A. He didn't bring me any reports as to how many there were, and even if he had, I couldn't trust to a man simply passing through a crowd, because they were on every side. He said that the mob had vowed that they would burn us out or up—if they couldn't capture the place that they could burn us, and they were making arrangements to do that.
Q. What time did they begin to fire the cars?
A. The first I saw of the fire—I didn't know whether they were cars or buildings—but whatever they were, the first light I saw was about eleven o'clock. I may be mistaken in that, but I think it was.
Q. Could you see anything of the number engaged in the burning—the actual burning?
A. No; I couldn't see anything of the burning, because the buildings were on the other side—the Twenty-eighth street round-house was below us, and the buildings were above.
Q. Above Twenty-eighth street?
A. I mean west—nearer the Union depot.
Q. Didn't they burn east of you, also?
A. They might have burned east, but the first light I saw was there, and it seemed too far down for the cars.
Q. They kept burning down towards the Union depot?