The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-28
". c. Estes Suffers Double Fracture Of Skull; Funeral Held for Other Victims
Funeral Services Held Over Five Bodies Yesterday as Result of Thanksgiving Automobile Tragedy -
 Deaths May Yet Total Six

With impressive ceremonies five bodies of the Brooks family were laid to rest yesterday afternoon in Elmwood cemetery within hailing distance of the spot where they met tragic death when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by train Thanksgiving Day afternoon.
 Mrs. J, A Brooks, her daughter. Mrs. R. H. Hendry; her son, B, A. Brooks; her grandson. Warren Hen dry, and daughter-in- law, Mrs. B. A. Brooks, were those buried after one of the most impressive funeral serv- ices ever held in Birmingham.
 Thousands were present at Elm wood to witness the burial, while earlier in the afternon over ,000 per- sons crowded the First Methodist church to attend the funeral services of the members of the Brooks family.
 Here the four easkets containing the five bodies were flanked in front of the church altar amid profusion of flowers.
 BnstOrs Fay Tribute
 Tribute was paid to the victims of the most tragic automobile accident in the history of Birmingham by Rev W. H. Mansfield. pastor of the First Methodist church of Ensley; Rev. |. l.. Durant, pastor of the Thirty-fifth Street Baptist church, and Rev. George E. Boyd, pastor of the Mount Vernon Avenue Methodist Episcopal church.
 The funeral exercises at the First Methodist church were preceded by services by Aster chapter, 172, Order of Eastern Star, for Mir. and Mrs. B. A. Brooks. at the Brooks residence in Ensley.
 B. A. Brooks died last Saturday evening after lingering for two days after the accident. Mrs. J. A. Brooks, Mrs Warren Hendry, and Warren Hendry. the 14-months- son of Mir. and Mrs. Hendry of Georgiana were instantly killed at the time of the ac- cident Mrs B. A. Brooks died two hours after the accident
 Lodges Attend
 Fully 100 members of the Globe lodge. No. ITS, of the Masons at Ems ley, attended the funeral and gave the Masonic rites for B. A. Brooks. who was pnst master of the lodge Aster chapter, 172, Eastern Star. members of Ensley. also attended in body. Mir. and Mrs. Brooks are survived by two children. Bascom A. Brooks, Jr., aged B.. and Kathryn Brooks. aged ;.
 The body of the ir tant. warren Hen- dry. was buried in the same casket with his mother, Mrs. R. H. Hendry. All four casket covers were lifted fol- lowing the church exercises, so rela- tives might see the bodies before burial.
 Brooks visibiy Affected
 J. A. Brooks, with his hair percep- tibly more gray than at the time of the accident, then viewed tke remains of his wife, son, daughter, grandchild and daughter -ln-law, who completed the full toll to date of the tragic &C., cident last Thursday. The viewing of the bodies was restricted to rela- lives.
 The condition of Miss May Brooks. who Is at the Hillman hospital. is serious and no hopes are entertained for her recovery.
 Charles Ernest Brooks. the seventh member of the party. who was riding in the car at the time of the acci- dent, will recover.
 PalIbearers
 The following served as pallbearers at the funeral, which was in charge of Browns Undertaking company of North Birmingham:
 For Mrs. J. A. Brooks: Dr. M F. Moreland, J. H. Berry, R. M. Johnson. W. W. Walker. J. R. Slack and J. A. Lewis.
 For Mrs. R. H. Hendry and infant son; R. c. Cobb. ". J. Wilson. R. A. Kerth, M. B. Smith. L. D. Haywood and Jeff Fulibright.
 For Mrs. B. A. Brooks; J. T. Kent. J. W. Gam. c. H. Baxler. O. l.. Bent ley. J. T. Underwood and A. l.. Gaston.
 For B. A. Brooks: Dr. R. E. Donald son. J. s. Falkner. D. F. Ponder. c. c. O'Neal, P. D. Craig and R. A. Me- Cary.