Darius Smith
was born in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. Darius went to sea in 1895 and spent the rest of his life on the sea in one capacity or another. In 1912 Darius, his wife Rebecca and son George settled in West Vancouver. Darius worked as a mate and then as a captain on the West Vancouver Ferries from 1912 until the ferry service was discontinued in 1946, excepting during World War 1 when he was called up as a member of the Royal Navy Reserve. Darius Smith, skipper of the West Vancouver Ferry No.5, earned local fame when the No. 5 was rammed and sunk by the CPR vessel Princess Alice on February 4, 1935.