Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-05-28 | Page 1 | E. F. Swift, Packer Head, Dies in Fall

1 tI F. F I SWifT PACKER HEAD I t DIES IN fALL Plunges From Sixth Floor of Fashionable Chicago Apartment WAS IN POOR HEALTH Had Arranged to Leave Soon for Europe m B ii united Press CHICAGO May tay 28 Edward 28 Edward F. F Swift year old packer who began a distinguished industrial career as a al cattle buyer for his father tIre the founder founder foun foun- der of Swi Swift t Co died today in a fall lall from a sixth story window of ol his Gold Coast apartment home homeS Swift chairman of the board of Swi Swift t Co who was planning to leave next week on a vacation trip to Europe for lor his health fell in fullview full fullview fullview I view of his chau chauffeur eur Henry Dice who waited to take his employer to the o office ce The Thc body was clothed in pajamas Swi Swift t having finished breakfast only a short time before belore the fall IN 1 TOOK POOR HEALTH Charles Henry Swift brother issued issued issued is is- sued a statement which said his brother broth broth- er had been in poor health for lor several several sev sev- eral weeks and on advice ice of ol his physician physician phy phy- he had arranged to leave Tuesday Tues day for Europe His a affairs airs are in excellent condition the statement said Later at ol the Swift home Richard Head of the state slate office said the fall was an accident and expressed the theory that Swi Swift t. t had fallen lallen from the thel window as he opened it iL The bod body bod fell lell on ti n a st stone ne canopy Mrs Mrs- Hortense Swift Swill dressing in a nearby room was noti notified of ol the death by the chauffeur and later laler was put under the care of ol a physician An inquest will be held this after afternoon noon Born at Barnstable Mass November November Novem Novem- ber 12 12 1863 Swift was brought to Chicago scene of ol the family indus indus- industrial trIal Inal success when a small boy After Alter school he went to the stockyards and worked around the plant established by Gustavus Swift his father lather who founded the tire big packing combine that has grown crown to worldwide proportions BEGAN l NEAR lEAR OTTO BOTTOM I After Alter his schooling Swift began almost almost al most at the bottom of the packing business buying and selling cattle and hogs in the Chicago stockyards Later in the when the elder Swift began to expand the tire business Swift was put in charge of first the Kansas Cily City branch and later headed all the branches He remained in Kansas City Cily until 1892 when he returned returned re re- re turned to Chicago and was as made a avice avice avice vice president pi o of Swift Swill Co in 1903 In January 1931 he became the assistant head of the organization h he had seen grow from a dingy packing house to lo a worldwide chain of modem modern day packing plants being elected vice chairman of oC the board In January of this year he succeeded his brother Louis as chairman of the board In 1888 Swi Swift t married Hortense Newcomer of oC Shannon IlL III in a ceremony cere mony that thai still is recalled as one of ol the most brilliant in Chicago society They had three children Mrs Hunt ington B. B Henr Henry T. T Phillip and Edward Edward Ed Ed- Edward ward F. F Swift Jr