The age-herald., 1899-01-01
EX-GOY. SMITH DIED
 THIS MORNING A Man Nell Known Throughout the
 State HAD BEEN IN FEEBLE HEALT Retired aS Usual Alter Spending a Peas
 ant Evening.
HAD BEEN IN FEEBLE HEAL I'll
HE RANG THE ALARM BELL
And in Few Minutes After Summoning the Family to the Bedside Pass ed Away-Next to the Last
 Republican Governor.

Former Governor William Hugh Smith died at his residence at 161s Eleventh ave- , nue. South, this city, at l o'clock this morning at the age of 72 years and six months, and after an illness of about ten days.
 The Age-Herald of yesterday made refer ence to Governor Smiths illness and stated that it was causing anxiety.
 Late yesterday afternoon the governors S sen, J. A Winston Smith, stated that his father had not passed a good night, and he feared that the governor was somewhat feebler, but there was no fear of any inn mediate fatal consequences Indeed, 1t was believed that the venerable statesman and lawyer would rally and recover his ordinary health
 Yesterday evening the governor sat up and seemed cheerful. It was happy family circle, and happy evening was spent. The custom of the household was for its mem- bers to retire early and all took leave of each other in the usual way and retired about 10 o'clock
 ThS governor and Mrs. Smith occupied a hand-bell, to be rung in emergencies or cases of necessity provided on account of the governors occasional attacks of weak ness.
 After midnight the rapid ringing of the bell aroused the household, and the first to rush down stairs was one of the governors J. A. Winston Smith.
 Found Him Dying
 When Mr. Smith reached his fathers bed side he found him gasping, and forced down which the governor swallowed with great difficulty. The sufferer semed to revive for a moment. but MT. Smith, feeling of his pulse, perceived that the end was near His father was dying. It was insisted that he should go next door for some whisky, and he went. though he knew that it was useless. Meantime the family physician had been -hurriedly summoned Winston Smith returned to witness the death of his father, and when the doctor arrived the end had come.
 So with the incoming New Year there passed from earth William Hugh Smith, sometime governor of Alabama, and in his passing Ale rbama loses a strong, true man. who bore nothing of malice and knew not hate.
 A Georgian by Birth
 Governor Smith was born in Georgia on the 26th of April, 1926. In early life he re- moved with his parents to Randolph coun- ty, Alabama, and was there educated at the common schools. He was a small boy when he was brought to Alabama, and ever since then he has been resident of the state, and for about two years was it's governor.
 In 1850 he married Lucy w. Wortham, of Randolph county, and of that union eight children were born. all of whom but one survive him, as his wife does.
 His eldest son, David Dickson Smith, the ablest young member of the Alabama bar, died suddenly in the old Alabama club which occupied the present quarters of the Commercial club. in Twenty-first street, in 1891. His death caused the deepest sorrow throughout the city, and his funeral process sion is memorable in the history of Bir- m.ngham.
 The other children, all of whom reside in this city, are J. A. Winston Smith, William Hugh Smith, Jr., Mrs. Mary West, Mrs c. H. Greer, Mrs. J. F. McCary and Misses Anne and Lulie Smith,
 Governor Smiths father was Jeptha When Smith, and his mother, Nancy Dick son Smith.
 The governor was made the states chief executive to succeed the late Governor Patton in 1888, and served until he was sue ceeded by Governor Lindsay at the close of 1870. Before the war between the states he had represented Randolph county in the general assembly of Alabama.
 Was a Circuit Judge
 He was appointed circuit judge, before he was governor, by Governor Lewis E. Par sons, and after serving as governor he was again made circuis judge by Governor D. P. Lewis who succeeded Lindsay in 1872 In 1881 he was appointed by President Garfield to be United States district attorney for the Middle and Northern districts of Alabama, continuing under President Arthur, and re- tring after President Cleveland came into office in 1885.
 In 1882 Governor Smith removed to Bir- mingham, and ever since then this city has been his home
 Governor Smith was brave, true, strong man, the descendant and the father of the best of good strong men. They are of the elect, the Smiths of his race, and in the ua ssinet of the head of the house thera passes a man powerful in truth and jus tice and right. A right grand old man was he. and his death sewers another link in the