A. Not that I know of. We were the only department that kept up any organization in this city at that time.
Q. You say you did keep up your organization?
A. Yes, perfectly, and we followed the line of the fire all the way down Liberty street clear to Union depot.
Q. During the entire riot you preserved your organization?
A. Yes. I was attacked once near the grain elevator. I was directing a stream of water on the hotel opposite, and they thought I wanted to put water on the elevator, and they attacked me; but I got away, as I was on horseback.
Q. If your fire department had been protected by the police, could you have controlled the fire?
A. We could at the inception of it—when they started burning the cars. Only one car was lit at that time.
Q. The fire department, you say, is under the control of a chief engineer?
A. Yes; he has supreme control of the fire department, and in case of a large fire he is assisted by the commissioners.
Q. Is he subject to the order of the mayor?