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THE ASHTABULA DISASTER.

have been a heroine in the terrible tragedv.Many of the survivors have spoken of her as sobrave in the midst of the danger. She ‘'wasvery cool and collected,” says Mr. Sturgis, “andshe acted in a heroic manner. She helped thewomen out, and while I was trying to get themen out, she was on the outside smashing thewindows with apiece of timber, clearing the wayfor those inside.”

Mr. "White, of Portland, says :

“She was one of the bravest and best women Iever met. She got out by herself. "When I atlast came out of the Palatine, after I was satisfiedthat there were no more persons in the car, thegentlemen who had had their legs broken werestill Iving within a few feet of the burning cars,and their lives were now again in jeopardy.

“To save their lives was my next endeavor. Icouldn’t take the two at once. So I took hold ofone and dragged him some thirty feet awav.Poor fellow! he had several ribs broken, and hisankle was swollen to three times its size. I wasvery weary at this time. The fire was all thetime encroaching, more and more, and the ago-nizing cries of suffering and burning humanitywere hushed, as they suffocated or the cruelflames sent death to relieve them. I got my man