New-York tribune., 1882-04-12
OBITUARY.
MRS. IDA GREELEY SMITH.

Mrs Ida Greeley Smith, the elhes'
daughter of Horace Greeley, died o. her hon',
in Chappaqua yesterday morning she nau
been III only since last Thursday. end the family
physician. DR. sloan OF sing Sing at frat pronounced
the attack to be quinsy. Subsequently DR.. "he, VI
New-York decided that 1t was case OF difhthera Inc
day before her death che considered TO be inuc m
proved and neither she nor her friends anuc'pa'eu
fatal result. SO deceptive was the direase 'na' NV
minutes before the end came she had taken nour
ishment, and at the last the falling asleep ""s
quiet and painless Airs. Smith received the cure
her younger and only sister Gabrielle Greeley as
sisted by family friends, but her Illness
was brief and It's termination so unexpected that
other relatives denied the privilege OF helping 70
sootbe her dying hours.
Mrs Smith thirty years Of age, and LEFT 'hree
small children-Dorace age five years Gabrielle age
two years, and an infant daughter only
month old. She one OF tine
i've children OF Horace Greeley. Gaoriene
being the only survivor Arthur, the elder son OF r
Greeley died Of cholera in si9 at the age oil hVe years
Raphael the only other who was great l'Foi''c
with his father died OF membranous Group at the sse o
seven years; Mary Inez died when che was year OH
One brother and three sisters OF Mrs. Smiths rather
are now hving-Nathan Barnes Greeley WHOSE
home is at Clymer. Chautauqua county
n Y; Mrs Lowell Greeley who lives at warren
Penn; Mrs. Margaret Bush also resident OF ~ ho''
and Mrs Esther Greeley Cleveland who lives az 'he
Coleman House In this city Mrs cliiih WIS 'VA |N7
student at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Man
hatfanvile which she left while quite y0ung, that she
might devote herself TO caring for her Invalid mother
1t was while she at this institution that she
was baptized and confirmed Roman Cath
olic and ever after she was deyout
comnnnicant Of the Church. On the morning
OF May l. 1875, she married TO Col
onel Nicholas Smith, of Kentucky, at the residence
of her aunt Mrs Cleveland, in West Twenty
By the Rev Father Farrell. Of St. Josephs Church Al
noon Of the day. Colonel and Mrs. Smith, accom-
panied by her sister, Gabrielle her aunt Mrs cleveland
and the two Misses Cleveland, sailed for Liverpool
The bridal trip lasted tin the end of the October follow
ing and the party visited large number OF leading
cities and points OF in Great Britain and on the
Continent.
After tie death OF Mr.. Greeley much publicity was
cycn TO the financial affairs Of the family more par1ch
larry on account Of the large Of money which he had
with characteristic generosity. loaned to Cornelius j.
Vanderbilt who so recently shot himself at the Genha
Hotel This Indebtedness amounted, principal
and interest 10 more than $4,000. Com
modore Vanderbilt paid to Mrs Smith and Miss
Greeley the sum Of 10000, expressly stipuatnc how
cn o he debt Of his son to Mr. Greeley When Cor
neius Vanderbilt received the money paid him by his
smith and Miss Greeley the entire amount of his indcb
cdnsss to their father In IHE TsIhuNE OF April D.
The money loaned By father Horace Greeley, 70 MT
C. J. Vanderbilt amounting in all, principal and inter
SSl .0O0 much OF Whch had Oeen OutiaWeu,
lss been paid in fun by Nj c. j. Vanderbilt thereby fully
justifying the faith Our father placed in MIN.
IDA GREELEY SMITH.
GABRIELLE GREELEY.
In addition to the money received from Mr. Wander
bt $4,000 which Mr. Greeley had left by VIII 10 the
Chldren's Aid Society surrendered to Mrs. Smith
and Miss Greeley.
While Mrs Smith n woman OF rare intellectual
power varied attainmens, her mental activity did
not seek expression in writing for publication Her
modest literary contributions consisted OF series OF
ceedngly bright readable letters written from Mas
sau " P, where she passing the winter with her
mother, and published in THE TRIBUNE, a few sketches
in ApDetons Journal and the translation Of a serial
story which appeared in The Grdphtc. The
last two summers Mrs. Smith has spent
with husband in their cottage at Sarntoga BY the
peculiar and simplicity OF her character she
had hers III the waTmest affection OF large cir
Gle OF friends relative said OF her yesterday:
"She was q very intellectual woman with "a wonderful
ROVER OF acquiring information. She was an accom-
pshed ngus being perfectly familiar with both French
and German She could memOrze in remarkable manner
everything she heard read while her habit OF observa
ton was exceedingly acute. She could learn anything
any hing TO which she gave her attention, S.e
had great facility for writing, had she cared to
it. In her disposition she ws as gent and IOl
bearing father. She ha1 most refined SOU anu
WAS meek and lOWly spirit