Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-14
The Late F. l.. Smith.

stricken mansion, was SO crowded with the re
Istiyes and friends of the deceased that 10y
persons were unable to gain admission to INK
parors, where the services were held.
The BODY was enclosed in handsome, mas
siyc metallic casket with silver handles aud or
naments from the establishment OF heSsrS
Wm. Domaine & 500, and was literally buried
in and surrounded with flowers, the display o.
rare exotics woven iuto crosses, crowns, Sc:
surpassing anything ever before seen 10 TINS
civ. \ magnificent silver plate OF ;hH I'D Of
the ca>kst bore the inscription:
FRANCIS H. SMITH,
Born NOVEMBER 18th, 1868,
DIED MAY 10Th, 1871
ASLEEP IN JESUS.
The beautiful burial servca OF the ProlcS!ao:
| Epi*copal Church WAC rected AZ the house IL
most Impressive maCuer by hev. Dr.. Norton,
assisted by Rev. DrS Sprlgg and Dame CT This
city ard Packard OF the Theolpclea! Seminary.
Tie choir OF ST. Pauls Church was also present.
aud rendered tic musical portion 0: the service
witli mueh sweetness and S3i;mMly.
at the conclusion OF the services TIE corpse
was tOroc to the hearSe by cl2h: body bearers.
l.. j. Smi!h, Clifton Il. Smlth, L. i. Saith,
ir., and Courtlaud II. Smith, soas OF the de-
ceased; w. f. Strong aud Il. Il. DalugerGcid,
his sous.ip. law; 3. N. Smith and Il. W. Smith
his uephc%s, acted as pail bearers, aHd walked
| beside ,hn hcarsa 10 the cemetery.
\ ycry large cu:lege followed the remains to
Ilher last resting place in the Presbyterian
cemetery, where they warc deposited IN Il wall
ed crave, and after the final prayers had bern
rccircI, were covered with tl)wcrs, and the at
tcudaots being dismissed The grave wls archeh
OYER ip The prescncc Only cf the Immediate fam
lily Of the deceased.
Among the artcnl,ntS present from Il DIS
tancc were Mai. W. +. SuthcrIiu, OF Danvllle;
Mcssrs. B0ylstuu and llubball, o; Baltimore;
Messrs. Appicby, Kent, Morrison and Cooncl
Messy, OF Washington, an.l G:o. w. H. L.
Lee aud T:i0j. Moore, co, ot Fairfax counly.
rnus wcie committed To tho earth the las.
reuai,:s u! an af'e'ouate hu'biad aAd father,
an !ionUrai AMI n,u1rlbic cli'2;2, aad 40 cE-
rmriary Christian gcu:'eGla".
The believing uat!cra At III, deceased are
takes from s,:.la o. our exchanges.
Death il aIy3ya icrTHl', AZ! liz aWtat SIM
picily Of the cvcr.to:d story that records the
cod of ones earthly career strikes a chord IL
the heart Of every one atiuncd to melancholy
and Quickrnicg g,ici; IL tells Of Il VOID In Somc
hearts that cat never tc replaced, an anguish
in some sous a. OLD AZ time is, hut ever pcW
aud repeated. In recording the ,.cat! Of this
gentleman wc nad the announcement uHuttcra'
bly, sad; our slnrctest sympathy turns nnt 50
much 10 linn WHO is gone bcnrc ~ tn those
whoiN he has lett behind, removed from their
midst where he shonr with 50 a:anv virtues, So
hruorad and beloved. Mr.. Francis l.. Smith
,7aS III all truth that noblCst work Of God, an
honest MAJ and a gcn'lema;, IN all tic thor
oughucss ri that title that rclocmen, ancestry
aui Christian life creates and pcriecs.
rnroughout the years of his long brilliant lie
his uamc aud reputation was as yeplet2 with re.
<pcct and ur!i.turbel as iu'l.hyw;ng river CT
pure g,lt; u !uau upright and pure OF HE, be-
ycul his well know ability as lawyer and his
noble character as man. Those peculiarly
sacred virtues Of the husband ari !athcr 10 do
nestle life show supersmlnent' is strangely
ilistrous aIl ~ beautiful as 4 stag OF marked
and mystical radienc,. In The siruIe OF his own
family the cnmpissr accord and sscctncS5 Of
bis nature was ouiy 10 be pctcctIy seen and ap.
prcca!eG Is 4 patriarch OF ola, he fashioned
his lie within those holy precincts TO represent
by analogy the guidin. haud OF that other
Father, whose minister he was Ut The domestic
altar In the wUri,: he VAS Known as nian 81
eruincoi proicss!cna! ability, honorad a. eeH
tlcman OF stc,n, stcadtast integrity ol lille, amt
blessed for all thCS2 virtues that constitute q
uau and gentleman. 10 his GereaVcd !amhy,
crushed beneath this great AID irrcparab!c loss,
We tender the most heartfelt sympathy an! all
who knew hIHl jeln with Us 10 It's expression.
In their hour OF sorrow lie only VINO khe"
with them the perfect sou! OF the deceaseu can
lltt them from their grel In tins thG!r DAY OF
supreme su!ieTing.-A. III. IN WaMmgto~
CaRttdt.
The community was shocked Friday morn
ing 10 'earn o, ."c Suuueo Iea'" ol mt. 1tauS1s
l.. Smah' or: onltn haa o S IN nj. Iee ,
health Ter some weeks past, OUT ms YEA" was
DOT expected; lie 1ieu our'pG tne n'gnt ltOn
apop'eSy or or hcart aiseasS' lle was oGrn 10
tauHuct Cou"S, .S',anu WIS., i tto sCI r ~ oonu
\. ". onlh' man! years eaefh u rauqutSt
county oou!t au1 plao'iI'us .a"Sei' tou ...'
srhu"s'" o. Na!'S.u o"' 10y sI ~ '''H
le'lop. ln E"l"Ic''T' c "nn 'tcss'S i'uu.'S
nto'Ae' "Iu 49, ,Lo ~
tor Sevcfai years !ciIro congress auu INC i'rS
lSiaturc OF virginia tue interests o. AicAaHuf'",
with we" TO the fGitoccssion OF me Guy OF