The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-26
Mourners' Coach In Runa- way When Negro Driver
 Is Stricken
Ambulance Crashes Into Bottlers' Wagon When Hurrying to Scene of Run away-Coachman Dies In Hospital.

Stricken with heart failure atop a coach in a funeral procession, a negro driver approaching St. Michaeps cemetery. this morning, died at the Bridgeport hospital half an hour lat CT. The ambulance corps, responding to the alarm caused by the subse. quent runaway of the funeral coach and the mishap of the negro, crashed into a bottler's wagon that disre- garded the warnings of a traffic of- iicer.
 When the funeral procession of Ber- nard Wallace approached St. Mi- chaePs cemeteSy through Connecticut negro driver of one of the coaches suddenly flung his arms about his head and fell back limp upon the top of the coach. The reins fell from his grasp and the horses, spirited pair of iron grays from Lynch Bros. sta bles. feeling the free rein. darted out of the line and past the coaches ahead.
 Mrs. John scully, another woman and little girl were in the coach. They were unaware of the peril of their position until Mrs. James Cal- Ian in the coach ahead. peered, out at the passing hack and saw the coach rocked back and forth in the increasing speed of the runaways.
 Mrs. Callan screamed, and then the occupants of the runaway coach req lized their peril As the speed of the horses increased the unconscious man fell head first intD the roadway. The occupants saw his form flash past and panic stricken began fumbling at the doors in an effort to jump away from the speeding coach.
 The horses dashed into the curb. and with the snapping of the harness They ran away, past the coaches ahead, the drivers of which were ig- nerant of the danger. and turning in- to Carroll avenue disappeared.
 The entire cortege was brought to . tel and the drivers and men in the the fallen driver. Morris Smith . grocer at Connecticut and Union ave- nues helped the, two women and girl out of the disabled coacn, while 8 block back the other drivers at Con- necticut and Central avenues were trying to resuscitate the stricken man.
 Until eye witnesses told of the mans fainting atop the coach they suppos- ed he had been thrown out by the runaways The funeral cortege await ed the ambulance corps, while the pail
 
 of the procession tried first aid meth ods to help the driver regain consci- ousness. The horses were captured by a pedestrian as they slackened their pace. Responding to the call the ambu- field avenue Driver Burlinson gave adequate warning of his approach with his siren and Traffic Policeman Benedetti at Fairfield and Water St. waved his arms in warning to a wag> on driven up Water street as the am- bulance approached. The wagon. loaded with bottles and cases, owned by Walter Stapleton and driven by Corbett, was driven across the street in front of the ambulance, and Burlin- son jammed on his brakes and tried to avoid the crash, but it was too late. The ambulance hit the rear wheel flung Corbett into the street and scat tered bottles and cases broadcast. The vehicle was little damaged. Corbett | jumpe- to his feet in moment, and the ambulance proceeded.
 Williams was taken from the side walk to the Bridgeport hospital where he died within half an hour. He had several months and was regarded as a careful driver. He was about 50 He leaves a widow and five children, living at Main and Prank streets.
 Delayed half an hour by the mishap, the funeral cortege then proceeded to St. Michaels cemetery where the committala service was read The fun eral services at the Sacred Heart church were largely attended. A sol emn high mass of requiem was sung by Fathers Mooney. Judge. and Swee. ney. Miss Margaret Cummings and Mrs. T. J. Lennon rendered several appropriate hymns. The pail bearers were Edward Mccarthy, Thomas Gar rity. M. J. Mansfield. J. E. Cassidy, F. F. O'Brien and Richard Mullins.