The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-22
PLEASURE SEEKERS SLAIN.
struck by a Train and Four of "A
Party of Five Killed.

Troy. y. Y. July IA pleasure party
Of hve men. while driving across the
railroad track between Wnlamstown,
Mass. and Pownal VT. this afternoon.
was struck by train on the Fitchburg
railroad Three Of the men were instantly
killed: one died shortly afterwards. and
the remaining occupant OF the carriage,
William Prindle, escaped injury by jump
ing.
The party had waited for a freight
train TO pass. and did not see the passen-
ger train coming from the opposite al
rectiOn. The names of the men who were
killed have not been ascertalncd, but
they are reported TO have been French
men, residing in North Adams, Mass.
The names Of the four men killed. as
near as could be ascertained tonight,
were:
Nelson Trudeau,
Peter Roche,
-- Tatro.
Oliver Duley-all OF North Adams, Mass.
The four victims hired a double team
in North Adams. They started for a
drive to Pownal, and at Williamstown
took in Prindle. Prindle said all had been
drinking. They drove on to Pownal and
had more drinks. About 2:S0 they started
for home. A half mile east OF Pownal
choice of two roads one leads over a
steep hill and avoids the tracks, but IL
is stony, and most people prefer the
other road This latter crosses the tracks.
bends in a semi-circle and crosses them
again thousand feet toward the east
The fated party passed the first cross
ing in safety and was well on its way to
the second when a freight train, east
bGuul wiustled. Tho team drove 90
within a few feet of the crossing and
stopped for the freight train to pass. just
then the freight engine began TO give
short whistles. Prindle. who had worked
on the road, knew that this was a danger
signal, and warned his companions
against proceeding until both tracks were
clear. They laughed at him. however,
and no sooner had the caboOse of the
freight passed than they whipped up their
horses to cross the tracks. Prindle was
alarmed and jumped out. The others con-
tinued on their way, but no sooner had
they gained the track than the passenger
train, which had been hidden from their
view by the freight cars, dashed upon
them.
There was a short, blood-curdling cry a
terrific crash, and four men were hurled
TO death Dudley fell outside the rails.
His companions dropped in a heap be-
tween the east and westbound tracks.
One Of the horses lay dead a short dis
tance from Dudley. The other had es-
capped uninjured. The wagon lay in an
unrecognizable mass near the three men.
The train was stopped a short distance
west of the accident The trainmen and
a few persons who were passing rushed
to them. Dudley was unconscious, but
still breathed. His companions were life
less. The wounded man and the dead
mems bodies were carried to the baggage
car and taken to Pownal Dudley died on
the way there The four corpses were
borne to the freight depot and stretched
out upon the floor. None was badly man
gled and the limbs We're intact. The only
bruises apparent were about the back Of
the head and trunks, but the skulls were
crushed. The engine had accomplished
its terrible mission quickly and painlessly.
1t was the worst accident that has oc-
CURED in this vicinity In many years and
both Pownal and Williamstown were
greatly excited over it. 1t appears that alb
solutely no blame attaches to the railroad
company Prindle distinctly remembers the
warning whistle Pringle's escape from
death was remarkable. He lost both feet
in railroad accident some time ago, and
how he jumped from the wagon in safety
is mystery.
Vineland, N. j., July PA north bound
train of empty passenger coaches crashed
into a light vehicle at the Malaga station
on the West Jersey railroad at l O'Clock
this morning and instantly killed Sedg-
wick Souders, aged S5 and Henry Clark.
Both men were thrown high in air. falling
on one side of the track about fifty feet
from the crossing. Death was instantan-
eous. The bodies were terribly mutilated.