Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-11-22
PEYTON H. SMITH
KILLED IN ARIZONA
Former Popular Richmond Boy
Meets Tragic Death At
Railroad Crossing

! year the Death Angel has visited
the family of the late DIR. !. Ad-
olson Smith. who was the below
ed pastor OF the First PrcSbyter-
ian church a Richmond for 4
number of years. Friends OF the
F. family were grieved to learn of
the tragic death At Phoenix. Ari
zona. on Nov lltl. OF Pcyton II.
Smith. DIR. Smith passed away at
Murirecsboro. Tenn. and IN ;
daughter. Mrs. Dean Holland.
died at Culpcpper. Va. within
the space OF It twelve-month.
Peyton Smith was SO popular
here as young man while his pa
rents made this their home that
all will read what the Murfrccs-
5oro paper said OF the accident i'll
which he los; his life:
Called 10 stack arms ut his
Great Commander feet ON Ar-
misticc Day"
This was the sudden summons
which c?.ulc 10 one OF our own be
loved boys. Pcyton Houston
Sr-;th. son OF the lamentcd DR.
J. Addison S'rith. IL tragic dcatl
at a railroad crossing in PhocuiN.
.Nr;zona. his adopted home The
il is shocking. it give, food ant
inspiration fu- serious thought IL
connection with the splendid lie
and charactc. oi this Young mar
Il christian birth and rearing
who had been faithful t. cvcrl
duty and task which came to hir'
To face and endure Hence il j.
that Armisticc Day. frci"htSd
with tidings ii great JOY thruout
the world three wears ago. III IT,
recurrence thi. year 1927. brlug-
sad tidings to the host OF friends
end admirer~ OF this fine young
soldier. who met his death on th;~
hallowcd day. This shocking news
came i'll telegram to his sister.
Miss Eva Lewis Smith. 4 mem
Der of the music faculty of Ten
nessec college. whose great Nor-
row and grief is generously and
syInpatneticalIy shared in by all
citizens OF our fair city and coun-
".
The deceased j. survived by
his mother. Mrs. J. addison
Smith. OF AIorgautnw;. w. Ma:
two sisters. Miss Eva Lewis
Smith. Of this city. and Miss i.u-
ellie Smith. rf Alor@antUwn. and
one brother. Or. Herbert Smith.
OF Los Angeles. Cal. The later
went Immediately to PhoeniX to
attend the funeral and burial
which took place in that city ON
Monday afternoon. conducted BY
DIR. Odcll. - the First Prc>hy-
tcrian church. pastor of the de
ceased. The burial services were {.
in charge OF the American lie
gion and the bar association. and /.
the Baraca class acted A. pail
bearers.
Peyton Smith was Young
man of fine christian character T
and brilliant mind and attain
nents. He WIS = Nandcrbilt >tiI-
dent. having graduated in law
from that notable institution. He
served his country overseas III the
late war. taking his degree after
his return dc Immediately Went
to Phoenix and entered upon the.
practice of law and was meeting
with extraordinary success.
The details of his untimely and
tragic death are thus detailed by
a Phoenix paper:
Peyton Fl. Smith. Junior mem
Der of the law firm oi Cox x
Smith. of Phoenix. was instantly
killed Friday afternoon when the
automobile i'll which he WAS rid
ing was struck BY train No. y of
the Arizona Eastern railway nj
the grade crossing one mile south
of Acre City. ]. ]. Cox, senior
member of the firm, and driver OF
the automobile, was severely IN
jurcd and is N critical condition
at st. Joseph hospital.
The accident occurred about )
o'clock in the afternoon. Mr..
Cox and Mr.. Smith were driving
north across the railroad tracks
ON the road which leads into Acre
City. They had turned off the
Henshaw road to the crossing
when the engine pilot struck the
car. The train, a mixed one from
Chandler, was proceeding west to-
Phoenix. The pilot of the engine
struck the rear end of the auto
mobile, turning it over and throw
ing the occupants out.
According 10 q. T. Stewart.
fireman on the engine. he saw
the automobile when the engine
r.,,% :. L II.