The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
SOLDIERS RIDE IN
WATERBURY CARS.
striking Trolley Men offered Little
More Violence.

More Violence.
Waterbury. Conn.,, Feb. with
companies of the First and Sec
ond Regiments, Connecticut National
Guard, quartered in various parts of
the city ready for an emergency call
on account of the trolley strike situa-
ton, the Connecticut Railway and
their lines for business this morning.
The first car was sent from the barns
at $50 o'clock, and traffic was soon
under way on all the lines. There were
few passengers on the early cars. No
disturbances were reported.
|. The appeal to the Governor for troops
was made yesterday, after a conference
of conservative citizens, who believed
the situation justified the request. The
citizens, as a whole, were taken by sur
prise when the announcement was
made that troops had been ordered out,
and the arrival of the soldiers made
the night one of keen excitement,
though no violence of any kind occur
red. The soldiers, however, We're ev-
erywhere met with jeers and Kisses.
The streets about the business sec
ton were thronged to-day, but the
police kept the crowd moving, and al
though a number of arrests for drunk
enness were made. there were no SER
ious disturbances.
General Manager Sewe1l of the rail-
way and lighting company said to-day
that cars would be run on regular sche-
dule from now on. and that soldiers
will ride as a guard on every car after
sunset.
Alexander Winthrop, a non-union
motorman. who was pulled from his
car and beaten and trampled on by the
mob Saturday night, was reported to-
day as in a serious condition. The ply
sicians fear that he has internal in
juries. Eighteen other non-union motor
men and conductors are at the car
barns suffering from injuries received
Saturday night. All of them have
wounds caused by the fusillade of
stones and pieces of flying glass.
Ball cartridges were issued this aft
ernoon to the men of all companies of
the militia except two. The latter
will probably be kept in the armory
under waiting orders.
The Executive Committee of the
striking trolley mems union to-day is
sued statement disclaiming all con-
nection with the riot of Saturday night
and appealing to their friends to do
all in their power to stop such dis
turbances.
The strikers lay the blame for Sat
urday nights occurrence to what they
call the arrogant manner assumed by
General Manager Sewell in rejecting
all plans of arbitration proposed by
the Business Mems Committee, and
also to the alleged fact that many peo-
pie believe the courts show a dispo-
sition to favor the employees of the
railroad company, in that the nom
union trolley men, who have been ar
rested for carrying and flourishing re-
volvers, have been let off with COM
paratively small fines, while offenders
against the company's interest have
been heavily punished
The first real disturbance of the
evening occurred at the railway power
house in the Brooklyn district, where
the Blues, a New Haven company,
were stationed on patrol. The rain of
the early evening was succeeded by a
thick fog, which rendered it difficult
to distinguish objects half a block
away. Taking advantage of the fog, a
gang of hoodlums, supposed to be Po-
| landers living in that neighborhood
gatherd ON the sidewalk across the
| street from the power house and threw
a volley of stones at empty cars which
| were standing there. Lieut.. Beebe and
| the whole company of Blues made a
dash for the stone throwers, but in the
| fog and darkness, all escaped.
About this time reports of violence
| in other parts of the city began to
| come in, the fog evidently suiting the
| purpose of the rioters and hindering
the effectiveness of the guardsmen
One arrest was made near the high
school building where some militia are
| quartered. One man was found tam
pering with a switch and was locked
I'D.