Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-27
A LONG LIFE ENDED.
Obituary of Colonel Leslie Smith,
Brother of Mrs. J. T. Donahugh.

Brother of Mrs. J. T. Donahugh.
| The following obituary was published in the
| Norwalk, Conn.,. Hour of August 30th.
Colonel Leslie Smith, the retired
army officer, and for the past eighteen
years resident of South Norwalk
where he held the respect of the entire
community, died suddenly OF apoplexy
at O'Clock last evening, at his home,
80 Elmwood avenue. Colonel Smith
was in his eighty.second year. The
funeral will be held Sunday afternoon
at o'clock, from Trinity Episcopal
church. Rey. Harry A. L. Sadtler
will officiate, and the remains will be
placed in the family's mausoleum in
Riverside cemetery.
Colonel Smith had always been
strong and robust up to this summer.
The latter part of July he took a
weeks pleasure trip to Canada, and a
few days after his return he was taken
suddenly ill. AT the time, his illness
was thought to be an acute attack oil
indigestion, but besides being in q
critical condition for day or so, he
partly lost control of his limbs and had
difficulty in getting up and down stairs.
In the face of subsequent developments,
It'll is now thought that be suffered a
slight stroke of paralysis at that time.
Mr.. Smith rallied from this attack
and was able to get down town. On
Wednesday he enjoyed ride with his
faithful family man, John W. FAINT
and was about the lawn yesterday at.
ternoon. He complained of a little
cough and trouble in breathing, re.
marking that he had probably con-
tracted cold at the municipal plant,
saturday afternoon, VIXEN attending
the weekly meeting of the commits.
sioners.
Shortly before 6 o'clock last even
ing Mr.. Smith complained of illness
and retired to his room and went tt
his bed. Mrs. Smith asked him if he
cared for second pillow beneath hi.
head, and Mr.. Smith replied gently ir
the negative. Then Mrs. Smith LEFT
the room for a moment. In her alb
sence Mr.. Smith passed away, his hant
in the hand of Fl. G.. Allen, of New
York, brother of Mrs. Smith, who wa
at his side. 1t was peaceful ending
Providence had remembered him il
the inevitable, as the Colonel had re
membered his fellowkind in life.
4 MIR. Smith is survived by loving
wife and by two sisters, Mrs. Hugh
| Mccain of Heckston, Ont, and Mrs
John 7. Donohue of Cresco, Iowa
They have been informed by telegraph
of Mr.. Smiths death, and will proba
bly, come east Immediately.
Colonel Smith was born May Is
1926, in County Antrim, Ireland, sol
of Leslie and Fannie 4arbiscn Smith
who were both natives of the Emerald
Isle In 1910 his parents went Il
CInada to settle upon farm, ant
there they died during the Civil wal
in this country. There were five SON
and FIVE daughters, and of this famil.
six are now living. Col. Smith being
the youngest but.one. The first thir
teen years of his life were spent il
his native land, where he ATTENDED
school for time. In 1910 he crossed
the Atlantic, and for nine years wa
employed as clerk in various place.
in Canada. In 1910 he entered tn,
t United States army as private, being
enrolled ats.Philadelpbia July 81 o
that year, and then transferred to tn,
principal recruiting depot at Cover
, nor's Island, New York harbor. TIL,
following account is mainly takel
from work entitled Records of Liv
ing Officers of the United States Ar
my" published before the colonel
: retirement from the service. In Aug
ust, 1s49, he was detailed as clerl
at that depot, and in September b,
received promotion to the rank o
corporal. In July, 1850, he was mad
chief clerk of the depot, and continued
to perform the duties of that Office un
til July, 1854, having been promoted
in the meantime, in July, 1851. to tn,
rank OF sergeant. At the expiration
| of his term in July, 1854, he was dis
charged, but soon afterward he wa
, appointed paymaster's clerk by Majo
R. H. Chiffon, paymaster in the Unite'
States army, and this position he hel,
until 1861, most Of the time being spen
in Texas.
On April 20, 1861, he resigned t
! enter upon active service in the army
and on the following day he was com
: missioned as second lieutenant of tn
First Regiment United States Infantry
He reported for duty May 10, 1861, a
Washington, and was assigned t
service in the commissary department
his work being the receiving and ISSUING
of subsistence stores to large bodies 0
soldiers concentrated at the capital