The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1902-12-04
KILLED BY THE CARS.
Old Barton County Couple rlet Death
At A Crossing.
From Lamar Democrat.

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M. and Mrs. William Scuders, well
known To the people Of Barton county
aud esteemed amcng her most respect
able citizens, as people Of great worth
aud strong character, are dead. Mr..
aud Mrs Souders, with their son, Fred
souders, and their daughter, Zada
Souders, spent Thanksgiving day at the
homeoJ Mr.. aud Mrs. II. w. Law, four
miles west OF this city.
In the middle of the afternoon the
visitors started home, MIR. and Mrs.
Souders leaving first in one buggy. and
the sou and daughter following few
minutes later 10 another. Having start.
oil first aud being in the lead, the
father and mothJr reached the Frisco
RAILROAD crossing, near the Ledhett,r
-'u'' 0Npeo fist, aud they reached the
.oat 400 O'Clock. The o'clock
r.7aeHA'r train, west bould, was late
tuat afternoon, aud it was this train
that dashed into the horse and web ice.
killing Mr.. and Mrs. Souders instantly.
a young man who had Just passed
them and crossed the railroad, saw the
train coming. lilo -s'sa.,saw Mr.. and
Mrs. Soudcfs approaching tie crossing,
Tie old gentleman whipping hi, horse to
hasten across the track in front Of thu
coming train. The train vas late and
was going at u terrific rate of speed
The pilot Of the engine struck the
hiud part Of the horse and the fore
wheels Of tho buggy The animal was
thrown in the air, falling on the pilot.
Mr.. Soudass was thrown violently for
ward across the cattle guards, to the
right Il the track, distance Of 40 feet
from whe = he was struck, Mrs. Soudets
was not thrown so far, but probably
with asIgreat force. She fell about 20
feet from the road, near the fence at the
cattle guards
The m 'd.train dashed along for many
yards before twas stopped. The horse
had been thrown to the le { Of the track
eighty yards oeluw tIc crossing terribly
aud Of course, dead. The
train crew, aud f. NJ. Conrad andJ. w.
Hagny, who were aboard the train,
FASTENED back to the sceae to survey The
dead. Mr., Souders was lying near the
track dead. His head was to the south
and be was lying in heap; a CHASTITY
wound could be seen on his head, from
which his very brains and life hood
were oos.ng. The form Of the I'M
fortuna woman was found in much
The same position with head to the |
north. She was lying in pool of blood !
and ugly wounds were SLY observable |
On her head. She was breathing |
heavily. The debris of the buggy seem
u to be piled about her. To some one,
who undertook to remove parts of the |
Jdggy, she said "Dont bother me. " |
The son aud daughter came along
shortly afterward and wero heartbroken |
1t seeing the mlngled remains OF their
parents. The bodies we're placed on the
rain and taken to the depot. A doctor
having been summoned. found that both .
we're cold in death.
At the depot, Thursday evening,
while tho victims of this awful tragedy
we're being removed from tho baggage
,ar into the derot, Engineer Ben Nc
rum spoke Of the stfair amid tears and
great sorrow. He said that it was
absolutely out Of his power 10 do any
hing to avert the accident, after he
Jaw the danger. He said that Mr..
'ouders stopped his horse Just before
eaching the crossing, aud that had he
lot urged the animal on again, there
would have been no such trouble. But
ecmcd To act under an impulse OF the
n ment, the aged diver seized the whip
nd undertook TO cross the track, at the
cry moment when the maddened train
'as bearing down u pom him
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Tax Notice.
The taxpayers of the city Of Jasper
re hereby notified that the city taxes
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