The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-02
TROOPS ORDERED OUT
Gov. Chamberlain Sends a
Large Force of the
State Militia to
Waterbury.
CALL ISSUED LAST NIGHT.
EIGHT HUNDRED SOLDIERS ARE
QUICKLY ASSEMBLED.

QUICKLY ASSEMBLED.
Hurried TO the Brass City In Special
Trains-GatIfmg Guns Taken Along
Greeted by .Jeering Crowds-Com-
PHnies Quickly Detailed to Protect
Trolley Power House and Barns
Troops in Meriden, WaiIingford and
NItddletowri Held In Readiness to
Move 10 Waterbury-The City Quiet
During she Daytime Sunday but
Trouble Was Feared at Night
Waterbury, Feb. 1.-One year ago to-
morrow Waterbury was famed from
Maine to California in connection with
the terrible conf1agration which de-
stroyed the best portion of the business
section. The anniversary finds sixteen
companies of the Connecticut National
Guard in the city, ready to protect the
property of the Connecticut Railway
and Lighting company, whose motor
men and conductors have been on
strike three weeks.
The scenes of riotous violence about
the streets last night, coupled with
threats of further disturbances to-
night, led to the call for troops. There
was no repetition to-day of the vio-
lence of last night, but crowds congre
gated about the streets and had to be
dispersed by the police, while there
were rumors of an attack to be made
tonight on the car barn, where the
non-union motormen and conductors
brought here by the Connecticut Rail-
way and Lighting company are quar-
tered. It was feared that the police
might be unable to cope with the stu
alton, and it was decided this after
noon to issue the summons to the mil
itia.
Mayor Kilduff and the members Of
the board Of public safety held meet
ing this noon, and after reviewing the
situation notified Colonel Burpee, at
torney for the railway company, and
General Manager Sewell, of the COM
pany, of their fears that the police
might not be able to handle the crowds
tonight. Messrs. Sewell and Burpee
then communicated with Sheriff Dun
ham, Of New Haven, by telephone, and
the latter came here this afternoon
After a conference with the mayor and
the railway officials the sheriff notified
Governor Chamberlain of the alarming
situation. The governor then issued
orders to Adjutant-General Cole, who
called out the five New Haven compa-
MES of the Second regiment and eight
companies of the First regiment from
Hartford.
No cars were run this evening, the
company deeming it best, after the ex-
perience Of last night, when stone
throwers smashed nearly all the glass
in the cars, not to send them over the
lines after dark. All the cars were,
therefore, taken off at sunset. During
the day all the lines were operated as
usual with the non-union trolleymen,
but though there was some hooting and
ieering from the crowds, the cars were
not molested. Several times the police
had to disperse the crowds, but found
no difficulty in doing So All day a
mob surrounded the car barns, and the
police are said to have heard OF plan
on foot tofattackf the buildings tonight
and destroy them.
In all the churches to-day sermons
were delivered condemning the riotous
proceedings of last night.
Violence continued to-day, though no
serious damage was done. One OF the
injured non-union motormen, VINO is
said to be in a serious condition, was
ordered by physician removed to the
hospital. Three non-union men were
sent by Superintendent Wales from the
car barn across lots to the hospital, half
a mile away, for a stretcher. They had
got about half the distance, when
mob of several hundred men any boys
assailed them with rocks. The men ran
and barely reached the hospital, where
they found refuge. The mob surround
ed the buildings and became so threat
ening that the superintendent telephon-
ed to the police station for protection.
Three officers were sent up and they
succeeded in dispensing the mob, but
when asked to escort the men back to
+he car barn with the stretcher it is
said they refused, and soon after left
the Mace Meantime an ambulance was
sent for to convey the injured man to
the hospital, where he was carried with
out any trouble The three non-union
men were prisoners in the hospital un-
til this evening, when squad of officers
escorted them to the car barn.
Eighteen of the non-unionists We're
Injured in the riots last night, and two
of them are in the hospital.
One of them suffers from a broken
arm. the other is suffering from gen.
eral injuries received by being pounded
by the mob.
ARR1VAL OF THE TROOPS.