The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-03
INCIP|ENT VIOLENCE.
Continued from First Page.)
THE LOCAL MILITIA AND THEIR
WATERBURY EXPERIENCES.

| Inc last squad OF New Haven mem
oers of the National Guard left for
| waterbury at o'clock yesterday
morning under the command of Lieu
| tenant Bowers, of the general staff.
There were fifty men, made UP of
stragglers of the Blues, Light Guard,
Sarsfields and City Guard, who failed
to respond to the city Sunday night
They assembled at the armory at an
early hour and waited for their COM
mander On reaching Waterbury the
men had orders to join their respective
companies. The Signal corps, under
the command of Lieutenant Hotchkiss
left at the same time.
There was no demonstrations as the
militiamen departed. 1t was not gen.
orally known that any soldiers were to
go yesterday morning. Owing to the
| decorations being made for the Yale
promenade tonight there was some
| difficulty in getting out the war imple-
| ments.
| The local division of the Naval bat
| talon was anxious to know if it would
| be called out. Commander Averill talk
ed with General Cole over the telephone
and was assured that there was no
need for the naval men.
The various companies of the Second
regiment, B, c, D, z and F, which an
swered the militia call Sunday night,
passed most unpleasant night at their
respective quarters on the top floor of
the high school building, Wat erbury,
where they slept, company officers and
men alike using their knapsacks for
pillows. There was little sleep, as the
men were up to all sorts of pranks.
i Companies B and f were quartered at
the armory, where they slepts on the
floors. In the early hours of the morn
ing the men INDUCED in handbal.
There was little sleep. The field and
staff officers passed the night in the
| rooms of Companies A and G, of Wa
terbury, in the armory They slept on
the carpeted floor.
Company D, the Blues, which shortly
after it's arrival was stationed at the
power house, passed the most miserable
night of any New Haven company.
The men on duty were compelled to
guard the building in drizzling mist.
Frequent relief was furnished, and
when off duty the men We're in good
quarters.
Lieutenant Spencer, of the Sarsfelds,
had a small detail out all night doing
skirmish duty. He said it was quiet
during the night. The report that car
tridges were to be furnished to the men
yesterday morning is untrue. Colonel
Sucher said that there was no need of
their receiving cartridges. However,
there is a generous supply at the arm
DRY. If there is any indication of a riot
the men will be supplied with ammuni-
ton.
The Machine guns are supplied with
bullets. Companies I, K and H, of
Wallingford and Middletown respec-
lively, will not be ordered to Water
bury.
General Frost, speaking. of the stu
alton, said There was no special dis
turbance during the night. 1t was very
quiet. Yesterday morning, fearing that
there might be some trouble at the car
barns when the railroad company sent
out it's first cars, detailed Company
K, of the First regiment, to prevent any
disorder. There was no violence re-
ported There is, of course, more dan
ger of rioting during the hours when
the many factory hands are on the
streets"
How are the soldiers acting?" he
was asked.
The general said: 1.-THE men are act
ing splendidly, considering the number
we have here"
Lieutenant Goss. of Waterbury, who
is commissary of the Second regiment
early yesterday morning completed ar
engagements for supplying the men with
food. They had an early breakfast of
coffee and biscuits, and for dinner the
regiment purchased of a Waterbury
firm 600 pounds of fresh beef, twenty
five bushels of potatoes, canned corn
and 1000 loaves of bread. The stuff
was prepared in the streets in front of
where the men are camping. 1t was a
great sight.
This is the way the New Haven men
reported:
Company B-sunday night IS, yester-
day morning SO.
:. Company C-sunday night 40, yester-
day morning &C.
4 Company D-Sunday night 81, yester-
day morning 81.
j.. Company E-Sunday night 45, yester-
Il day morning IS.
i. Company F-Sunday night 65, yester-
day morning &c.
. The Machine battery reported in full