Q. You think, then, it was a sort of a fellow-feeling that animated the workingmen here?
A. You might call it an epidemic.
Q. Will you state whether there were any symptoms of any difficulty or uneasiness among the men here prior to the news having been received of trouble?
A. There was none. Everything was the most perfect quiet when I left home.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. The fact that the railroad was not carrying away the coal, was not that the cause of the miners coming out of the mines?
A. That is what I say, sir. I wish that to be on record.
Q. Did you ascertain who these men were that were interfering with the pumps at the mines?
A. No, sir; I do not know as I did.
Q. Were they miners on a strike?