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Show o DEATH OF FRANCIS TIERNAN. J. J. Stewart of this city received a telegram last Wednesday announcing the death in New York City of Francis Fran-cis Tiernan: who, for a number of years past, has been a well known resident of Salt Lake. The cause of his death is not known. The message from his son, Robert Tiernan, simply stated that his father died in the morning, and would be buried at his old home in Urbana, Ills. Mr. Tiernan was a pioneer railroad builder. He was born in Urbana about 56 years ago, and when but 22 years of age built about fifty miles of the I. B. & W. railroad. Later he moved to Fort Scott. He built the Fort Scott & Wichita line, and was president of the road for some time. In 1889 he moved to Utah and organized the Utah, Nevada & California Railroad company, which purposed to build a line from Salt Lake through to the western coast. During the times of depression this scheme failed. Mr. Tiernan was heavily interested in'coal lands in southern Utah. About a year ago he went east. Mr. Stewart received a letter from him only a few days ago, stating that he had been unwell, but was all right again. |