Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
THE STORY OF SATURDAY NIGHTS TROUBLE. Acts of Violence and Lawessn That Led To the Calling of Two
 Regiments of Militia To Waterbury.
Regiments of Militia To Waterbury.

II ness the scene. Every man seemed possessed of the furies. With paths and curses they fell upon the car with stones and chunks of ice and battered it until not pane of glass was left. The rain of missiles ceased for a moment and one of the men on the car managed to attach the trolley pole again. His presence was the signal for another at tack and stones and ice rained all over him until he was beaten from the motor. But the car got away at last and the crowd went back to Exchange place. That was the last run of that car that night Humanity would not send those men again in the danger they had run through.
 When the people saw this car going toward the barn they cried out, They're going in; they're going in" and everybody was glad. because the source of irritation, the cause of all the disturbance, was going from their sight It was commonly remarked at this stage of the night that the com pany should not be allowed to run their cars any longer for while they remained on the streets the people would attack them.
 Despite the peoples expectations the 
 i lines again The East Main street car ran. over number of large frecrackers that made a terrific noise, and many thought the car was blown up. But l there was more smoke than mischief. 1t passed through rain of stones that broke many windows but after pass l ing Elm street it was outside the zone of danger
 Meanwhile the Bank street car, l which went no further fhan the Naug- ss4uck depot all the evening, moved to- ward that point, followed by a large and 1lowling mob. 1t went at a speed 1 that was never before witnessed on l that street. It was hurrying to it's own l destruction. At the depot it was re ceiYed with misses and jeers, and when l the conductor attempted to get out ito change the pole he was assaulted. Stones beat off the sides of the ear like all and the crash of glass told that l demolition was going on. In a few minutes a crowd of a thousand was around the car. The pole was snapped l from the wire and the lights went out. Then stones flew as fast as human arms could throw them until one would think that not vestige. of the car was left. Burn it!' screamed some one, | men away firstv' A rush was made for the car, while thousand throats shouted like so many demons. It was fearful spectacle. Just as the on
 ward move was made to the car cries l of police were heard and tall police man rushed in on the frantic crowd. l His presence saved the men in the car l from possible danger. Other police l men arrived and soon after the car began its return trip. The policemen I could not keep up with the yelling crowd, and notwithstanding that there 1 was no more glass in the car that could be broken stones followed it as far as I they could be thrown. Near the Ar lington house the pole left the wire and I the car was stalled for few moments. Here it was again bombarded, but l when one of the men climbed on the roof to attach the pole, for it seemed the rope had been cut in the fracas ar
 the depot, all hostility ceased for the moment. The moment, however, the
 man was in the car again stones began
 to bound off it. All the way to the l center it's way was obstructed and sew eral times it was stopped. Bill boards
 were thrown on the tracks,a guy wire here and there was broken. The men I
 showed their faces only when they
 reached Exchange place. But at that l point the motorman got blow of a
 stone on the chest that foored him
 and the conductor was hit on the head
 A car coming up South Main street
 about the same time was also attacked
 and the men in charge were hit several
 times. It was not possible that they
 could escape. the missiles flew so thick
 and fast.
 I It was now about II o'clock and the
 crowds, instead of thinning were in-
 creased by the throngs from both the
 aters. The company had concluded it
 was no use running against popular
 opinion as it was so emphatically ex-
 pressed all the evening, and decided to $. take in the cars. The most serious
 trouble of the whole evening then be , gan A car got as far as St Johns
 church on West Main street and there
 it fell into the hands of the mob. The
 motorman Milton Alexander, was
 taken off the car and, it is said, beaten;
 that he implored mercy and solemnly
 vowed and swore that he had had
 enough of it and would not run a car
 again if the crowd would let him go in
 peace, and that despite that promise He was DGdLGIs flu1 IuOU was so dClIf6 that it was impossible to see what was
 going on. However, cries of 'STake
 him to the police station" were heard
 and then Policemen Lawlor and Dow
 ling got into the crowd and took charge
 of the man and conveyed him to the police station. There was no other
 police around and the car fell into the
 hands of the crowd again. One man swung from the trolley pole, evidently trying to break it, but failed. The !. windows were in srnithereens in a , minute. Some one danced on the front , fender. Everything was done to dam age the car as much as possible. Meanwhile two other cars had come up and were of course stopped The l windows in these also were smashed } in very short time. Violence of the l most terrific kind and capable of ac- , complishment at the time was attempt i ed; but nothing further than breaking
 windows was done. The men in charge seemed to have fed or taken shelter on } the floor of their cars. Any way they