New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-14
OBITUARY..
CyRUS PORTER SMITH.

Cvrus p. Smith died suddenly at his resi-
,ce M 70 Pierrepontst Brooklyn at $50 a. yes
tardav He was within weeks of his 77th birthday
at the time Of his death For five years he had suffered
from geston of the lungs on Saturday evening St
mo was sufficiently well preside at meeting of the
BOARD NJ Trustees Of the Brooklyn CITY Hospital an IN
tution n the interests of which he earnestly de-
voted for rhe wears of an ordinary lifetime Yesterday
ornng lie died in the house i'll which he had lived FOR
81 years.
CYRUS Porter Smith was born at Hanover n H. on
Anril : 900 His father being farmer, cyrus during
his boyhood worked the farm, attending district
schools in the Winter The scanty learning thus
obtained gave him earnest desire to go 10 college HIS
fers slender means would not permit OF this hut the
lad vras determined upon securing liberal education,
and the means he devised were characteristic lie had
brother Noah then in college and what Moan learned
there he had communicated to himself ana ths prepared
himself for his own entrance 10 Dartmouth Coege lie
sunnorted himself while there by teaching district schools
in Nev-Hampshire and Vermont every Winter This he
continued from the time he 13 years OF age. and IN
1904 x wears Later he graduated from Dartmouth
with bonors He then took up the study OF law with
chief Justice T. s. Williams Of Hartford Conn, and was
admitted to practice IN 1877.
Having secured his collegiate and professional educa-
ton in september 1927 he became resident OF BROOK
vr For seven months he neither saw client nor made
dollar This however, did not appear to discourage
49,, No counected himself with several local societies
nc they were organized and thus made FOR himself ac
,oi,tances some OF whom ripened into friends who
bolncd IN his profes He became member OF Dr.
20 fFirst Presbyterian church, and was s cnorlster
go z5- to $50 From 1913 % 1880 he was clerk OF
ne hoard of trustees. and corporation c0unsel OF
lie CIV from 1885 TO 1889. In 1889 he was chosen
Navo nv the Aldermen. the fourth whom the city ad
had AZ the first election by the people IN $40 he
Tas chosen again holding the office unt lS4Z. lie was
Supervisor in s36 and 1897 in 1878 FOR me pur1se Oh
furtheruR the establishment Of company 10 supply h
citv with gas ne was elected Alderman from the Ihrd
ward and 10 his efforts due. In great part tnr or
can,zation OF Brooklyns lrst company ne suDse-
Sueny became an active member OF the Bolrd OF hhu
cation and was its President for 20 years In ls9o ana
1857 Mr. smith represented the city IN the stae
where he held the position Of Chairman OF the COhIer
nn Commerce and Nayigation In all that pertaned 20
tne ferry communication between New orR anu rooh
Ivn ne took deep interest," and al an early DAY ne De
came one of the associates OF the Union Ferry company
of which since s55 he has been managing director IN
January 1869 Mr Smith appointed the acting Tres
idenf of the Brooklyn City Railroad Company IN 1861
during his first Mayor, Mr. smith, win tbe he
Gen Robert Nichols established city hospital WHICH
pnder his fostering care became the present Brookyh
CITY Hospital Few men have been more conspicuous III
promoting the welfare and progress Of Brooklyn during
the important period Of its growth ana deyeop
ment 1880 1869 than Uncle Cyrus - no Was GALLO"
by many Of his oldest Hlen0A