the
lines after dark. The cars We're there's
fore taken off at sunset. During the
day all the lines were operated as usu-
al with the non-union men, but though
there was some .booting and jeering
from the crowds the cars were not
molesteG Several times the police had
to oisperse the crowds, but found little
difficulty in doing so.
All day a mob surrounded the car
barns and the police are said to have
heard of plan on foot to attack the
buildings, tonight, and destroy them.
III all the churches, today, sermons
Were preached condemning the riotous
rrocppdings of last night
Companies G. and A of this city. 4
part of the I'd Regiment of the Con-
necticut National Guard. We're called
to their armory before o'clock this
evening, and remained there awaiting
orders.
Waterbury, Conn.,, Feb. Fourteen
companies of the 1st and I'd Regiments,
C. n. G., reached, this city. this even
ing, and together with the two local
companies. A and G., are under COM
mand of Brig. Gen. Russell Frost. The
visiting companies which with the To-
cal companies total 500 men arrived in
the city between $40 and 10.15 on trains
from New Haven and Hartford and
marched to the armory under police es-
cort amid the hooting and kissing of
The crowds that quickly gathered.
The Hartford. New Britain and Bris-
tol companies. under command of Col.
Edward Schulz, brought two machine
gun batteries. The Manchester and
Rockville companies brought two gat
ling guns.
The I'd Regiment contingent consist
cd of New Haven companies. The
cries of "scab' and nov, get Mr..
Sewell" We're frequent along the route
and q crowd of several hundred men
and boys followed at the heels of the
body and the police had their
hands full holding them back.
Arrived at the arInory. all the COM
panies present were stationed in diff
ferent parts of the interior. while the !
crowd yelled outside.
At 1890 Go. X. 1et Reg, was ordered
to the car houses amid great excite
ment among those who witnessed the
departure and the Kissing increased in
while groans and cries OF de-
rision marked the entire line Of March.
co. y. I'd Reg. was detailed for duty at
the power house on Bank street for the
night.
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