The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
PAT SURVIVES rs
DEATH AID BURIAL.
RETURN TO HEAR d FINE FUNERAL
GIVEN HIM BY WIFE AID FRIENDS
BURIED THE WRONG IN.

His wife and his friends Wept over
his bier and laid flowers n his grave
last February II. but Patrick Corcoran
Is back home and he says he's not a
ghost.
Patrick,s reception upon his unex-
pected return after he vas mourned
Tor dead and his friends had contri-
buted to community fund to give him
wake held Tor him.
While Patrick escaped the grave,
his old pal, Patrick Hannigan, whom
Corcoran had sent 70 tie Philadelphia
Hospitals farm It 1yDerry in 1911,
was buried for him.
Patrick is = little bit perplexed
over the mistake. tie friends who
boosted the funeral fund. think IL a
big Joke, but Patrick's wife, who
lives in court i l1e rear Of $40 s.
9Th St, Philadelphia i peeved.
ITO think OF Al the money spent
on that funeral sn6 means. Every
dollarI had saved. Wasn't II grand?
And to think should have this sor-
row at this time Of M lief
Even Patrick Dugan, saI0onkeeper,
who parted with enough money to
buy a nice black suit n which Patrick
was buried, shakes his head in
establishment. =Izzz=zzs.ss
81 was at the funsrzi.a said Dugan.
II looked right at him, and 30 did his
other friends. We IL aaid. Doesn't
he look naturel7"
Corcoran, who Is flfty-tNo and Jack
of all trades, Is partly responsible for
the mixup. He disappeared from his
home, but explains he was Ill in a
hospital
Patrick Hannigan. whom Corcoran
had once befriended. died. meanwhile
at Byberry. When Hannlgan was adj
mitted TO the hospital. he gave Cor
eoran as his closest friend. and also
the latter's address IN Montrose st..
west Of 9Th, where coreoran then
lived.
Upon Hannigan's death. the hospital
according to DIR. Jackson. in charge
OF the insane department. sent notice
TO the Montrose street address. From
there Il was forwarded 10 Mrs. Cor
coran.
L. u. Ingenito. IN undertaken, went
for the body. Word soon scattered
through the neighborhood Of corcor-
ans death" and bis friends, who
used 70 meet Goreoran At Dugan's de-
eided to do the elegant
Everybody admits thai corcoran
was buried" with n much ceremony
as generous collection would pro-
vide. The saloonkeeper Clipped in
the biggest piece Of change, and VIII
liam Bosher, a teamaIer. vas another
substantial donor. Al the boys made
the hat Jingle when i was passed.
Quite a number Of the friends also
went TO Holy Cross cemetery, where
the body was buried. md strew the
new grave with flowers. And Cor
coran became memory. except 10
Mrs. Corcoran. who received small
insurance policy.
A neighbor OF Mrs. eoreoran espied
a familiar figure aanntering near
Christian. Corcoran open.esed heard
the tale OF his death and burial The
friend pressed , quarter into his
hand. Go to Dngan.s and show
yourself" he requested. corcoran
did
Business is dull these piping days,
and there were not many bar-aies in
Dugan's. But those there clutched
the rail, and shouted feebly for help.
Hello, boys" was CofeoTan.s greeting
Il went and got the body. and they
told me II was Coreonan.n said In
genito, the undertaken. THAT was
the name that went npnn the eertifl-
cate Everybody said Il was Cor
eoran"