The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-29

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0eneraa Jared A. Smith. whose
death occurred Dec. II. It his home
IS cleveland. was well known here.
having spent the winters for the past
I'VE years with ]. L. Lynch and fam
fly. on Fairview avenue. and was ct
me building OF Mosquito Inlet light
hoase IN charge Of the construction
following the deaf Of General Bah
cock.
General Smith was here last sea-
son IN company with his wife and
sister. He had many personal
friends IN this city.
Gen. Smith was actively connected
with the war department for forty
| one years and gained an enviable
reputation in the service. as an en-
smeer. Gen. Smith was assigned to
river and harbor work IN the Cleve-
land district in 1891 and has resided
| in that city practically ever since
Born at Wilton, Me-. July s, 1910.
Jared A. Smith obtained his early
education in the schools Of New
Sharon, Me. In 1858 he entered West
Point, graduating four years later.
He was commissioned second lieuten-
ant of engineers and assigned to the
army of northern Virginia
| Joining the staff of Maj. Gen. N.
p. Banks of the second army corps
he was quickly brevetted first lieu
tenant In August, 1862, he was
disabled while on railroad train that
was attacked by confederate troops.
He was taken to a hospital and in a
| few weeks insisted on returning to the
front, but when medical examina-
ton was made he was ordered home
TO become an assistant professor at
West Point, where he remained for
nearly year, recovering his health.
From 1865 to 1875 he engaged in a
large number of different enterprises
on behalf of the government, winning
the rank of colonel and being sub
seQuently confirmed a general He
first became we'll known to Cleve-
landers when assigned in charge OF
river and harbor wok for the federal
distict in 1891 He had charge OF
the tenth lighthouse districts and
ports along the south shore of Lake
Erie from Monroe, Mich, to Con.
neaut, with his headquarters in
Cleveland.
Gen. Smith devised and constructed
the first system of range lights in III:
Detroit river between the city of De
J trOit and the Limekiln crossing and
also perfected a system of range
| lights in the Maumee bay at Toledo
He invented an improved type OF
lighthouse lantern and also a device
for rejecting sound from fog horns
so that it would be directed seaward
and away from the land where il
gave annoyance.
From 1898 to 1901 Gen. Smith was
stationed in California, being presi
dent OF the California debris commits
sion for the regulation of hydraulic
mining and a member OF a board o.
engineers to examine into governm en
t improvements at Sacramento and fol
, the regulation of water lines at Sar
Francisco and other Pacific ports
From Oct. 1901 to April IA, 1903
when he retired from active arm,
service, Gen. Smith was in charge O
government work in the Delaware
river. During his many years O
service Gen. Smith was a mem
Der of many special boards which
investigated various improvements
He was considered an authority OF
: rock and concrete pier construction