The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-13
GREAT CORTECE
 MARKS FUNERAL OF MACNAMARA
Flowers Sent From Many Cities In Connecticut to Home of
 Wreck Victim.

The funeral of Frank J. McNamara, one of the victims of the New Haven railroad wreck at Milford several weeks ago, was held Saturday morn ing from the Church of the Assump- ton at Ansonia. The burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
 The funeral was one of the largest ever held in Ansonia. Flowers were sent to the funeral from Bridgeport, Derby, New Haven, Waterbury and cities in Massachusetts. Two open coaches were required to carry them. Hundreds of friends mourning the death of the young man attended.
 He was 19 years and eight months old He was born in Ansonia and be- sides his parents leaves one sister, Miss Margaret McNamara.
 In June, 1914, he was graduated from the Ansonia high school and took second honors in his class, delivering the salutatory at graduation. He was the first winner of the Gen. Charles H. Pine history prize and took the trip to the battlefield of Gettysburg provided as the prize.
 In high school he was very popular and prominent. In athletics and dra- matics he won considerable fame. He was manager of the basketball team of the school and played on the base bal team. He attained some fine com pliments on his work in the various dramatic productions of the school He was so successful in this line that since his graduation he had been called upon to appear in amateur the atricaIs.
 Since being graduated from the high school he had been employed at the Ansonia freight office of the railroad. He planned to go to college in Septem- Der.
 Everywhere were heard expressions of sympathy for his parents and other relatives. Those who knew Frank, as he was generally called by his inti- mates, realized what a, loss has been sustained in his death. No cleaner, brighter or finer young man could be imagined. He was a very able scholar and, by his taking, a fine career was cut off in it's youth. He made friends easily through his winning and genial disposition and kept all he made. To know him was to like him and all whoever came into any contact with him whatsoever admired and respect ed him. His habits were eXemp plary and in every respect he was a sterling example of clean, young manhood.
 His qualities wero plainly shown in the ifs he made for life after being injured. He was brave ard cheerful through it all and that he was able to last two weeks was due to the fact that he never once gave up. He won all the hospital surgeons and nurses
 
 gled to live and the stiff upper lip he maintained
 McNamara and Frank Collins, who worked with him at the freight office, were on their way to New York to see a play when the fated train was wrecked. It was a holiday for the freight office employees. They were in the last car, which bore the brunt of the collision. McNamara was pinned under the car, being extricated by Col lins and Dennis McNamara, of New Haven, the boys uncle, also an enl- ploye of the railroad, who was on the train but in one of the forward cars. He was removed to Laurelton Hall, the convent school where many of the injured were first cared for, and at his uncle's direction was later removed to St. RaphaeIs hospital
 His left side was crushed, the shoul- der and collar bone were diSlocated and fractured His lung was pierced and his condition was further compli- cated when pneumonia set in. During the first few days he was showing req sonable improvement but his chances were never so bright after pneumonia developed though the physicians were encouraged he rallied from each setback.
 McNamara and Collins were occupy ing the same seat. Collins rereived a bad scalp wound and Q cut finger and