Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-06
SMITHS BODY HOME
His Widow Arrives After a Long
Journey.
ENGLISH WILL LAST ONE
Gives 100000 to Lady Cooper and
100000 to Widow.
KNOW OF NO OTHER WILL
Funeral From st. Bartholomew P. E.
Church at 10 O'Clock Tomor-
row Morning.
KNOW OF NO OTHER WILL

row Morning.
NEW YORK, May G.-The body of James
Henry Smith, who died in Japan while on
his wedding trip around the world. arrived
In this city last night, accompanied by Mrs.
Smith. her daughter, Anita Stewart; her son,
VIM. Rhinelander Stewart, jr.; the Duke and
Duchess of Manchester, and Eugene Zim-
norman of Cincinnati, in whose private car
the party Travelled from the Pacific coast.
Immediately upon their arrived it was an
nounced by Mrs. Smiths son that they
know of no other win than the one made
by Mr.. Smith two days after his marriage
to the former wife of William Rhinelander
Stewart of this city.
This will is the one that was brought to
this country a week ago by Sir George
Cooper whose wife. Lady Cooper, is a sister
of Mr.. Smith. 1t disposes of the estate of
$50 100000 or mere, and is supposed to
leave S3,O0O,OOO to Lady Cooper. 100000
to Mr.. Smiths widow, and the rest to
various members of the Smith family and
to charity. 1t will be read tomorrow after
noon, following the funeral of Mr.. Smith,
which will take place at 10 o'clock in the
morning from ST. Bartholomew Church.
Engl1Sh Will His Last.
One of the first questions asked Mr.. Stew
art as he left the private car at the New
York Central station last night was about
the last will of his stepfather, q will which
was reported to have been made after the
one to which he ascribed his name in Scot
land in September, a few days before start
ing with his bride on their honeymoon trip.
I'VE know of no other WILL" said Mr.
Stewart. II am sure 1 do not, and have
heard the family speak of no other
For the first time an authentic descrip-
ton of the last days of Mr.. Smith was
supplied last night by the Duke of Man
chester. The duke and his wife were life
long friends of Mr.. Smith, and accom-
panied him and his bride to Japan. The
duke said he was anxious to correct many
conflicting statements which had appeared
regarding the cause of his friends death.
Mr.. Smith died of Bright's disease and
pneumonia, he said.
1T was sudden" said the duke, but
there was plenty of time for Mr. Smith to
know that the end was drawing near Pneu-
monia developed twelve days before he died,
in kioto, Japan. / was at his bedside con-
stantly until the end. In the last stages of
his illness he lest consciousness at times
We kept thinking that he would rally, and
refused 10 give up hope as long as there
was fighting chance. A few hours before
his death We felt his pulse growing lower.
and l sent a cablegram to New York. l
Bore Trip Well.
Mrs. Smith has borne the trip to New
York well, and so has her daughter. Their
grief is inconsolable, however, although we
have tried in every way to cheer them"
The duke said that he knew of no other
will than the one made in Scotland which
is now in the possession of the executors
of the Smith estate
ha nn1t, tx-in
is that one which, 1 believe was brought
here by Sir George Cooper and which
believe will be prohated in Tuxedo, Orange
county," he said. THE document l pre-
sumo Will be read after the funeral, though
l do not know much about such things
We do not read wills in England
The Chicago express to which Mr.. Zim-
mermans private car and the funeral car
were attached arrived at the Grand Cen
trail station at S:45 o'clock, on time to
the minute 1t had been half an hour late
but made W the time between Pittsburg
and New York. The interior of the car
in which the coffin rested was draced in
black. On the top of the coffin rested a
large cross made of Gala lilies This was
first put there by Mrs. Smith in San Fran
cisco. At Chicago the flowers were removed
and fresh ones were .ut in their stead.
1t had been planned to remove the coffin
at the 18th street station of the New
York Central, but the elevators there were
out of order. The stairway was too mar
row to admit taking the coffin to the
street When the train slowed up there
Mrs, Smith and daughter got off. No one
was there to meet them except two maids.
A carriage was in waiting, They were
driven to the Smith home. at 81 9th ave-
nue.. formerly the Whitney residence. The
other members of the party went to the
Grand Central station. where Sir George
and Lady Cooper were awaiting them
Herman s. lie Roy and George G. Mason
of Aberdeen, 8. D.. nephew OF the dead
man, were also on the platform of the
Grand Central train shed.
Lady Cooper Missed Her Sister.
Lady Cooper had expected that her sister
in-law would not leave the train until the
end Of the route was reached When told
that Mrs. Smith and her daughter had left
the party at 125th street she FASTENED to
the 9Th avenue house to meet them there
leaving her husband and the others to gu
perintend the removal of the coffin
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester will
be the guests of Mrs. Smith until their de-
parture for England, which will be May 15
Mr.. Zimmerman went to the Lotus CIuh
late last night and will stay there until he
returns 10 Cincinnati.
This Is the first time Mrs. Smith has been
in New York since her marriage to Mr.
Smith last September She had planned To
come here with her husband late in the
present month, and he had intended taking
her to his old home. in Evanston to meet
his mother. Sir George and Lady Cooper
were also to have attended the family re-
union at Evanston. and were afterward to
have been guests Of Mr.. Smith and his wife
at the Tuxedo cottage which was formerly
owned by T. Suffern Taller. 50 80
1t Is likely that the 5th avenue home of
Mr.. Smith will be sold. When Mr.. Stewart
was asked last night IL the house would be
sold he said that the will would probably
provide for the disposition of 1t. This 9Th
avenue house cost Mr.: Smith 100000 a
few years ago.
The Immediate relatives of Mr. Smith
who have come to this city for the funeral
are his brother. George A. Smith. formerly
of Chicago. now living in Philadelphia his
sisters. Lady George Cooper, Mrs. Victor
Rossbach and Mrs. ]. Fl. Mills of Evanston,
ILL.,; his nephews William A. Mason, vice
president of the City National Bank of
Evanston, and George G. Mason Of Aber-
deem, superintendent of the South Dakota
branch Of the Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul railroad. and a niece. Mrs Frederick
p Vose OF Evanston Another brother of
Mr. Smith is John Yale Smith. who is now
in Valparaiso, Chile.
Mrs Smiths sister, Mrs. Anthony ].
Drexel OF Philadelphia. is also here. Most
Of the relatives are stopping at the Hotel
Gotham, where Sir George Cooper and his
wife have been staying since their arrival
In New York.
Caught Householder.