The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
DEATH BY ACCIDENT. =. :.
VICTIM 4 UNION Man
Honored Member of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers
Suddenly Killed.
Eloquent Tribute by Member Of
the Labor World Editorial
Staff.

of Superior, Wis. and for many years
a resident of this city, was so fatally
injured by fall from a bridge in
course Of construction at Superior that
he expired an hour later without re-
gaining consciousness.
Mr. Smith was a member Of Local
Union No. 80, of the above named as
ISOLATION, and the members Of the
union attended his funeral in a body.
The funeral was held on Tuesday of
this week from the Superior Pro- tn
edral. Father Lee officiating.
Mr.. Smith was a very careful and
competent workman, and the opinion
is. universally entertained by his fell
low workman, that the accident was
not occasioned by any carelessness or
oversight on his part, but that the re-
sponsibility is elsewhere; therefore. we
refrain for the present from particu-
Iarizing the facts.
A member Of the Labor World edi-
torial staff, who knew Mr.. Smith in
timately, paid the following tribute to
his memory.
A Friendly Tribute.
Death has stricken from the roll
of the living the name of our long
time neighbor and friend Alexander
Smith of Superior, Wis.
We may steel our hearts as much
as we please to meet the inevitable,
but an accident so appalling as to
terminate the life of a beloved one,
lacerates our sensibilities and pals
upon our objections. Our departed
brother was faithful in his adherance
to the ideals and teachings of the
good; old church of our forefathers-
the Roman Catholic; but his uniform
kindness and courtesy to others, surely
will justify a few words Of tribute to
his memory from the pen of Protes-
tant friend. BY the reconciling grave,
differences are merged, and we are
all one. His death came in terrible
form and without warning. At noon
he was in the full v1gor of manhood,
in the flood time of health, and SEEM
ingly Astounding in the jays and am
billions Of life; but before the sun had
scarcely reached the zenith, our friends
earthly career was closed, the shadows
vanished before him, and the light of
eLcIAdA Jay 1ldSIcu IT'S S1OIy UPON Ills
immortal vision.
Those of us who knew him best, can
not free ourselves from the sense Of
personal loss and sorrow. Genial in
his character, pleasant in his associa-
tons, 1T was always pleasure to meet
him and receive his hearty greeting:
Without going into minor details he
possessed one trait we'll worthy of
emulation of every one. He always
spoke of the absent in terms of re-
spect and praise, or did not speak at
all. While he did not adorn the high
er paths Of life, he honored the lower
paths of industry and usefulness, and
the structural iron workers at the
Head Of the Lakes lost in Alexander
Smith a brother who was an honor to
their vocation, for he added new
glory to faithful and conscientious la
bor It is credit to their craft that
ever since his demise they have united
in heart felt sympathy with his grief
stricken family.
We must mot lift the veil that shuts
from the public view the terrible grief
of his family, whom he loved so well
and had been his constant care. We
will, however, be permitted to say that
our hearts go out in sympathetic ten
derness to all Of them, but more espe-
cially to the devoted wife, who was
his faithful helpmeet in sweetening
the joys, and mitigating the woes of
ltfe's pilgrimage. Hers the desolation
of an irreparable loss, but with it, the
consolation that the memory Of her
loved one, will always be cherished by
every one, who knew him with the
fcndest recollection. AS his life was a.
bena'::ctfon TO his family so may he
aoW rest il peace to wait the resurrec-
ton E,cra. and 'the rising Of the Son
% righteousness ~it: healing in His
WINGS