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THE ASHTABULA DISASTER.

George, of Cleveland , 0.; Maggie Lewis, of St. Louis , Mo. ; Mr. £. Cook, of Wellington, O.;Mrs. Lucy C. Thomas, Buffalo , X. Y.; Win.Clements, Bellevue, O.; Mr. M. P. Cogswell,Chicago ; Miss Annie Kittlewell, Beloit , Wis. ;L. C. Crain, Xew Haven, Conn.; Boyd Bussell,Albany , N. Y. ; Doctor Ilubbard, Polk City,Iowa , and others whose bodies have not beenrecognized, amounting in all, according to thetestimony of many survivors, to at least fortypassengers.

In the smoking car were about sixteen persons.A group was at the rear end. It consisted ofMr. Tilden, the superintendent of water works;Geo. M. Beid, superintendent of bridges, andDavid Chittenden, ot Cleveland . The conductorand news-boy were near by. Mr. Stowe, ofGeneva, Ohio , was standing near andlistening to the conversation. As men-tioned before, this conversation was upon theweight of the engine and the amount of water itused. Mr. Stockwell was sitting on the otherside, having just bought a cigar of the news-boy.Another group had dispersed but a little time