The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-20
HEGARTY'S WIDOW
 TO GET PENSION
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At the entrance beneath the tracks is a rut in the street, several inches deep, through which the high wheels of the hook and ladder outfit plough ed Added to the already perilous position of the outfit this jolt am- phasized the danger to what specta- tors in the brief instant, the whole thing occupied believed to be un- avoidable catastrophe.
 Just when and how Fireman Heg- arty left the apparatus will probably never be known. He was not used to the hook and ladder; ordinarily he rode upon the hose wagon in answer ing alarms. Captain George Ruther- ford and other members of the ''rew heard a scream. It came from Gaff- ney. He yelled,
 We've killed Hegartyi'
 In the mad excitement of answer ing the alarm however the apparatus continued to the box, 1T, Kossuth street and East Washington avenue.
 Chief Mooney with Lieut.. CharIes w. Holden at the wheel of his ;.uto- mobile was driving through Middle street towards the engine house. They had been given the. alarm but had not been able to count it the nselves, and to make sure they had shut off power expecting someone near the fire headQuarterS to shout out the number.
 While they were driving in this fashion they heard the hook and lad der come laundering down Congress street, and then satisfied that they had the correct box, they began to just in time to see what looked like r a bundle, rolled over by the rear wheel of the hook and ladder. While the big outfit rolled on, Mooney and Holden stopped and both leaped out. Two women nearby had h a yhon no hook and ladder swerved. The near est man was Edward Thornton. an employe of the Locomobile Co. living at Pequonnock street and Calhoun avenue. He rushed up to Hegarty, grasped him beneath the shoulders, Mooney bundled James w. McDon- aid, another spectator, into the auto mobile, to help support the man, and raced to the Bridgeport hospital at top speed. But the race was futile, for death had claimed the fireman long before they reached the hos pital.
 The ambulance was called, but through a misunderstanding, for not an instant was lost in rushing Heger- ty to the hospital in the chiefs auto- mobile.
 who caught a glimpse of the falling man. His screams attracted the at tention of the others but they could not see him. As Gaffney looked back, he saw Hegerty's arms falling back over his head, as he lay at full length in the street.
 Chief Mooney took Rutherford to task for not bringing his apparatus to a stop when he struck Hegerty. Rutherford, however, did not know the exact circumstances, and continued to answer the alarm. Chief Mooney holds that it is the first duty of the firemen, in case of an accident, to stop, leave man or two with the victim, and then continue.
 Fireman Hegerty, best known to his friends, who were numbered in the hundreds, by the name of "PhiP' was a native of New York city. Most of his life was spent in Bridgeport. He attended the public schools here. and secured his first employment with the Warner Bros Go. He took a keen in- terest in the fire department connect ed with the Warner interests, and be- came a call fireman during the re- gime of Former Chief Coffin. He be- came a permanent fireman in 1903 and was assigned to Engine Co. No. 4. Here he was made assistant captain. Later heS was made lieutenant and assigned to No. Engine Go.
 Hegerty was 34 years old, married. His wife was Miss Jennie Johnson of this city. Besides his widow he is survived by daughter, aged 12. The family home was at 112 Gregory St. There also survive three sisters and one brother, Helen, the wife of Pa trolman Thomas Gerrity; Mary, the Jackson Stone Co.,. living at 1891 Stratford avenue; Miss Julia Hegerty of AS Summer street and David, a member of No. Engine Co.