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CHAPTER XXII.

TIIE SUICIDE.

N the Ashtabula “Telegraph'’ appeared thefollowing article :

Another Victim of the Bridge Disaster.

“Our community received another shock onSaturday last, hardly less severe than thatof the news of the disaster itself. The announce-ment that Charles Collins, the Chief Engineer ofthe L. t-. & H. S. road was dead, without anycause but that he was found lifeless in his bed,carried ever}’ one back in mind to the bridgecalamity, and there was an intense eagerness foran explanation. The evening papers broughtthat explanation, but with it an increased effectupon the sensibilities of our citizens. lie was,to be sure, found dead in his bed, but beside himwere the implements telling the manner of death,lie died by his own hand. The story of hisdeath we abstract and condense from the Cleve-land dailies, as follows : Mr. Collins’ assistant—