Show THOMAS FITZGERAlD WEll VELL KNOWN RAilROAD MAN CAllED BEYOND Acquaintances Included L Lead Lead- ad- ad as Harriman and Huntington I 1 Special t to The Tile Ogden n. n run Juno 24 fter After ter an illness of nineteen months from creeping paralysis par par- sis Thomas F. F Fitzgerald on one of or orthe known railroad men in the the best st west died this morning at it hl his homo At tho bedside when the end came camo were all members of or tho the family and a number of or friends MI Mr Fitzgerald was born In Waterford Water ater ford ford Ireland January Januar 19 19 lS 6 an and came to America when 13 years of or age locating In hi California In 1868 of ot the Central he entered the tho employ Pacific company which was waR then thon buildIng building build build- ing its line cast east from rom California to connect with the Union Pacific In 1869 he was appointed superintendent of or construction on work over tho the Sierra Nevadas Ne and two years later lie ho was was sent to Ogden to take charge of or work at this end H Ho was present when the two lines Jnes met on Promontory Point Shortly after tho the railroad en entered entered en- en Ogden he was pl placed ced In charge of or the thc maintenance and way department department depart depart- ment of the thc entire Salt Lake division which position he held until nineteen 1 months ago when he was compelled to resign owing owins to ill health Upon severing ser sev ering cring his connection with tho the road Mr Nr r. r Fitzgerald received a pension Mr r. r Fitzgerald enjo enjoyed d a a. personal acquaintance with most of tho the notables not- not ables in western railroads Including i such men as Huntington Hopkins 1 I Stanford Stanord and Harriman C C. P. P Huntington Hunting- Hunting ton and E. E H. H Harriman when making I trips over o the Salt IA LAke e division of or orthe the Southern Pacific were accustomed to call for Cor Mr Fitzgerald to accompany accompany accompany pany them The same wa was true truo with Judge Lovett and Julius In later years ear Surviving Mr Ir Fitzgerald are hl his t widow V and tho the following children Mrs n. n George F. F McCabe Miss Kathryn Fitzgerald and Anthony Fitz Fitzgerald rand and one brother John Fitzgerald livI Uv- Uv I InS InS' In Ireland I Funeral services ser will bo be held Sunday f I afternoon In St. St Josephs Catholic church ch with Rev Father P. P M. M Cushnahan Cushnahan Cush- Cush nahan a lifelong friend of or Mr Fitzgerald Fitz I gerald s officiating Interment will be beIn bein in Mountain View i |