Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
INTERMENT OF GEN. SMART IN
ARLINGTON CEMETERY.
Services at ST. Patrick's Church This
Afternoon-Military Escort to
Last Resting Place.

Funeral services over the remains OF
Brig. Gen. Charles Smart Of the medical
department, United States army. retired,
were held today at ST. Patrick's Church.
The interment took place at Arlington with
military honors. The body Of Gen. Smart
arrived in this city from ST. Augustine.
Fla, but few minutes before the hour
set for the funeral The train bearing the
remains was almost an hour late, and the
services, which were to have begun at
II 80 o'clock, were delayed more than an
hour. 1t being almost 1 o'clock when the
cortege arrived at the church. Schema
high requiem mass was celebrated, the
service having been begun before the ar
rival of the body. Rev. Father Car
roll celebrated the mass, with Father Bart
deacon, and Father McGuigan subdeacon.
The full mass was sung by the entire choir
of st. Patrick's Church, under the direc-
ton of Mr. Armand Gumprecht. After
the mass Father Bart preached a brief
sermon.
The remains were received at the church
by Troop B, 7th United States Cavalry.
Capt. Thomas A. Roberts, commanding.
Eight enlisted men of the Hospital Corps,
under the command of a commissioned
officer, acted as body bearers and the re-
mains were transferred from the church to
the cemetery on a black-draped artillery
caisson. At the cemetery the service for
the dead was read by Father Carroll, and
the usual military honors were given by a
squad of dismounted cavalrymen from Fort
Myer. The honorary pallbearers were
Brigadier General George NJ. Sternberg,
Brigadier General w. H. Forwood, Briga-
der General Thomas M. Vincent, Brigadier
General T. E. True. Brigadier General John
Moore Major w. G. Borden, Capt. L. Mer-
RAM and DR.. George NJ. Kober.
Distinguished Officer.
Gen. Smart was one of the most dis
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ment of the army. He returned from the
Philippine Islands only a few months
ago where he served as chief medical
officer on the staff of the general COM
manding the troops stationed on the is
lands. For some time past Gen. Smart
had suffered ill health, and his arduous
service in the tropics is believed to have
fastened his death. He went to st. Au-
gustine, Fla, in the hope that the eli
mate would benefit him. He appeared to
be improving, and death came very sud
denly Sunday afternoon. Miss Mary
Smart, a daughter, was at his bedside
when the end came.
The service of General Smart In the army
is regarded one of the brightest chapters
in the history of the medical department of
the service. He was known throughout the
world one of the foremost authorities on
military surgery and hygiene, and was the
author of numerous works on medical sci
ence that are regarded as the highest
authorities the subjects of which they
treat. General Smart was a native of Scot
land, having been born at Aberdeen, Sep
TENDER 49, 1S41. He was graduated a mas
ter of medicine and surgery from the Uni
versty of Aberdeen. after preparatory
studies at Keith, Banffshire and Marischal.
Receiving his degree in 1862, DR.. Smart
came to this country and was Immediately
commissioned an assistant surgeon of
volunteers in the SD New York Regi-
ment of Infantry and went to the front.
the regular army in 1864 and shortly there
after was brevetted captain, the first MEM
Der of the Medical Corps of the army to
receive this distinction. He became a cap
tain in 1866 a major in 1882, lieutenant
colonel in 1897, colonel in 1901 and brga-
was placed on the retired list
Received Important Assignments.
During his service in the army Gen Smart
received manx important assignments He
was one of the officers in charge of the
medical department at Montauk Point in
1898. and when sent to the Philippines rem
dered important service there. He was
member of the American Medical Associa-
ton, the Association of United States Mill
tary Surgeons. the American Public Health
Association, the Loyal Legion and many
scientific organizations. AS the author of
number of scientific papers he attracted
considerable attention, and he was the au
thor of the handbook of the medical corps
of the army. Gen. Smart was well known
in this city, where he had served many
years. The funeral was attended by
large number of officers of the medical de-
partment of the army and navy and many
officers of the line in both services.