Q. And you were not called upon by them?
A. Not that I know of, sir.
Q. Was it known through the city where General Latta was?
A. It was in every paper that I saw in the morning.
Q. And you registered when you went to the Monongahela house?
A. Our arrival there the night before was in every morning paper that I saw of the city, and we were registered at the hotel, and we registered at the Monongahela house when we went there, and this very party who had been sent out in the interim we had gone to the Monongahela, they had no difficulty in finding us.
By Senator Reyburn:
Q. Did you understand the railroad company—the officials, I mean—to believe that they could run trains? Did they seem to have that impression after you arrived in Pittsburgh?
A. It was understood that they had the crews ready just as soon as the track was clear, and if protection was given them, they could run trains?
By Mr. Lindsey: