Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-06
THE FUNERAL OF CEN. SMITH


 place tomorrow afternoon at 1;30 o'clock from tho house and at from St. Thomas' church. For the Second regiment, Colonel Doherty, seats will be reserved at the church on the left hand side. The funeral easket will be placed in the vestibule. where the re- mains can be viewed at the close of the ser vices.s Rev. Dr. Phelps and Rev. Mr. Wat- kins of the Church of the Ascension will oficiate at the house and Rev. Dr. Beardsley and Rev. MT. Lines at the church. The Second regiment band will head tho regi- ment. Ex-Governor Henry B. Harrison and members of his staff will attend the funeral. Deceased was adjutant general under Gov ernor Harrison. There will be Q number of very elegant foral tributes. Colonel Wat son, of Bridgeport, and staff and various of tho line officers of the Fourth regiment will attend the funeral. Col. Fox, Lieut. Col. Lee, Major Stratton and 0. E. Granniss met as St. Thomas church yesterday after noon and chose the bearers, as follows: Ex.Gov. Henry B. Harrison, Lieut.. Gov. Samuel E. Merwin, Hon. N. D. Sperry, Gen. E. E. Bradley, Gen. Fred Barton, Stephen ": Kellogg of Waterbury, Col. George N: White, Chief A. O. Hendrick. Deceased will be inferred in the Evergreen cemetery. t THE HONORARY BEARERS.
 It will be the first military funeral in the State,' according to the regulations, since the war. Colonel Doherty has appointed the following bearers: Honorary bearers General o. F. Graham, Adjutant General LucIus A. Barbour, Qusrtermsster General William B. Rudd, Colonel T. l.. Watson of the Fourth, Colonel William E. Cone of the First, Colonel George Ravens of the Third, Colonel O. P. Lindsley of the brigade staff, Lieutentant Colonel E. T. Lee of the Sec. ond. The body bearers will be one sergeant from each of the five New Haven compa- nies and one from Company X, Walling- ford, who was a sergeant when General Smith was colonel.
 OFFICIAL ORDER TO THE SECOND.
 Colonel Doherty issues the following or der:
 HEADQUARTERS SECOND REGIMENT,
 CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GuABD, !
 WATERBURY, Conn.,, Dec. 4, 1889. J a'' I. Win % profoUnd sorrow and sincere regret it my painful Suty as colonel ing late General Stephen R. Smith, which occurred at o'clock this morning.. General Smiths record with this regiment and the c. \: G. is too well known ,
 
 fH The rssimens viii viii parade in New Hsyen Sat, duty. immediately make such arrangements is possi- ble with tbe various railroad officials in their re- % Sending vouchers to Adjutant General Lucius A.. Barbour Iby verbal instructions) and be reimbursed by the I Ali the companies of the regiment and the armory la New Haven at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp in uniform, as prescribed in paragraph 2, and the adjutant's cali will be sounded sharply at 5. Captains of Companies B. c, D, E, E and K will each detail one duty sergeant to report at the out arms, to act as body bearers.
 6. The regiment will proceed to St. .Thomas'church mains and viii aftersapd pass int into the church h to remain during the service.
 will then be in charge of the regiment and the body bearers will assume their positions, allowing the honorary bearers to precede them out of the 6, Field, stan, band and non. commissioned staff are ordered to report at the same time and place Q, The line of march will be from St. Thomas church out Elm to Park, to South, to Sylvan aye
 By order of
 COLONEL J. B. DoHrRTY.
 ARTHUR M. DICKINSON
 Captain and Adjutant
 TRIBUTE FROM BRIDGEPORT.
 Last nights Bridgeport Standard says: "It seems but very short while ago that Gen. srsl Smith was daily seen at the banking house of T. L. Watson & Co., where he spent the last portion of his business life. He felt that business cares were too great and in a letter which he wrote to Colonel Watson, with whom he had been associated for period of years, ho expressed himself as being considerably run down in health, and realiz ing that health was more desirable than money he had determined to resign his posi- tion as cashier of the banking house. In closing the letter mentioned General Smith expressed himself as not being unmindful of all the many kindnesses he had received at Colonel Watson's hands during the past ten years. In speaking of the deceased general Colonel Watson said o-day that he had found him in military, business and social life al- ways the same, man of excellent judgment ald sound principle. General Smith will be greatly missed by his former associates in this city"
 FROM THE ADJUTANT GENERALS oFFIcE.
 The following was issued from the adju- tant generals office yesterday:
 STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
 ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, !
 HARTFORD, Dec. 5, 1889. General Orders No. 2s.
 The death st General N Stephen R Smith, which of Wednesday, the 4th inst, while causing uniyer- Smith Sss Sssn Actively dsnsisa With S the military service of this State serving in nearly every grade from the ranks to the highest command. During i've years he commanded the Second regiment, bringing 1t to such state of efficiency as to make for 1t a national reputation; and for the seven years succeeding he gave the same untring ability and devotion to the command of the brigade. This md fuf ant, cd by two years incunbsncy of the ofiice of adju- Henry B. Harrison, bringing his military service down to January, 1887, when he retired with the spsct and esteem of all who have at heart the well The commissioned officers of the National Guard are invited to attend the funeral services at st Thomas' church, New Haven, on Saturday, 7h The Second regiment having volunteered as es- portation to and from New Haven to Companies By order Of the commander-in. Chief.
 LUCIUs A. BARBOUR, Adjutant General.
 Oficiai: GEO. M. WHITE, Asst. Adjt. Gen.
 FROM THE HARTFORD coURANr.
 "The death of General Stephen R. Smith of New Haven will cause sorrow and regret throughout the State among all persons in- terested in the Connecticut National Guard sorrow and regret more sincere and pro. found than would attend the death of many men much more conspicuous in business and public life. General Smith, whose life end cd just when he should have been at the summit of physical and mental strength, had given the best of his vigor to the develop. mont and upbuilding of the State militia. That Connecticut has to-day a brigade that 1t is not ashamed to match with the best brigade of any State in the Union is very largely due to the clear sighted, earnest and intelligent work of General Smith. That his labors in this field sapped his vitality and shortened his life can hardly be doubted. His memory will long be cherished"
 A Tribute From General Kellogg.
 General s. W. Kellogg, formerly brigade commander. when interrogated yesterday by the Waterbury American said:
 "Whsn the Second regiment was reorgan- fixed in the summer of 1868 in consequence of l. f-A. -f-