Show LANGDON SMITH DIES AT BROOKLYN HOME New York April S. S Dener Denver Denver Den Den- ver er Smith one of tho timo best known newspaper writers in this country end and nd later member of or the staff of or the tho NewYork New New- NewYork cv afternoon o ol oC of York American tied died this l pneumonia in his lila Brooklyn home Mr Ir Smith had hind been ill m about ono one week ITo He was born in Kentucky Kentuck January j 1 and antI was educated In Louisville Louls In his youth Mr lr Smith served In Inthe Inthe inthe the Comanche Comancho and ami Apache wars and later hater was a newspaper correspondent in tho the Sioux war lie was a n telegraph raph operator of or the premier class and antl once J played pla first base for the tho Galveston baseball team 1895 aa a- a as asa Mr 1 Smith went to Cuba in a n. war correspondent for the thc thc-e Tori Herald when the last rebellion against Spain started In tho time Island Mr Ir Smith became a a. member of or the when war staff X New W York American between the time United States and Spain began brau In 1898 an and went vent to Cuba as a n. war correspondent He Ito was in tho the bombardment in the tho Havana and on tho the dispatch boat Premier saw Schley a bombardment of oC Santiago known Mr Smith was wn popularly among his professional associates as er Denver Smith because his first news news- newspaper paper palmer work was done one in the Colorado metropolis p |