Show BIG RAIl VAY i iMAN MAN KilLED NEW I YORK YOnI Maich 8 8 It Smith president of o the tha New Ne NewYork NewYork York Central railroad was fate fato todal when shen hen he was thrown front from a horse In C Central Park The I occurred shortly art after r S 5 I o'clock and aniL Mr Ir Smith was t In I to the Fifth Filth avenue hospital hor here I he ho died of ot a fractured skull H Hi I was 6 62 scars cars old I Edward Hopps gene al freight agent of the tho New YOi k Central as with Ith Mr Ir Smith hen henhe henhe he was ns as 1 killed I A hOI boise hoise se d ahE of ot them ridden by an unidentified woman soman bolted Mr Ir Smiths Smith's mount no- no ac according cording to Mr Ir Hopps The 1 shied throwing lug the railroad pre preCi- preCi president dent Mis Smith Is la in California Mr hoots hoot's said Besides her the s r thors sur-thors hon are a 0 son Emery Smith anda and a II a grandson randson i iThe The New Kew York Tori Central head bead w as S I Ian ian an authority on pl pi of freight congestion and during the Iho wai al ai I wrote several se e reo re 1 re ports dE dealing with v the of large shipments shipment I Mr lr Smith lived during most of the 3 ear In hl his suite at the tho Hotel I Plaza the tha family main maln- main tamed an estate it Chappaqua N NY NT y north of Bedford Hills In the Sinter Inter months n he usually ulu made a 0 trip v t Ith Mrs Smith to the tho Pacific cot coast I Mr fr Smith entered the tho vIce ot of the Lake Lne Shore and Michigan l bouthern Mill i and as n a messenger boy in 1879 He continued In the tho employ ot of o this load oal until 1902 son Ing In arlous arlou departments and finally being appointed In 1901 In 1902 he resl resigned ned to become general enral superintendent ot of the New YOI k an and Hudson nh er oa Ho lIe was promoted promote 1 to gen gen- gen lal man Er mander mani In 1903 and sered sef sefedIn In that capacity until I 1912 lIe IIo become became a 0 alce Ice sice president o of the rod I In n 1916 M Mr Smith became senior senior ice ce president ot of o the New Nevi York I Central In charge of operation maintenance and construction 1111 in March 1913 and was as elected pr dent ai I dent of the January 1 I He een sered ed in this thin until Ius I death having been re sheeted In 1919 I After Arter the United States entered the Mr Smith var war was appointed I assistant director general of rail railroads roads rods b bv by Director General McAdoo 1 Ho He was ns as given chIli ge of tation in the trunk line lino east ot of Chicago and north of the Ohio and rl rl ers era In 1 January Janu- Janu I Iary nry ary 1918 1919 ho was wes appointed re-I re re director of ot the eastel n dl- dl dl under the United tes St I I administration I i |