The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
MILITIA WAS CALLED OUT
NEEDED TO ouELL LABOR RIOTS
IN WATERBURY. CONN.
Thirteen Companies of infantry, With
Two oatIins Guns. have Arrived to
Keep Peaee-street Car Men on q
strike-crOwds More ordsdy-Un.
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Waterbury. Conn, Feb. 2.-Eigh
companies Of the First regiment Of tn
Connecticut National Guard and fF
companies OF the Second regiment
with two Calling guns. have been cali
ed TO Waterbury at the command o
Governor Chamberlain because of ''thl
imperative need" occasioned by tn,
trolley strike situation. The riots abou
the streets, coupled with threats o
further disturbances led to the call O
troops.
There was no repetition Sunday o
the violence Of the previous night, bu
crowds congregated about the street,
and had TO be dispersed by the police
while there were rumors Of an attach
70 be made tonight on the barn where
the nonunion motormen and con
duetors brought here by the Connect
cut Railway & Lighting company are
quartered
During the day all the lines were
operated as usual with the nonuniou
trolley men, but though there was
some Jesring from the crowds the cars
were not molested. No cars were run
after dark. Companies c and C OF
this city. a part OF the Second regi
ment Of the Connecticut National
Guard, were called to their armory
shortly before O'Clock this evening
and remained there under orders.
Governor Chamberlain, when asked
why the militia had been ordered out,
said:
Because the situation demands II.
had hesitated about it. but every ef-
fort has been made by the local au.
thorities in Waterbury to avert VOL.
ence. and today it seemed apparent
that wisdom dictated prompt and ener.
getic action if law and order and the
welfare of the city and state were to
be conserved"
Hurry Up Call at New Haven.
New Haven. Conn. Feb. 1.-The
New Haven battalion of the Connect
cut National Guard was summoned TO
The Second regiment at Gas O'CLOCK
sunday night by the ringing of the
emergency cali alarm. II is understood
Lhat the troops, five companies, viii
cave New Haven for Waterbury to do
duty in connection with the trolley
strike in that city.
Fourteen companies Of the First ano
Second regiments, C. n. c., reached
this city this evening. and together
with two local companies, A and G,
are under the command Of Brigadier
General Russell Frost of South Nor
walk.
While the visiting companies, which
average SO men each, and the local
companies. a total of 500 arrived in the
city between $40 and 1918 on trains
from New Haven and Hartford and
marched to the armory under police
escort. amid the hooting and kissing
Of the crowds that quickly gathered.
Five companies from Hartford, one
from New Britain and one from New
Bristol arrived, under command of
Colonel Edward Schulze. They brought
The companies from Manchester and
Rockville also brought Calling guns.
When the Second regiment contingent,
consisting of five companies OF New
haven. arrived, the streets were crowd
ed with people. and there was a noisy
demonstration, though there was no
sign Of active violence. Cries Of "scab"
were frequently along the line of
march to the armory. There was
great excitement among those who wit
messed the arrival, but no outbreak oc-
CURED.
Violence continued Sunday. though
no damage was done. One of the non
union motormen, who is in serious
condition. was ordered to be removed
to the hospital. Three nonunion men
were on their way to the hospital fo'
stretcher. when a mob of several
hundred men and boys assailed them
with rocks. The men ran and found
refuge in the hospital. The mob sur.
rounded the building and became 50
threatening that the superintendent
telephoned to the police for protection.
Three officers we're sent up and they
succeeded In dispensing the mob. but
when asked to escort the men back to
the car barns Il Is said they refused
This evening a squad of officers escort
ed them to the car barns. About 20
uonunion men have been injured in the
riots.