A. The first alarm of fire was struck about eleven o'clock on Saturday night, after the cars were set fire to. The fire department responded as soon as the alarm was struck, and started out to the fire, No. 7 engine, I believe, being the first on the way. At that time, I was on top of the hill overlooking the outer depot. I heard the alarm struck, and I heard the engine start, and then I heard the shouts of the mob, and could hear the gong of the engine as it was running. I then heard the engine stop, and could hear the oaths of the men all distinctly. Afterwards I went down into the crowd, and as the other engines came up, I saw them stopped by the mob there, who swore that if we did lay any hose, they would cut the hose, and shoot the drivers, and all that kind of a thing. The mob would not allow the fire department to put a drop of water on the company's property, and all that night we did not get to throw any. The following night when private property caught fire they allowed us to throw water on it, and did not interfere. Q. Was private property protected pretty generally? A. As well as it could be done, but it was so extensive that we could not protect it altogether; we had the force of the fire department cut down on account of the appropriations not being sufficient to run it a short time before that, and the result was that we were short of men. Q. Was the private property fired by the mob, or did it catch from the railroad company's fire? A. I cannot state that of my own knowledge. Q. What seemed to be the disposition of the mob? A. They were wild--perfectly mad, and appeared to want to burn everything or anything, especially the railroad property. Q. This is Saturday night you speak of? A. That evening--Saturday evening--we did not get to throw any water. But the chief engineer can give fuller details than I can about that. Q. Did you call on the mayor for protection in any way for your fire department? A. Not personally, but the chief of the department, I think, did. Q. Was the fire department protected by the police? A. No. Q. During Saturday night or the day of Sunday? A. Not that I know of. We were the only department that kept up any organization in this city at that time. Q. You say you did keep up your organization? A. Yes, perfectly, and we followed the line of the fire all the way down Liberty street clear to Union depot. Q. During the entire riot you preserved your organization? A. Yes. I was attacked once near the grain elevator. I was directing a stream of water on the hotel opposite, and they thought I wanted to put water on the elevator, and they attacked me; but I got away, as I was on horseback. Q. If your fire department had been protected by the police, could you have controlled the fire? A. We could at the inception of it--when they started burning the cars. Only one car was lit at that time. Q. The fire department, you say, is under the control of a chief engineer?