Q. When was that order first promulgated or known to the men?
A. I don't remember the date. I think it must have been a few days before that, but I can't say how many.
Q. Had you heard anything said by the men about the order prior to that morning?
A. No. Whatever they did do in the matter, they kept among themselves.
Q. Were you on the ground during the day of Friday?
A. Yes.
Q. Relate to us what occurred. Had double-headers been run before that day on the road?
A. Yes; the Union and National lines were double-headers, and our coal trains were double-headers. Some trains, such as coal trains between Derry—they were running them double for a number of years.
Q. Had you run through freight trains as double-headers before Thursday?
A. Yes; the Union and National lines.