Upson COUNTY, GA - Obits   Mrs. Clyde Hilliard and Lucie
Mr & Mrs. Sam Stuart

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Funeral of wreck victims held here 

The Funeral of MRS.
CLYDE HILLIARD and little daughter, LUCIE, victims of
automobile -train wreck at Zebulon, Sunday morning were
held at the home of her Mother, Mrs. Mattie WILSON, at
117 Avenue "F" East Thomaston, Monday.  

The bodies were carried to Griffin and later buried in
Griffin Cemetery with Stephens Undertaking Company, Lyne
Crenshaw, Funeral director, in charge.

Mrs. Hilliard is survived by her husband and three
children.

The account of the tragedy as sent out from Zebulon as
follows:

ZEBULON, GA. June 1- Five persons were killed outright
and a sixth, a small child, was probably fatally injured
when a light touring car in which they were riding was
struck by the Southern Railway Passenger Train No. 22, at
the crossing here this Morning.

The DEAD are: Sam Stuart, 40; Mrs. Sam Stuart: Mrs. Clyde
W. Hilliard, 25; and her eight-month-old baby ,Lucile,
all of Hampton Ga. Ronelle, two and a half year old
daughter of Mrs. Hilliard, is in an Atlanta Hospital, and
little hope is entertained for her recovery. The fatal
crash occured in full view of Stuart's brother's and
youngest son and three other occupants of an automobile
which had crossed the track only a few seconds before the
ill-fated car was hit by the fast passenger train. 

The passengers of the first car, dazed by their own
narrow escape, sought to warn the second car of the
impending danger, but did not have sufficient time before
the train crashed into the car. The car was torn into
bits and the occupants were hurled high into the air.
Little Ronelle Hilliard lost conscience when picked up,
as placed on the train and hurried to Atlanta.

Members of the two families riding in the two cars spent
the weekend with Mrs. Stuart's sister near Zebulon and
were returning to their homes, planning to drive to
Forsyth for the day where J. W.  Stuart a brother of the
dead man, resided.

The first car was driven by J. W. Stuart and Sam Stuart
was driving the trailing car. J. W.  Stuart, brother of
the dead man collapsed soon after the accident, and was
taken to his home in Forsyth were Physicians are in
attendance.