The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-13
DIED IN HIS SLEEP.
d.. 4 L Smith Suddenly Passes
From the World.
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D.. T. L. Smith, one o. the leading ply
eicis1s Of the Pacific Northwest, Vas
fous, dead In led IT his rooms in the Bat
Ter t,Icek yesterday morning about
o'c;.s.k Death vas due 20 heart disease,
which hsd long thrsstensd him. and al
tho,.xs suddsc, Was not unexpected 70
ever. the doctor himseIE He paused away
A e.fsid eoes 70 sleep and the features.
20 familiar 70 the residents Of this city
in lsse, we're not changed the least By the
ham, Of death
TIC tsoctos vas in unusual good spirits
Tuesday and casually mentioned how
veil be Wss feeling 20 Dr.. y. b. Whiting
In ths afternoon, when be requested the
lsttss 10 assist him In "a operation yes
sssdsy morning. In the evening he said
{ good. bye 70 his daughter. Dr.. Belle Smith.
who had planned 70 spend few days on
HooI canal with her mother. About II
O'Clock in the evening he went 20 bed. hav.
ing 30 t:rsssntamsnt that bis heart. which
he cssea referred 70 - irregular. would
soon cease 20 beat
Tbs jcnitor was cleaning the reception
room 70: Dr.. Smiths suite Of rooms when
Dr. Whiting came In yesterday morning
and snqIired for DR.. Smith.
II shiak he 10 still asleep in his room"
Vas tie espIy.
The dior TO the sleeping apartment Was
ajas, s,n1 DR.. Whiting entered. He
noticed the doctors form in bed. and
SPOKE q him. There wss no snswer, and
Dr.. Whiting took hold Of his arm. II
wss sigsa and, q DR.. Whiting looked
into shs face, 70 peacefully upturned.
while one arm rested ACROSS the chest. the
Al sfnka
shocR, DR.. Smith had joined the silent
majority. quietly and peacefully - he %
often satd he hoped TO do.
CORNER Horton was called by telephone
and ACE m Official examination. There
was hnt one verdict possible: that vas
given ard then word Was sent to DR..
Belle Smith and her mother at their resi-
dence. carnef II Tenth and Alder streets.
The word came back that they had gone
20 4eaberk on the morning boat. There
Vas lat one chance Of reaching them by
wire antf that Was ut Port Gamble. The
dispasch thst informed tho daughter Of .
loved fathers death was sent without de-
lay. By good fortune the word reached
Its destination ahead Of the boat and the
Rriefsstrscken relatives returned from what
promassl 70 b . pleasant trip
- ths si.ie Of the dead. II was about IL
o'cio.k that the body was removed TO
BonIssyt 4 Stewards undertaking rooms
and II the meantime the news had been
bulletinsi. Friends and physicians by
the ssors went 10 zee The remains and not
one Fat had kind word in memory Of Q
nobie. whole -souled man. 1t was gath
srinr II mourners. not curious people. and
while many spoke Of what q good man the
docts.s Was others noted the noble cast Of
his featnres
Ths Seattle Medical and Library Asso-
eiatsen, Of which DR.. Smith was . promi-
nent member, was called together a. soon
~ possible 10 take action concerning the
deatk Of their brother practitioner. There
Was 4. large attendance, and tho following
resolutions we're unanimously adopted:
wnsaHAs. Almighty God has seen d In His
wise ;ss snsaticn b take from Us our late prssi.
dent aad estssmsd friend. Dr. r !. Smith. aud
wassrAas This society has Lost ono of its
abicss a'ld most activs co-operators and this
city phssieian who has been identified with
It, Ia ssrssss for fifteen years. and
WnsRkAa. The mefubers OF this society dcploro
Sue less. ssos alone OF personal friend, but the
aslsss REPRESENTATIVE In his profession. be IL
Rfnites. That Ne bow In humble submission
60 ths Will OF Him Who mover err.. bu, Who
Rssssre:t That these resolutions be spread In
full oa tie minutes Of this society. and that =
copy 81 tails b cent 10 tho family OF tho de-
cssses. atid that W extend Ia tdem our full a,-
psecisstcA OF grief aud sympathy la this their
ssd bereavement
GSoRaR IT. HoRroN. NJ D.,
H. T. JACOBSON, ~. D.,
EDWARD H. woopxprF. NJ D.,
Committee.
AsDr: Smith was distinguished officer
In the National Guard his remains will be
buried sn his uniform and with military
homes can Sunday. The ceremonies will
be unsief the auspices of the First regi-
ment ard will DO attended by Gov. John
II. Act.raw and stafi. Brig. Gen. A. r.
Curre AID stan and Col. Joseph Green and
staff. with the Seattle and Tacoma COM
raniss 81 tho First regiment. Orders
were last night sent out by Col.
Greca for the companies in question
10 ss In attendance. The funeral
will sssi be attended by tho Seattle Meti-
cal aad sahrary Association. Eureka lodge
81 Ns-nns. Harmony lodge of Knights of
Pyth as Olive Branch lodge OF Odd Fell
lows ths Ancient Order OF United Work
men and the Knights Templar. OF all of
whiea kc Vas member.
DR. T. l.. Smith. being one OF the most
rrou;insnt physicians in tho Pacific
Northwest. n leader In his profession and
one 81 the best known men in the city.
his a@sLh VAS the occasion for general
sorFcs., His talents were such from his
ehtleaossd on the farm at Fittsford. Nun
rec sounty, y. Y. that he commanded
tho attention Of thasc with whom he
came Ia contact. lie Was Of American
rarezsta1e. his fathers name being Seth
and sis mothers Corieha- twas I'm lstn
tha; he Ars; saw the high. OF iay. and
~heA cad enouch 90 enter the public
schools he looked uron the country doc,o,
~ tbs image of what he wanted q be.
This thought never lief, him. II was
With hsm during his training ut the
Ceneses Wesleyan Seminary at Lima. \.
". Eaa had iis .gltlimsns when he en-.
terss the met,ieal college a: Buffalo. \. ".
Afief sso years course lie crossed III,
eentsaeas 10 san Franchises, where he en-.
serex thr Cooper Medical college. From,
that snssstasion he Was graduated with
che asseee Of NJ. II. In the years ISIS an /,
ls-A Sc served with the Twelfth Tnites,
States isafsntry az Angel Island. Cal hu,
later resumed has practice IN the town. q,
Quincy and l.arors. Ca, coming so Seat.
tie in iSsT. At that time the present eily
vas rotating more than = thriving ,ewa,
the ir hsei,ants numbering about a,sn.
pr. Smith licked oves the town and wss
rs:hs. undecided shcat settling, when hs
met @s1t Kelly, Who At that time was ia
ere dass business Mr.. Kelly told hss-,
shat ~. q. V. Calhoun Vas a4oas 10 leave.
and ae he believed Smisn was the kind
of = u at Seattle wanted The doctor tack
she slveos aud gaze sn order IL . sign