The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-25
FOUR KILLED OUTRIGHT.
MRS. GRUET, HER TWO CHILDREN,
AND MISS NELLIE WILLIhMa

The Mother OF the Latter also Likely -
Die-shr was TnkinE the Party for Drive
In n Two.sented Carriage when It was
Struck by Train Near Avondaie. N. =.
At Avondale. six miles north OF Newark. on
the Newark and Paterson branch OF the Erie
Railroad. embarrassing accident occurred
yesterday resulting In four deaths and the
probability Of a fifth. The victims were: Mira
W. II. Gruet and two children. and Mrs Clark
Williams and her only daughter Nellie. aged
13. OF these. four wero killed instantly. and
Mrs. Williams lies in a procarious condition at
tho home Of william Joyce in Avondale. near
tho scene OF the accident.
Mr.. Clark Williams. who Is the Newark Bu-
pcrntendcnt OF the Metropolitan Industrial
1nsu rance Company. accepted an invitation to
make a cruise on c. A. Camerons yacht yester-
day. and left home at noon. Shortly afterward
Mrs. Williams took her daughter Nellie and
started for n drive with Mr.. Williams's horse
and a two-seated carriage.
Before leaving the city they stopped In Belle
Vile avenue and picked up Mrs. Mary Gruet,
who Is Mr.. Williamss sister and tho wife Of
William II. Gruet OF the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey Supply Department Mrs. Grust
rode in the back seat with her 2k-year-old
boy Ralph In her lap and her 5-year-o boy
Clark. at her side. Nellio and her mother sat
in front and Mrs. Williams held the reins. She
drove out over tho splendid roadway Of Wash.
ington avenue and visited Nutley and other
towns along the Passaic. ~.
At o'clock they were returning toward
home. md the horse was going at lively run
when the carriage was struck by train going
toward Paterson at the Avondale crossing
at Washington avenue. Tho carriage was
demolished and the occupants were Thrown
headong upon some loose square ties scatter
cd along the roadside. Mrs. Gruet and tho
two little children were instantly killed.
Mrs. Williams and her daughter were both
alive when found by the crew Of the train and
some Of the passengers but the girl died be.
fore she could be moved. Mrs. Williams was
carried into the nearest house and attended
hy DR., Geo. B. Philhower OF Nutley. who said
The dead were carried to the roadside and
were covered with newspapers un$ the arrival
Of the, county physician. when they wore re-
moved to the basement OF St Mary's Church.
None Of tho bodies were seriously cut. In every
case the, skull was fractured.
Williams at HeRnt aaa oh wtn
by telegraph. and messengers were sent to
Newark to aPprise the re IaId there Mr.
once to Avondals to make arrangem ents for
RG remoys Of the bodies o9 o%PS Mrs
Mrs. i Williams. the y woman injured. 10 81
woman. She lived in handsome house al
popular women in that fashionable nelRhbor-
years old. and lived at iO7. BellevIIle avenue.
She was short. plump. and pretty woman. Of
avivncious DISPOSITION. and extremely fond Of
Engineer Frank Hoar runs train No 81.
which struck the carriage. He said yesterday
Ssfere reaeing WASN'T ston av.nue; and that
the hell on the engine was ringing He did not
see the carriage until it was almost on the track
run. he said. and soemed to be beyond the
control of the driver. Others who saw the aos
cident said the same.
g sh tn sss srsfn 4s
was another carriage short distance behind
them.
The crossing at this point is bad one. The
street IL wide and crosses the single track OF
the railroad at an acute angle: A.. ,.
Sv the view 9 the railroad
gates and no faGman at this point. There 10
an automatic magnet alarm bell at the GROSS:
not ring, yesterday whom train crossed after
the accident.
The avenue Is favorite drive for tho people
sands ofvehices arc on it every fair day. Mar
row escapes from SIM lar accidents are OF ale
most daily occurrence but this is the first seri.
County Physician Elliott made an investiga-
ton Of tho accident yesterday. and wont into
the, matter OF tho cross ing thoroughly. He
railroad company indicted.
The bodies Of the victims were removed too
proparSd for buris p Gruet who Is SO % tor.
rbly hereaved was completely broken down
when he returned from the scene Of the aooi-
Mr.. Williams returned at a late hour last
wife at .Avondale. County Physician Elliott u
u opinion that she cannot recover.