The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-16
A ROMANTIC STORY.
Cardinal McCloskey's Early Love, Who Was
the Niece of a Queen.
Chicago inter Ocean.


Chicago inter Ocean.
In the death of Mrs. Parmelia Crane. aged
ninety two, Chicago has lost most remarkable
character. She was born at Truro, Mass. and
at the age of fifteen married Mr.. Charles Adams,
distant connection of John Quincy Adams.
Her husband was captain and part owner of the
PlouGhboy sailing vessel running between
Boston and Baltimore. In those days trip of
such character was considered risky undertak-
ing, and much anxiety felt for the safety of
voyagers AT the age of nineteen she was taken
to Baltimore by her husband and placed in care
OF an old family friend, while he to make
another trip to Boston and back While on the
way terrible gale sprung up during which the
PlOughboy, with it's Captain and all hands. went
to the bottom. At the house in which she re-
sided in Baltimore were quite number of young
people Who were fond of pleasure, and who
made the house resound with their merry max
ing. Her great sorrow at the fate she felt had
befallen her husband moved her TO seek quieter
abode and the place selected for her b; her hus-
bands friend was none other than the residence
of the mother of Cardinal McCloskey, who lived
a retired widowed life with her son. The Car,
dinal was then preparing for the priesthood.
The two women became endeared to each other,
and the young student, 1t Is said, looked with
favoring eyes upon the youthful widow. Being
one of the most studious of young men, his at
tentionS to Mrs. Adams were marked by quiet
but most sincere regard. So far did he forget
for the moment his theological prospects that he
In speaking of the affair in after time Mrs Crane
used to comment upon the depth of devotion the
young student evinced for her. She not being of
the same faith, he intimated their difference in
the matter religion need be no bar. as in the
event of her consent he would arrange that mat
ter satisfactorily. $50" the cid lady would say,
through my declinaton of his proposal the
Catholic Church gained one of its most notable
dignitarles."
She did not marry for seven years after the
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Joseph Crane, of Quincy, Mass. In 1852 the
family came to Illinois and settled Oh farm at
Plato. in Kane County. Her second husband,
though an old man at the time. went on the call
to arms in the Eighth Heavy Artillery, and dur
ing campaign through Kentucky in 1862 died
at Bowling Green, he being sxtyfour years of
age. The widow came to Chicago and has lived
for the past twenty-three years with her
daughter and son in-.aw, Mrs and Mr.. Edward
Smith, at No. 292 Fulton street She had been
sick for about ten weeks before her DEATH but to
the end retained full of all her faculties.
Her end was exceedingly peaceful, the spirit
leaving the body with scarcely perceptlble fiut
ter
Her death calls to mind the fact that she was
a niece of Queen Fanny Young Kekelaokalani,
of the Sandwich Islands. Queen Fanny being the
mother of Queen Emma, who died some years
ago Her uncle John Young, who was sea-
faring man, ran away from home when young,
and took to a sailors life On one voyage the
ship was wrecked, and the crew made their way
in boats to of the islands. knowing the
man eating tendency of the inhabitants Young
hid himself in a hogshead that had foated
ashore, and thus saved himself from the fate of
his companions who were sacrificed to the appe-
tite of the natives He discovered soon,
however and his dscoverer was the future
Queen Fanny, then a member of the Kings
household. Young afterward married her and
was raised to the position of the Kings adviser.
Through Youngs influence Christianity was en-
couraged, he being the first that was able to do
anything in the direction of civllizing the people.
He built the first house on the island, the ruins
of which are still sacredly preserved. It was
made of cocoa wood and dooey with the aid of a
boat Ratchet saved from the wreck and wooden
trowe. and was whitewashed with lime made
from coral fshed out of the by the natives.
Young's life was so full of good works for the
people that to this day they will raise their caps
or kneel in front of his tomb. There many
interesting relics in the possession of the family
on Fulton street. among which are photograph
of Queen Emma and one of the ruins of the old
Young house.