The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-04
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III, wm. Prescott smith.

The Late VIM
,ss The baltimore sum- ,,,,,,,, nm NJ III,
n, smith was probably - "n pa,, " Sn'
wildly known ci',Hens y, 30. n'i nh.nnS
lIImuaIly popular " nome -1 aLu lug aU "o,,"l
H. "a, only tOrIyseVeh years ," "nu o S't w.
"n's,ls OF age, I"V ,HS7 OV St Georsetown
sai February, $50, AZ H os.I,s Ivy !,
nc removing az u vcLy Sl wy. ~ IT, y.
p,mote where nc LC . ~, et ,n,S oSV
'stv Identified WIN .nc n's' i ,,H SoS,
11t,bc city, an! always Hme VI It's A0S'
o5res,iye md active C y, W. ,,0,.,oa III,
hS,ler Of Hon. joshua 'I .Is n,,,,o onu
T "a, SON after appointed u u. cu aS'ua
Sol,c under George /; NAME tlcu oO' ~.
M d tlii port M oHlsIn ""s NV as wi. ~
lime an sCIivv Whig' "nu "n %. i.,t ~ ~
n'prui Henry Ci'y' u's'.Tsuaon'Hs su m,
of On the rOstrtn as ah e!o'ltIns St'1 ~,
81, lie was several Times non L,, ~ lot
gell flies by the parry ~ "h . ~ III ~,
srsl, anl once ran ioE Inc o., S,, S0eu Ia
n toe ninth ward, out ,i was o o,. o0 no we UV
I4tel. About lhlS tlInc "!so assn, NJ wa maS
oyninent as one OF 'ne U'iS'uasoIs nuu
Numbers OF the KInEsoIu L, .;n d tI.SiS
~ He was meIsovr " ~. .IU Ti' Yn.,i
bard OfmlnasGrs OF !lc ~ ,an Ja iu az :
ute which started IN lo''' HmGeI u! .ne
usilenCy oil Mr. N@hsAnt' DnL"s tue
lumber Of years hc WIS lIens' Ii WIN ~
hi. institution, MI enllLn Iilp Iia, " us
management oil the energy u Io;,' ,,, auu
hct LOT which nc was 2.e0, uIS .o T..
establish ana sprG"I' Us ,S w"e'urIes o,,, ~
Tie COmnlnIIy, IFoOAo'J' 'u"" "''y o'ue'
Individual! - ~. Sm;,, ,,,o, .,
Ia his early career NiF, 2',.' NJ was a.
ldaleDt times cG"aeC.cu WIN ' I; p,Gss'
i5r which ne nAu u ss.o"s Paeu'IsS' WV
laGidc anu 'he Wls lo was /" .i iHlo Son l.
Dssicur, anu lhousu NJ. INV u ment'ny iai" 'I
bis dweiIing was " ttcAsuty VI "ls uju
Of articles o. VIt1u, ~ %ell as t''e nooSe
Of Hospitality; ~ low ~ n "Su' Sn tS tl9
service oil Inc bAl'lhlolc " Ouio lsaI,tOeu
Company, anu fS'hAlneu con''auousIy III
the employ OF Tue GohpAny ,3r sixteen y,
yelrs. lie eh!eLTu tuC Sr SeLH'Cc G us 'nc
Presidency o. ion iHuLaIs 9 ava; as
assistant to Mt LEWIS AL OO!c, .nell mas,
tef Of tfanSporAuon' now Inc Scneral
ticket agent Az I'lIs uule WI Whtnu
PNkef was general superintendent VI 'ne
'oat. Mr. sHliIh reM'inGu muster OF
transportation uil4eF MI S J1nn Il; lone
Sns Dr.. WoodslInG, uhll1 Iooo' Waen NC
succeeded t1InC o1!Itc VI master " tra1s'
pottatlon ms Important PosItlon nc
held all IhFO4Sn lne Trying anu CRITICAL
period oIthe la!e war, ueVelop'ng extra
ordinary capacity ioF rallFoau matters,
which, ADDED 70 us Felnaik4oIc social
qualities, maze nun known everywhere
a'he country AS tne executive olllcef
d ono OEthc man arteries OF travel upon
vaichso mvch ueEehue curing inc war,
be passed through u terrible petloG OF
;.eep.e'5 nIShlsAau constant reSponslOlll,
yn the transportation Oh vast Doales OF
to0ls ana immense stores OF munitions OF
VA Without single sDsc accident; On
tAe hl o. July, loOo' nc resigned
b, position rs master OF Fanspor,
hu9a o. tAeralltoau' ana was appointed
by President Andrew johnson q com
missioner 10 examine the facilic railroad,
Iayhin process OF It's construction, US re-
qated, 10 determine lAe payment OF inc
government ponds 10 that WORK, anu
soon aOeF WIS maHG GotIecter OF internal
revenue Tor inc thirl district OF Maryland
oy Tue fresiuehl, MS nomination pslnG
confirmed Without oppoSition ny me Sen
sic, WNlcl position ne nei9 Tor about a
year. In the meantime. IN May 1857, ne
went 70 Europe, making an extended
IGut iM 'Ge Oench' Oh MS hea!th. on
us ;, Le, ,Sna Ut resigned, anu on me LIST OF
Jay iSTS, WAS appointed general mana
SsF o. tnG Ne" YORK " Washington
s ~ ''ng MS pSSI''Tn nc nela upto the
aH' OF september last, when he was
UNANIMOUSLY lTcaiIeu ny thG Do"rd OF ul.
CSmnonv ~ o%a;n hocor INV T, ,au,to% AZ
transportation OF that road, in place OF
John L. Wilson The present master of The
road. Mr.. Smith had, therefore, reoccu.
pied bis old position but Il month when
removed by death. 1t is understood that
heacceplel his old place ut the earnest
solicitation of Mr.. Garrett.
Daring his connection with the Wash.
agton and New York air line Mr., Smith
Vas appointed commissioner from Mary.
land 10 the Philadelphia Centennial Ex-
position, to be held on july 4th, ls75-an
honorable appointment, which rave n
great deal oi satisfaction 10 Lis many
friends in Philadelphia, as well rs in BnI.
iimoyc Mr.. Smith had not been in very
good health for more than six months
ps,, having during the early mart If tho
summer experienced vertigo IN Philadel.
Thn, besides debility AT various times
Gi'ia; the trying summer through which
We have passed.
From the Baltimore American,
MIR svvru's ms,
VI, s.,,,,1 ",' Z.
,S ~ ' ~; was ooFh IN baltimore about
' '.'., us iH'hliy were IN humble cirCum.
r n,oa sS anu he received merely u com
~, ~' W. euuc"uoN' nc was appreuticed to
S Sauv' !, anu served his time with credit to
s ",i',,., nnu prom 10 his employer. He
tVluCtU III an early uHr fl tnStn inr Inttnrs