He allowed the men to kill the zombies, but then warned about their growing strength ("Now, you do what you will.As they return to the house and notice the squashed pizza, Elliott has to explain that it was an accident.Mr.Hastings (Russell Collins), a postal telegraph agent in a shack next to the tracks, rises from his rocking chair and reacts o the oncoming train with quizzical bewilderment: "Stopping.A cable, datedAugust 25, 1939, from Powers in the New York office informed Jones that he was required o attend a luncheon (sponsored by the Universal Peace Party) he following day and engage in an "excusive interview" with Dutch statesmen Van Meer.