A. No, sir. Our men came out—I forget the date. Our puddlers were the first men to strike in the city.
Q. What day did they strike?
A. They struck at noon. I think it was Tuesday night the engineers and railroads all stopped. That was on Tuesday night. I do not remember the date, but the engineers and firemen stopped. Our puddlers all came out that day at noon.
Q. What day do you think that was?
A. That was the day that the engineers stopped at night—at noon.
Q. On the railroads?
A. Yes. Our railroad stopped here at night.
Q. Was it the Tuesday after the fire at Pittsburg—the burning at Pittsburgh?
A. Really, I could not say, sir. It seems to me it was before that, but I won't be positive of that. I forget what day our railroad stopped.
Q. Tuesday, after the trouble at Pittsburgh, your railroad stopped?