Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-23
APPRECIATION.

II will be recollected by most Of our
readers that Alexander Smith, a prin-
ter In high favor among his fellow
craftsmen, as we'll as with all who
knew him best, died at Reno. with
pneumonia, while being taken to CALI
fornia for the benefit of his health.
He was the first and only printer who
has eve died a natural death In this
State, and his brethren Of the Typo
graphical Union, after seeing that his
remains were fraternally aud appro-
priately deposited In their final resting
place, published q series Of appreciate
i've, condolatory resolutions in the
daily papers Of Virginia and Gold
Hill. a copy Of which they sent to the
relatives OF the lamented deceased, In
Dublin, Ireland. In response. the Sec
rotary Of the Typographical Union
\ few days ago received from the eld-
est surviving brother Of deceased a
letter. from which we make the follow
ing extracts:
% LOWER RUTLAND STREET.
DUBLIN, IRELAND, Nov. %, lS72.}
10 j. W. Pike, Esq, Sec'y Washoe
Typographical Association, America i:
1t devolves upon me as a very sacred
duty to acknowledge the receipt Of a
copy Of the resolutions passed by your
Society In memoriam Of my deceased,
much loved brother. Could anything
tend to console Us under our deep at
Fiction, such q manly and generous
outpouring of honest esteem aud affec.
ton from strangers, who perhaps had
not even the claim of nationality on
their side. whereby they might, In the
hour Of distress aud death, evince the
usually more than conventional ties
which bind kinsmen In a strange land,
such would indeed 90 far to soothe u
sorrow, and largely help us In prayer
fully declaring : "Thy will be done"
The loss. God knows, is a severe one.
A kind, flowing brother; a generous,
manly and spirited soul-all went TO
make up a creation "whom to know
was to love-" lam proud. as his eldest
surviving brother, to receive from
those who were present at his final end,
such n monument to his memory rs
this .Mem0ridm witnesses; and 1t will
ever be to me, while | live. a pleasing
reflection, that he died honored OF men.
Should | aver meet with an American
ut home or abroad, In distress, the re-
membrance of the kindly sympathy
my brother received at the hands OF
his friends In the land Of his adoption,
will ever be before me, and IL will
20 hard with me but l return In some
measure the kindness my kin received.
II agrecable to the members Of your
Society, we request that you will be
good enough to have the accompanying
few words Inserted In your Journal,
rs being the only offering we can
make Of u appreciation Of the uni
form kindness displayed on behalf Of
"our Alec"
To the President aud Members Of
the washoe Typographical Union. No.
65-Gentlemen : The relatives of the
late Alexander Bart Smith desire to
acknowledge, with deep gratitude, the
kindness and sympathy displayed BY
his fellow workmen to him In his Ill
iltSS anu illIi uCSCNoC ohu Nov -
their appreciation of his character as q
companion. friend aud fellow laborer,
rs evidenced in tho warm eulosium
to his memory inserted In the even
ing papers Of October !, 1872. 1t Is
a pleasing reflection to them that he
did not pass away "uncared for and
unknown )" but that God, In His great
goodness, raised up for him, In the
hour Of his trial and tribulation,
friends, "strong rs rocks :"-frierds
who ministered, we are sure, to his
temporal wants-and, let us earnestly
hope, to his spiritual also. In the
brieiest, but most heartfelt and sincere
language, We thank you, II and all,
for your goodness to n whom we
shall long deplore, on earth, but whom
We yet hope to meet where there is
no parting
Accept. friends, u grateful thanks;
and we remain V C truly yours.
For relatives.
WILLIAM BRYCE SMITH.