The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-28
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY TO
 MRS. CLANCY ssFeeling Fine,' She Remarked To Daughter, Shortly Be-
 fore the Summons. EXPIRED IN ARMS
 OF HER SON, FRANK Was a Woman of Business Sagacity-Heart Disease
 the Cause.

Just as she had reached a point where she might well enjoy the fruits Of years of earnest and well directed
 toll. death came to Mrs. Ann Clancy early today. Stricken with an at- tack of heart disease about g o'clock this morning, she died in the arms of her son, Alderman Frank J. Clancy, before medical atteudance could be brought to her. With her also was another son, Jeremiah, and her daugh- ter. Annie. The sobbing children car ried their mother to her room and telephoned to four different physicians but all were out of their offices on other calls and at last Dr. s. M. Gar lick was called. He found Mrs. Clancy dead when he reached the home at 7s2 Railroad avenue.
 Mrs. Clancy had been at her sum
 mer home at w a1nut Beach for a week and returned to Bridgeport yesterday. She went riding in her automobile yes- terday afternoon and apparently was in perfect health. This morning when her daughter Annie asked her how she felt she replied .F1ne Annie. I have never felt better In my life A few
 minutes afterward she began to gasp and sank in the attack which ended in her death
 Mrs. Clancy died as she had lived, surrounded by her family. The news of her death created widespread sor- row when it became known in the
 West End and other parts of the city, for she was widely known and popu- lar with all who knew her. Her children will have the sincere sym
 pafhy of host of friends in their
 Mrs Clancy was 54 years of age. She was born in the city of Limerick, Linnerick county, Ireland and came to this country xzithsher parents when she was very young She was the daughter of Patrick and Ann Woods. Her parents soon after their arrival in fnis country wet to live at Brookdeld. Mass There she met Jeremiah J. Clancy, now deceas- ed. who wooed and won. her, They were married at Brookield in 1879. and soon afterward came to Bridge port. Soon after his arrival here MT. Clancy engaged in the retail liquor business in Water street He died about IS years ago. leaving his widow well established business and a fam fly of five children to care for.
 Mrs. Clancy proved equal to the
 duty. About Is years ago she pur-
 chased the property at Iranistan and
 Railroad avenues and built there a three story business and apartment
 block. Shortly after she disposed of
 the business in Water street to Water street to engage in business in her
 own West End property She proved herself possessed Of unusual business sagacity and not only did she conduct
 successful business while rearing a
 family but she also made very profit able investments in real estate in the West End close to where she had erected her first Building
 Soon after the 20 years water con- tract was signed she could not effect a satisfactory arrangement with the Bridgeport Hydraulic Go. After fruit less negotiations with the company
 Mrs. Clancy had artesian wells sunk
 and installed a pumping system by which she afterward supplied water
 for her business. her household and
 the tenants on her property. In this her move attracted no little comment at the tiIne.
 Mrs. Clancy was possessed of such genial nature that she made almost everyone with whom she came in con tact a friend. She had a smile and 1 a kind word for everyone. She was lcharitable but her charity was per formed so that there should be no em- libarrassnent to the recipient. She was devoted to her children and she strove all her life to educate them and to leave them provided for at her death, all of which she accomplished,
 f She is survived by four children,
 Frank J., alderman from the Fourth
 district and Jeremiah J., who in part Enership, conducts the business at Tram Eistan and Railroad avenues; George chauffeur for Director of Public
 Works J. A. Courtade. and Annie, who lives at home. Joseph, the eldest o1 l Mrs. Clancy was a devout member &I, cx~.- a ~i~.h,