The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-09
TOM DUNICAN'S
 DEATH DUE TO HEART WEAKNESS
Popular Young Newsdealer Died White Bathing at
 Milford Shore
Exemplary Young Man. With Legion of Friends, His Demise Is Universal 1y Mourned.

The death of Thomas A Dunigan, the we'll known East Bridgeport newsdeal- CT, of Myrtle beach, yesterday, was due, according to the belief of 5physi- clans familiar with his constitution to shock, and not, as was at first be l1eved, to drowning. Grief sreigned in many homes in East Bridgeport today when news of the tragedy was receiv- ed, for there were few more generally esteemed than he.
 MT. Dunigan was 26 years of age. Of late he had, not enjoyed the best of health and following the advice of his physician, Dr. w. J. A. OfHara, time with his mother, Margaret, the widow of Robert Dunigan, at her cot tage in Myrtle beach. Fond of salt water bathing,' just after o'clock yes- terday afternoon he entered the water In about three minutes two boys at play on the shore saw him af1oat, his head submerged, and they pulled the body ashore.
 They gave instant alarm and in, a few seconds many of the cottagers were crowding about the body. Sew eraI physicians were quickly avail able. and a. call for the ambulance of Rourke & Rourke. in this city, brought a pulnnotor to the scene in record time, but all efforts were fu- tile. The pulmotor brought but a trifling quantity of water from the lungs ana the belief prevails that he suffered from an attack of rheuma- tism of the heart
 Tom Dunigan was native of East Bridgeport. He attended the Barnunn school, and as a small boy was an altar boy in St. Mary's church. When the St. Charles parish was formed, he became an altar boy there. He wRs a devout Catholic, and was of ex- T.< keenly interested in athletics. He played football with the Thunderbolt Jrs., and was manager of the Thun7 derbolts for several years while they held state football championship.
 He recently opened a newsroom and ice cream parlor at Barnum ave nue and East Main street and was building up highly successful busi- ness. His close attention to his en- terprise is believed to have broken his health.
 The deceased was a member of St. Joseph's T. l.. & B. association. His intimate friend, John Toomey, anotn- CT member of the association. was buried week ago tomorrow. Young Dunigan's death is the third since Jan. 1, in the membership of the St. Joseph's. He was a member, also of the J ohm F. Rogers Council, K. of C., and of the Bridgeport Newsdealers' He among the newsdeasers.
 Delegations from three societies will attend the obsequies. A solemn high mass of requiem will be sung at St, Charles church at o'clock Monday.
 The deceased was a most exem- plary young man and 1t is not too much to say that the future was one rich with promise for him. He was devoted to his widowed mother and this affection between mother and son was so noticeable that it won for him the sincere regard of legion of friends. In those circles in the East Side where he was so intimately known he will be missed.
 As 8 newsboy he won and retained many friends who. were only too g1ad to encourage him when he com menced business for himself. He ar rived at his 26th birthday on Aug. 1 and in honor of that event his mother arranged surprise for him at her cottage at the beach Wednesday even ing last
 His fellow newsdealers attended the affair and presented Tom with a handsome leather wallet filled with money. He was very proud of the gift and exhibited it with pardonab1e pride to friends afterwards He was a de- vout Catholic and had much to do with all of the movements in St. Charles church
 His mother and brothers have tho sympathy of their many friends and acquaintances in their bereavement