The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-16
DR. SMARTS FUNERAL
Last Sad Rites of Honor to
the Dead.
4 MAN OF GENEROUS HEART.
Rev. Mr.. Damon Tells Of tn. Ret..,
Side Of : Man whose Life Knd.d :.
Untinely-scens At Grave.

L. -
iase ID. j. 8. n. Smart were held yesterdsv
Atefnoon at lao O'Clock from the ola farnilv
nesioence. Ll5 Fifth street. the Rev. John =
Oamon omciating. The services were attended
y large number Of relatives and friends. In.
s. .usl1s me physicians OF King county, who at
senaeu 10 body. The casket was placed in the
'front.' parlor and decorated with many fioral
onerings, tributes Of respect to the memory Of
MIN who was friend to eli with whom Ia cs,,,s
N contact The room was wreathed in ivy
ana tne aicove filled with tropical plants of the
palm species. In front Of the green background
were placed three large floral offerings. COM
posed OF smiiax, tuberoses, Gala lilies ana
chrysanthemums
Upon the entrance OF Rev. John r. Dsmon
e - omcialng minister, male trio sang ssNear.
nay 6oos TO Thee" after which suitable
lpturai lessons were read. "Eock of Ares''
= then sung and the Rev. Mr.. Damon spoke
- follows: -fS-s
fhfrds of round of seasons have eIapse1i since
4e met around the casket containing MI that
MaS mortal Of one who had reached tie 74th
~ - sh has sge: Today we gather At the same
me ncarts, around tho casket containing the
ortal remains OF son, whose years were but
( n3H the span of the fathers
Il II right and proper for us to Law swav o,,y
1geu dead, but the heart beats remonstrans AZ
tne thought OF youth and ,nimpaired maturity
IN the wonderful record OF His n,Iraculous
ianors, interpossng 70 assnage grief, interposing
n Dehaf CT youth, reyitalizing the youthful
uaIness and restoring them rs renewed com
forts and consultations to the hearts and homes
mise. 4
Before as lie the mortal rcmaina Of on9
whose mental endowments gave him pre-eInY i
nence, whose perception and attachments ef =
ierged the sphere OF his usefulness until by "
cured the love OF the great masses of humanity,
ignoring caste, station and wealth. His sefsf-
tive ear caught the cry OF distress, and his rAdy
kympathies promptly extended tho mosteffi-
cient aid that his medical requirements S0hld
suggest or his generosity provide.
IL Is not matter OF surprise that his taking
lie to mfnge their syfnpathies with thu sense
Of bereavement now overwhelming theheart of
mother, sisters, brothers aud home.
shortly after his demise aud before the body
could be prepared for its sepulture wanted
70 take one look at my friend, and wAle wait
Ing for the opportunity, stranger eme 70 the
Smart had gone, and was it true? f6uld he SEQ
himg he was conducted TO the{side of the
pulseless body and gazed long thrgdgh his tear
bedlnmed eyes. and thought Of tn Kindness he
had been shown by the deceased m his distant
Nevada home. 1t seems that he Fas ignorant of
the doctor presence here, and tttle dreamed of
his nearness until the word w6s passing from
mouth TO mouth that DIR. smar was dead. Put
ting his hand in his pocket Ne drew forth the
liked; had he everything aeeded? II not
want to chip in and help pay for his funeral.
He did me many good turn IN Nevada and
never could repay il now
Il was that universal sympathy with his
fellow beings that elected such grateful reeog
milton of his personal worth.
Ny friends. am aware OF the exacting spirit
which demands OF us In the piatitnde, "Spcak
nothing but good of the dead" when IL really
means that We should preserve silence as to the
methods by which an nntimely demise is
brought about. Standing here as a Christian |
minister. recognizing the great grief which |
overwheims the mothers heart, cannot do
fhu .stCfr
vinfates it, every tendril as their sundered |
grasp relinquishes tho claim TO longer |
sosnpany With her dssd u our christia t evil
design and desire of Its Master by this last de-
cade OF the nineteenth century, such an event
g we are now called to mourn would not have
heen possible. III our Christian organizations
had been less like Saul of Tarsus and more like
Paul the Apostle, had its membership been less
prosecutor while purity was being assaulted
aud slain In the interest oil money and lust, 1t
would have been impossible for any power for
evil to have SO far gained the ascendancy over
bright and human life as to elicit the express
nious which must now be the only comfort to
1he loving mother In her extreme OF desolation.
1t Ii comfort to know that the last CONVEX
nation he had expressed the tender sense OF re-
oponsibiiity resting upon him to provide Tor
fhe comfort and happiness of his dear mother,
md his determination henceforth to burst the
htters which had bound him 10 the habit and
~ truer son to the truest and noblest OF
mothers There is the comfort in that thought
dfstort the utterance, expresses that which was
demanded OF the human heart as condition OF
~ eternal peace.
Rev Mr. Damon then closed with prayer, after
which he requested all TO remain seated while
the members OF the medical fraternity filed by
the easket
At the grave few remarks were made by the
oficiating minister, followed by prayer, after
which the casket was lowered to its final resting
place.
The following personal friends OF DR.. Smart
~ Nd = palibearers: DIR. f. L. Smith, DIR. John
ID Leuf harry. DR. James Shannon, DIR. James b.
2 1xl1Non. DR.. SRA Carman, DIR. g. II. Max
zSSnk, Or George A. Reich, DR.. Rufus willard.
William NJ. Fsa.
AZ special meeting OF the Seattle Medical
q nocicty aud Library Association held in their
rooms in the Pioneer building, the following
RESOLUTIONS were adopted
WHEREAS. Almighty God has seen az In His
Z vr,sa dispensation to take from as fellow physi
cian and an esteemed friend, DIR. J. 5. NJ Smart;
and, -.
and most active co-operators, and this city
nhvxician who has been identified with its IN
{ercst for eight years; and
WHFFEAs, The members OF this society de-
nlrre the loss. not Only Of personal friend. but
n nb,e representative in his profession; be IL
Rtso{rfd. That we bow ia humble suemissi ion
q the will OF Him who never errs but who does
81 fhincs for the best; he IL also
Pxsoirstf, That these resolutions be spread In
ssls f,roia the minutes OF this society, and that
4 n,ny Of the same be sent to the family OF the
deceased, and that we extend to them our tull
appreciation OF gsiei anu sy inpasns III spAs 'heH
ard Bereavement
The resolutions were signed by Drs $. Car
,,sr K. I. Smith and G. NJ. Horton COM
mittee. --------
CALLED To REST.