Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-29
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4 Cruel story Of Love In the Write
uouse-Why Young Allan Arthur
Broke His Engagement-The Conse-
quences Of the Rupture-SOciety Peo-
pie NJ Washington shocked.
The news Of the death at Lockport, n.
Y. of the daughter of eX-Congressman
Dick Crowley. received here this evening,
says Washington special Of the 25th to
the World, has shocked society people
here. where she has been such favorite.
Nearly year ago she was engaged TO
Allan Arthur, the Presidents son. He
broke the engagement without any ap-
parent reason. The young lady never re-
covered from the modification attendant
Rpon that occasion. During the last year
she has rapidly declined, consumption set
in. and as early as last fall the physician
could give no hope.
Miss Crowley was tall. stylish blonde,
who was much admired during her stay
IN Washington. When her father was IN
Congress the family lived at the AIRING
ton Hotel. There were number or young
ladies at the hotel at the time, including
the Misses Rannev, daughters OF Con-
gresham Rannev. of Boston: Miss
Dwight, daughter ofCOngressman Dwight;
millionaire Congressman from Chicago.
Miss Camden daughter of Senator camden
and Miss Annie Farwell, daughter OF the
These young ladies formed society
among themselves and were objects OF
a great deal of social attention. The
wealthy Senator Fair gave famous din
ner in their honor, upon which he laVished
great sums in the way of display.
The Crowleys were then very intimate
at the White House. nd were as intimate
with the President as if they were men,
bers of his own family. They were con-
stantly being entertained by him, and
were his most frequent companions at
dinner. The Young ladies Of the Airing
ton Hotel were also frequently entertain
cd at the White House. The result OF
this intimacy was to bring Allan Arthur
and Miss Crowley very much together.
Young Arthur frequently got up theatre
parties to which all the young ladies
would be invited. Parties were constant
" being made up for excursions In Narl-
Gus directions. After a time Allan Ar
thur singled out Miss Crowley as the eS-
pecial object of his attentions, and they
became engaged. Miss Crowley then oc-
cupied the post of honor among her young
lady friends, as she had captured the
Presidents son. No one foresaw any OBJ
stacle to the match. as President Arthur
and Mr.. Crowley had long been friends
upon the most intimate footing.
THE ENGAGEMENT SUNDERS.
Suddenly the engagement was broken
off without a word of warning. 1t was
at that time that Crowley resigned his
post as special counsel for the prOsecu-
ton Of the South Carolina election cases
and had his memorable break with Ar
thur, leaving the White House in tow
ering rage. yOwIng, that he would never
speak to the President again. Various
reasons were given for this break at that
time various political excuses made, but
the real reason was the peremptory break
ing Of the engagement between Allan Ar
thur and Miss Crowley.
1t was understood by those who were
in the secret at the time that it was the
President who ordered the breaking of
the engagement. upon the plea that his
son was too young 10 be bound matrl-
monially: that he should not consider the
subject of marriage until he had at least
finished his college career. This excuse
was not considered a good one. because
the President had really encouraged the
intimacy of the young people, was
familiar with the fact OF his sons devO-
ton TO Miss Crowley. and should nave in
terfered earlier or not at all. Mr.. Crowley
believed that he broke off the engagement
upon the ground of his desiring TO make
more ambitious match for his son.
MRS. CROWLEY INDIGNANT.
After Crowley left the White House he
refused to give any explanation to his
friends for his break with Arthur. In his
pride he has even gone 50 far as to deny
that there was any rupture, but Mrs.
Crowley has not been So reticenu; mothers
are apt to be unreasonable when they
think their children have been injured.
Mrs. Crowley has been unsparing in her
denunciatiOn Of Arthur. As her daugh-
ter's health declined this bitterness be-
came intensified. She has frequently said
that if her daughter died she should hold
the Arthur family responsible for her
death. Last fall the President took pains
To seek for reconciliation with
Crow ley. This succeeded in a measure,
but Mrs. Crowley never has forgotten the
Arthurs. and has never entered the W hite
House since the day Of the broken en-
gagement. Mr.. CroWley's reconciliation
with the President was very perfunctOry
one. Their intimacy never was resumed.
AS his daughters health grew worse dur
ing the winter Crowley stopped giving
even the appearance of being on friendly
terms with Arthur. 1t is said that Miss
Crowley has always been delicate, and
that under the most favorable clrcum-
stances could never have been very
strong. The CrOwleys were here until
the spring. when they went home with
their daughter. carrying with them the
bitter consciousness that her life was only
a question of a few months.