Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-09

presence or SUCH ulStuIUo1oO VI
 as the military and Sheriff Dunnfans deputies, though out of town correspon- dents had the people allowing up trolleS cars. spitting militiamen on hay 1orks' stoning soldiers and raising the very deuce in a general manner, Waterpury was not such very bad place to llNe in after all Saturday night, Inousn expected to be a repetition of a week before, was one of the quietest sAi.ce the strike began, and last night haruiy a stone was thrown within the city I'm its. Outside those lines cars Wefes stoned to some extent, but in a genefhi way it was a very quiet nlght. III deed, it is very doubtful that tne peo- pie could again gather so mucn lury as they exhibited during the riot oi week ago last Saturday nighf. Anu now that that is over and gone anu people have had time to look at IL calmly and think it over, many say II was not such a fearful night as It was at first sand to be. True it is that there were enough people assembled to tear down a city and sufficient fury ana passion exhibited to tear men to pieces, yet very high official i'll the municl- pal government said last night that the total damage would not amount to over $1O0. This is fortunate, and no doubt it is owing to the absence or Il leader so little damage was done. The moD exercised it's own wild discretion, a very good thing for those against whom its passion was aimed, and also for the city. But since then q remarkable thing about the claim of the tranquility of the situation is that Manager Sewell never said word of rebuke to the dozen of correspondent who sent dis patches all over the country that the people were blowing up the companys property killing soldiers, stoning them, roasting them on trolley wires, turning cars in the river and doing such dam age that would bankrupt the city had it to pay for it. 1t was such news that brought the military here.
 The most serious incident in the situ- ation that occurred since the Democrat last went to press took place in Union City early Sunday, At Weber's corner, where the tracks emerge from the river bank and turn into the middle of the highway, the trolley wire was cut in two or three places and left hanging over the roadway. Three young fel- lows were passing that way and the first intimation they had of the situa- ton was given in a decided objection by the horse to cross the roadway. While endeavoring to make the animal go ahead the suspended wire took one of the men on the hat and made him turn somersault Then the horses shoe caught the wire, causing it to run away They pulled up the animal without any damage occurring to them further than a shock. Upon arriving in Naugatuck they telephoned the com pany and the construction car was sent down
 Meanwhile two other men came driy- ing along the point of danger. They had q worse experience than the oth- CTS. They did not see a lantern that had been placed on. the roadway for protection. The consequence was that they ran up against the wire. the horse was knocked down and hurt and the men thrown out and hurt also. They were not so badly injured, however, as to be unable to get home. It is be Heved they were more shocked than hurt. A Afcurious thing about the above dispatch is that while it states two horses and about five men were hurt more or less by contact with the cut wire, Officer Fruin kicked it aside ear Her in the morning and sustained not the slightest injury.
 The conduct of the local public, how ever, is so orderly and peaceful that the military have been entirely dis banded and gone to theirshomes. Gen eral Frost and staff left yesterday morning in compliance with the sug gestion from Governor Chamberlain Saturday afternoon, and to-day the city bears its usual appearance. Sherifl Dunham will keep his deputies here as long as it is deemed requisite.
 A car was attacked on West Mair street Saturday evening, but further than breaking the glass no damage was done. The attack was made by fs party of young fellows from the shade of an electric light They were pur sued by an officer but all escaped.
 A car was derailed in Watervil1e Sat urday night. This was accomplished by plugging the switch with a piece o1 iron so that when the car came along i ran off the track without any percepti ble effort or knowledge on the part ot the crew. so that it was off the tract before anyone was aware of what wa, happening. A pile of stones was placed near the obstruction in the switch.
 Stones were found on the tracks 1T the city and tnrpedoes were fired witt some frequency.
 1t is said shots were fired from a ca on West Main street Saturday evening No one was hit, however, and thougl 1t is said that policemen followed tht car, no arrests were made.
 It looks very much as though tn, rumor sent out when the trolley strik' first started Is to become q fact. Whel the first disturbances began and tn, people stopped to figure out just wha the trolley company was losing eacl day on the lack of people riding som' who were wise to the situation sait that the trolley company would no lose one cent, but that instead the stockholders would be able to declart Increased dividends on other invest ments It is alleged that the owner of the trolley company are also inter ested in the United Gas Improv vemen Co and, Of course, the electric company