Show f 0 o. S S. L. L DIRECTOR DIRECT SUCCUMBS IN EAt EA t New York Feb eb 6 William 6 William J en Thorne Thome railroad drector director a financier died of ot pneumonia at homo home toda today after aUer a short Illness was 55 05 years ears old F Mr 1 Thorne Thome was born In N Y He Ile was graduated from rom t t Sheffield Scientific school at Yale Yale Yalei 1885 and entered railroad work a ai ae assistant engineer on the Great Not Kor ern railway 7 lie He later became an assistant to toB ward wald II II H. Harriman of oC the Southern t chic and Union Pacific systems f the tho time of his death he was direr of oC tho the Union Pacific and Oregon Sh Line railroads Washington ashington Railroad Navigation atlon company compan and several ot of corporations |