The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-10-14
TWO BROTHERS KILLED
8. & 0. TRAIN STRIKES AUTOMOBILE OF
IARESH. HILL, Gambler, NEAR MOUNT
AIRY AND WRECKED IT-WERE ON
THEIR WAY 10 CHARLEsTOWN VI. VA.
ON AWSIT.

While attempting TO cross the
tracks of the b. 4 o. Railorad, near
Mount Airy Junction, Saturday, an
automobile party consisting OF Mr..
and Mrs James H. Hill, OF Gambler.
and Mr.. INNS brother. George }.
Hill, and wife and son George. OF
Annapolis. James II. Hill was lnstnt-
IS Killed and his brother mortally
wounded. when the car was struck
by r. a o. train Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
j Hill and son were taken az once to
the Frederick Hospital where Mr..
Hil soon dieds Mrs. George Hill is
still at the hospital in a very critical
condition. The son and Mrs. James
". Hill seem TO have escaped without
serious injury The body OF George
HIN was taken 10 the funeral parlors
OF Horace Burgee a Son in Baltimore
where funeral services were held
Wednesday morning The body or
James H. Hill was taken to his home
the same day. lie leaves a widow and
fiye children. lie also leaves two
brothers, William s and John r. INN.
and two sisters, Miss Annie " Hill
and Mrs. Frank Davis Funeral ser
vices In charge of Revs. Link, Fields
and McCaslin were held at Deer Park
church Monday. Oct 10, az i30 D. m,
and interment made In Mt Pleasant
cemetery The pallbearcrs were Geo.
Klee. Clinton Shipiey, Carroll SIas-
man, Norris Stocksdale. Walter
Stocksdale and Eugene Green. r. a.
Sharrer & Son funeral directors
The dead and injured were part OF
party going 20 Charles Town W. Va.
Oa visit to relatives. travelling IN
two machines In the front car. which
crossed the track safely. were Mr..
and Mrs Charles w. Isnckard and
Mr. and Mrs Thomas liiil and daugh-
ter MAY Hill - years old. all or
Gambler This car WAS owned and
driven Is Air I.0ckard
travelling in a touring ear owned
by George Hlll. and driven By his
wife. Mrs Noilie I'M. the second par.
ty was about 90 feet behind the irst
machine
Rain neeessltated curtains on the
machine and the view was partly oh
secured. IN front with Mrs Mollie Hlll
was Mrs. Starry Hill Her husband.
the owner ~ the machine and
Young George Hill, 6-ysar-old son OF
Air and Mrs Harry Hili. we're on the
rear seat
The machine reached the center OF
the track before II was struck by the
train The car was reduced to a
mass of wreckage and the occupants
were thrown 10 the ground clear OF
the wreck. with the exception or
Harry iilii who was dragged and hal
his right arm torn on at the should
er skull fractured and his body bad
" mutilated The train was immedI-
ately stopped and crew hurried 10 the
assistance Of the Injured
Drs Carl N Van Poole. +. n. VIII
lard and Ahram r. Cronk, Mount Airy
went % tho scene The Injured we're
given first aid and hurried to the
Frederick Hospital. The body Of Har-
~ Hill was placed in charge of a To-
cnl undertaken and prepared to be
sent home,
Lockard. owner and driver OF the
Grst machine. said no signal WAS
given at the crossing and that they
had no warning ot the approach OF
the train
c0rOner's jury. summoned held
an Inquest and exonerated the rail-
road crews from blame The company
was censured. however. for not hay
ing watchman at the crossing.