Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-10
II WAS AN EXCITING DAY
News of the Decision to Call Strike Off Spread Rapidly.

Men and Women Cheered and Waved
 Flags-The Meeting That Decided to
 Call It Off was Attended by Nearly
 All the Strikers Central Labor
 Union Ratified Trolleymen's Action.
 The trolley strike is over and the troll teymen's union is saved. Both were accomplished yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the trolleymen that lasted about three hours. The meeting was held in their headquarters on Grand street and it was lively one in every sense, and when the result was de- clared and the crowd that was waiting were assured that at last the strike was over, great cheer went up. Ev- erybody threw his hat in the air and shouted to the utmost power of his N lungs and for while it seemed as Though the people had gone crazy with oselight.
 The agreement takes back all of the mesp who wish to return except those who were before the superior court and the three or four men whose discharge was oIAe of the causes that brought about the strike. It is the opinion of everybody that in a very short time all of the mem who wish to return to work will have their old places. Some of them are given the choice of working here or on any of the company's lines throughoutl the state.
 When the result of the meeting was ufadsz known to Manager Sewell he Jplaced two cars at the disposal of the men to take a ride all over the lines and thereby announce to the people that the strike was over and the com pHny and the men were again on good terms. When the two cars arrived op- posite the City hall there was great rush by everybody present to get on; but none were allowed on but members of the press and the ex-strikers. But despite every effort of the police every body finally clambered on. The cars then went down South Main as far as Grand street to take up the rest of the men and the rush that was made to- ward them would remind one of the crazy throng that filled that street the night of the riot. It was impossible 70 keep the crowd of the cars, and finally 1t was allowed that everyone who was able to get on should be a guest of the men. Such two car loads never went through the streets of this city. Such howling, hurrahing, enthusiastic mob was never before heard in Waterbury The people seemed to have gone wild EYerybody hurrahed as loud as he was Role and some men threw their hats so high in the air that they have not reached the owners heads yet. That is the reason Jean Jacques and Law renee Morgan, Jesse of the Forest park had to go bareheaded yesterday after noon.
 The cars first went to Waterville. The first was in charge of Cornelius Morgan at the motor and James Hol- ran as conductor, and the second in charge of President James Murnan as motorman and Patrick Flynn conduc- tor. Everything went along well until North Willow street switch was reached and there President Murnan's car broke down, an axle snapping in two. 1t was good thing the break occurred on the switch, else traffic would have been considerably dis turbed. Everyone said the cause of the accident was lack of proper care of the cars and that they were not accus- toned to one of their. old-time loads. The first car sped along to Waterville and the trip was like the triunphal march of some great person, Every body on the car was singing the mems adaptation of "In the Good Old Sum- mer Time" and this carried the news 70 everybody on the varandas on the way that the strike was over and the men regarded the settlement as q great thing for themselves. Everybody liv- ing on North Willow, notwithstanding that 1t was the only line which did any business at all during the early stages of Ire strike seemed to be a union man or union woman. The greeting they gave the car was very good, and such waving of handkerchiefs and aprons, hats and everything that was handy WAS never seen on that street And this was the way the car was received all the way to Waterville.
 On reaching MT SewelPs house in Waterville the car stopped a few mo- ments and those on board cheered and hurrahed until they were hoarse. MT Sewell and his family were on the va randa and they received the greeting as heartily as 1t was given On the return trip many Of the houses had put out nags and gave other indications of cheerful reception of the very glad tfaings that the strike was over
 Over the other lines the reeeption was the same. but on North Main street the people fairly went wild. The cars were loaded from stem to stern There seemed to be as many on the roofs as in the body of the cars and the running boards were at the break ing strain all the time.
 Out East Main street one car was stoned. It seemed to be the impress sion there that free rides was the order of the night and when the conductor undertook to get the people off the car they retaliated by stoning him. This took place on a regular car Tn Brook lyn also similar misapprehension oc- cured. But no one was hurt and ev- erybody was glad and not for moment attempted to restrain his feelings, but let himself out to the full extent of his