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Show THOMAS PIERPONT FAILS TO ANSWER BREAKFAST CALL Thomas Pierpont of 127 South First West street, the first railway machinist to enter Salt Lak volley, and the father of seventeen children, was found dead In bod at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Anna Meyers. 1S22 Fifth Kast street, Thursday morning. Heart trouble was the causo of death. Pierpont was in apparently good health Wediifsdny, and his sudden death was a shock to a large number of acquaintances. acquaint-ances. Wednesday evening ho walked to his daughter's home to spend the night there. He retired about 10 o'clock. When a member of the family called him for breakfast early Thursday morning he appeared ap-peared to be still sleeping and he was not disturbed. Investigation disclosed thai lie was dead. IMorpont was a native of Lancashire, England. In the sixties he was master mechanic of the old l'tah Central line. His age was seventy-two years. The funeral will be hold from the Fourteenth Four-teenth ward meeting houso Sunday. |