The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
VICTIMS OF AUTO
CRASH ARE BURIED
Simple But Impressive Ceremony
Over Dead of 0'Brien and
Mccormick Families
Brave Girl Chauffeur Breaks
Dowr Viewing Relatives She
Was Unable to Save

SAN MATEO, Aug. 5.-This was a
day OF deep sorrow for San Mateo.
Business practically ceased for several
hours. and friends and strangers gath
cred about the house where lay the
caskets containing the remains of the
1--WE victims of Mondays automobile
tragedy. 1t was a crowd drawn there
through sincerest sympathy for the
members of the Mccormick and OBrien
families.
There were but four casl1ets in the
parlors of the Mccormick home for in
one casket lay the body Of Mrs. Ira
G. O'Brien, eldest Of the Mccormick
sisters. with the body of her infant
son, Robert, clasped close TO her
breast. This Ncasket was Of pure white.
and by fits side stood two others OF
white, containing the bodies Of Miss
Clara Mccormick and little Ira G.
O'Brien Jr. That OF Mrs. Thomas A
Mccormick was of lavender, and about
all four were banked heaps Of flowers
sn such profusion as TO almost hide
them from sight.
During the early morning. before the
home became filled with people. Ethel
Mccormick the girl chauffeur who sat
at the wheel of the automobile during
the awful moments before the final
plunge to death. was taken to the room
Suffering an agony of pain from her
own injuries, the young girl bore up
wonderfully as she looked into the
faces Of mother sisters and nephew
whom her own effort had failed to save.
She whispered her farewell over each
open casket and then. as she turned
from the last, grief overcame her.
L didn't mean to do 1t! oh. I didn't
mean TO do st."
with a piercing scream the girl
threw herself into the arms of her
into 2 paroxysm Of hystericai sobbing.
The home was soon filled with
friends. who called by the hundred TO
leave their messages of sympathy for
the bereaved family.
The services at the heme were ex-
tremely simple. They began at 1880
o'clock, Father Callaghan Of st. Mat
thew's Catholic church delivering a
short sermon. quarter OF an hour
later the funeral cortege started for
the church. a block away.
To the slow tolling of the bell the
remains were slowly borne into the
church. and the caskets grouped about
the altar.
AS each body was brought down the
aisle TO the altar. passing through a
guard Of so members Of the order of
knights Of Columbus. a verse of the
'-Afiserere" was sung by Miss Annie
Rooney. the St Peters church soprano.
assisted by J. Onslow, tenor. Father
Callaghan officiated at the mass, assist
cd by Fathers Duggan, Sullivan.
Ramm., Cullen and Cooper. Schmidt S
requiem mass was sung by the church
choir. assisted by Mrs. Frank Scully,
contralto; Miss Annie Rooney, soprano;
Miss G. Sullivan. contralto: F. Scully,
Die
and Miss Marie Falvey, organist. Miss
Sullivan rendered the offertory, Pre-
Jesu." the DE Profundis." Lead. Kind
y Light" was sung by the choir while
the bodies were taken from the church
The services at Holy Cross cemetery
were short. Father CalIaghan oficiat-
ing. The plat was covered as with a
carpet with the floral offerings. The
pail bearers for Mrs. Mccormick were
John II Coleman. John Casey. J. T.
Jennings, T. A. Husing, D. Riordan and
p. Fitzimmons. For Mrs. O'Brien and
her baby son, Robert. 2. l. Fitzpatrick.
w. J. Gallagher. J. j. Mahoney, DR.. +.
McElroy, H J. Mcintyre and Joseph J.
Mahoney officiated. Miss Clara Nc
Cormick's body was borne by Joseph
Corbett, Joseph Britt, Frank Sullivan.
Joseph Walsh, John Humphreys and
" aldon Sullivan, four little friends of
Ira O'Brien carrying his casket.
The condition OF Miss Ethel McCor-
mick tonight is worse, while that of
Miss McAuley, who is still at the Red
Cross hospital, has improved It has
been found that Miss McAuley SUI
1ered no serious internal injuries
The inquest on the accident has been
set for tomorrow evening at 7.3O
o'clock by Deputy Coroner J. G. Nc
Carthy at his establishment in Bald
win avenue. The following Jury has
been selected: John DAILY, NJ. ]. Breadv.
J. Gilligan, Benjamin Race, Thomas F.
Burke. o. II. Clancy, J. B. Falvey, Con
Darby and John Z. Casey.