National Republican., 1883-10-11
SURGEON GENERAL CRANE.

His Death Yesterday DIorning-Brief
Sketch OF His Active and Honorable
Career.
Brig. Gen. Charles II. Crane, surgeon gen.
eral, U. S. A., died yesterday morning at
o'clock at his home, No. 1909 f street north
west, in the 5sth year of his age, from
hemorrhago caused by severe liberation of
the tongue. Gen. Crane was born in Rhode
Island, graduated at Yale college in 1914, was
appointed acting assistant surgeon November,
1S47, and commissioned assistant surgeon,
United States army, Feb, ID, 1SiS served
with the Cd United States artillery in the
Mexican war, was in tho Florida war against
the Seminole Indians to 1852; with bat
talon of the 2d United States infantry in an
expedition against hostile Indians in the
summer of 1862; with 1st United States
dragons In an expedition against
hostile indians in tho summer of
1852 with 1st United States dragons in OK
pedition against hostile Indians, and i'll pro-
tecting emigrant trail in Oregon; dis.
tinguished in an expedition against tho In
dians near Rogue river, Orog., 1856; on the
Pacific coast to December, 1865: attending
turgeon examining recruits and assistant to
the medical purveyor, Now York city, to Sep
tember, 1859; accompanied Con. Scott to the
Pacific coast, September, 1862 was promoted
to surgeon, United States army i'll May, 1861;
was medical director, department of the south,
to July, 1868; medical inspector of pris-
onors of war, August to September,
1868; executive officer in office of
the surgeon general Washington, ID. c.;
colonel and assistant surgeon general United
States army July, 1866; brevet lieutenant COL
onel and brigadier general United States
army for faithful and meritorious service
during the war, and was made surgeon gen.
eral July 8, 1882.
Gen. Crane had been sick for about three
weeks, but was able to go to his Office at in
tervals up to about week ago, since which
time he has been confined to his house. He
was an officer of great executive ability,
atiable and courteous to all having business
with his Office, and universally beloved by
the clerks of his bureau.
Funeral services will be held at his late
residence this afternoon ut 5 p. M, and tho
remains will be taken to Shelter Island, N.
Y, where they will be inferred on Friday.
At the time of his death Assistant Surgeon
OReilly was the only physician present. al
though he had also been atteneod by Sur
geops Norris and Huntington. Mrs Crane
was also present. His son, however, his only
child, was not in the city, but was at once
telcgraphcd for.
The following have been selected as pail
bearers at tho funeral: Secretary Lincoln,
ert g. Schenck, Macicely, Rochester, RuclSer,
Drum, Baird, Bonet, Hunter, HOlabird,
Wright Perry, Commodore Fillobrown, DIR. j..
NJ Brown, u. S. N; Mr.. Ross Ray, and Mr..
Charles Knapp.
An order was issued by Secretary of War
Lincoln closing the war department and its
bureaus to-day out of respect to the lato sur
geOn general, and that the flags on the various
public buildings occupied by the war depart
ment in this city be displayed ut half mast,
At n meeting of the Medical society held
last night, with the president, l.. A. Il. A.
King, in tho chair; DIR. It. Il. McArdle, secre-
tary, the following resolutions in respect to
the memory Of DIR. Charles III. Crane late
surgeon general United States army, reported
by IL committee consisting of DrS. ID. Il. Hag-
ner, j. +. Thompson and G. IL. A. Klein
schmidt, were unanimously adopted:
Whereas the Medical society of the District OF
Columbia have heard with profound regret of the
death of Dr. Charles H. Crane, late surgeon gen.
eral of tho United States army, aud an honorary
member of this society;
society and the profession at large, have lost ono
of its nhcs aud most distinguished members
duties. his marked ability aud devotion to oil con
nected with the advance of, medical science
merit the highest commendation OF his proies.
Resolped, That this society tender to his family
their heartfelt sympathy in their sudden bGreavu.
ment.
Ten. Crane was worry prominent among
the medical officers at the doath-bed of Pres.
ident Garfield.
1t seems TO be the general impression that
Dr. j. II. Baxter, chief medical purveyor
will be appointed surgeon general, but the
office is filled by selection, and there is likely
to be a contest for the place, as there was in
1882, after the retirement of Surgeon General
Barnes DIR. Baxter was an applicant for the
position Mt that time, and it was said by hi
friends that he had been recommended for i
by the medical societies of thirty-two state
and that forty-hve senators and 40 repre-
sentatives had urged his appointment, DR.
Baxter's principal competitors will probabl!
be Surgeon Murray aud Surgeon Bailey.