The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-22
AN IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL
LAST SAD EXERCISES AP ST. AN-
 DREW,S IT. E. CHURCH SUNDAY.

Iureu Dy an E4pEess IEttAu ai NOENaA
 Bridge and Died Last Thursday.
 An event which has plunged into deepest grief the bereayed family, and with them host of friends, is the death of Dr. c. P. L. Smith, at Corn wall Bridge last Thursday, the result of terrible accident. Dr. Smith was last Monday driving in his carriage home ward from visiting patients, and in crossing the railroad tracks his team was struck by the Pittsfield express, and the doctor in the upper part of the carriage was carried 13S feet, where the carriage struck platform and the doc tor was thrown up in the air over the locomotive, landing on the other side fearfully bruised and injured internal ly. Most tenderly, by loving hands, he was conveyed to his home, where his mother and sister of New Haven were awaiting his home coming. The shock to them was terrible when the dreadful laccident was made known to them. The doctor fingered until Thursday, most of the time in a conscious state, lwhen he succumbed despite all that lcould be done for him by medical skill land most devoted care and nursing. After prayers at the house public fune- lral services were held Saturday in the little Methodist church, at Cornwall Bridge, conducted by the pastor, Rev. MT. Eastman, and never was the edifice so filled before with sorrowing people as on this sad occasion. Dr. Smith had lsettled as practitioner in Cornwall Bridge six months ago, and at once Iwon the hearts of the people and had lachieved large practice in the place land surrounding sections, and gloom Twas felt everywhere in the town over Ithe sad occurrence It seems that as lDr. Smiths team approached the rail- lroad crossing a mixed freight and milk Itrain stood an a side track puffing. lawaiting the passage of the Pittsburg lflyer, and the doctor hearing no sound of the fast approaching express, drove on to the track directly in front of the express, which was hid from view by the freight train. l Dr. Smith was twenty-eight years of lage and was the son of George w. Smith, the real estate dealer, firm of Smith & Son, in the Malley building. this city, and leaves beside his father land mother one brother Reverdy F. lSmith, of Smith & Son, and one sister, Mrs. Geneva A. Backus. He leaves Ialso his affianced bride, to whom he was soon to have been married, who is Overwhelmed with grief. Dr. Smith Twas born at Morris Cove and his boy
 hood schooling was at the Morris Cove schools, his father being then en- Jagged in the oyster business at Morris
 Cove Dr. Smith graduated from Yale Medical school in 1898 and practiced This profession in this city first at 5S lDixwell avenue and later at 52 Grove lstreet. His health failing, he became lan invalid for months, but recovering, he located at Cornwall Bridge, as al- ready stated He was very popular and promising physician, beloved by Iall and the grief and sorrow at his Ideath among the people was deep and heartfelt. The deepest sympathy of 1.-the many friends of his parents and the remaining members goes out to the stricken family.
 The remains of Dr. Smith were brought to Beecher & Bennett's, this
 city, and funeral services were held al St. Andrews M. E. church, Four Cor. Iners, in the Annex this city, at 2:30 D Inn. yesterday where a few years age the funeral services of 8 beloved young lady daughter of MT and Mrs. George F. Smith were held. There was a large tattendance of nnourners and all eyes were wet with tears as the clergyman ispoke of the deceased young physician land the pathetic termination of his promising life.
 I Rev. MT. A. J. Smith, pastor oi IGrace M. D. church, this city, for
 mer pastor of St. Andrews church. of. Ificiated, assisted by Rev. MT. Eastman lof Cornwall Bridge. Rev. MT Smith made beautiful consoIatory remarks tc the bereaved ones, in which he alluded to his recollections of the deceased
 whom he knew as a bright promising Had fifteen years ago when he was pas. ltor of St. Andrews. He spoke of the Inspirations of the deceased to become g member of the medical profession and This achievement of his cherished pur. lpose; also of the fact that he was al
 one time resident of Cornwall
 Bridge, where his father was pastor oi the M E. church there, and of his Imemories of the time when Dr. Smith
 had so successfully won his way in his profession and in the hearts of the peo. Iple.
 Rev, MT. Eastman offered also 2
 few consolatory words and said in par
 he used to love to meet Dr. Smith ant
 talk with him. All loved him from tht little children to the gray headed mer and women. If you had seen the old
 men bowed with grief over the death ot < this loved physician you would realize how the townspeople felt over his ter
 rible accident and his death. To know
 the deceased was to love him. He useG Ito enter into the sports of the young people and he was with us in oul
 church. His life was largely for oth
 CTS. He is greatly missed ant lmourned. His character was of tho 5lbest He was a rare man. MT. East
 man then spoke beautiful words of con solation to the bereaved family anG }. concerning the young lady who was tt fl have been his bride, and preparations