The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-06
DEATH OF STEPHEN CRANE.
The American NoveIist Passes Away
mt Baden Weller.


mt Baden Weller.
BERLIN. June 5.-Stephen Crane. the
American novelist and correspondent. died
at o'clock this morning at Baden Weller.
in the Black Forest. Of exhaustion, fol-
lowing hemorrhage.
Stephen Crane was born in Newark. N.
j., November I, 1871. and was son 81
Rev. Jonathan Townley Crane, Meth
odist minister, whose last pastorate was
in Port Jervis. n. Y. where he died. and
where his son received part o. his educa-
tion in the public schools. Stephen Crane
also studied in Newark and afterward took
partial course at Lafayette College. He
entered journalism when he was sixteen
years Of age. and for several years was
reporter and a writer of newspaper
sketches Since 1896 he had devoted him.
self chiefly to story writing. although he
had done special newspaper work. notably
during the Spanish American war and the
Graeco-Turkish war in 1897. when he acted
as special correspondent for the New
York Journal" While on his way to Cuba
In 1897 with filibustering expedition he
was shipwrecked and spent some time in
an open boat until rescued 1t was during
this experience that Mr.. Crane contracted
the fever that undermined his constitu-
ton and eventually caused his death,
Stephen Crane, though not yet thirty
years Of age, had done much that was
striking In the way OF literature. He first
became successful after a practical failure
as New York reporter, by The Red
Badge of Courage" although not long be-
fore that appeared he had attracted the at
tention OF Howells and Garland by the re-
alism with which he sketched metropolitan
sIum life
Soon after The Red Badge OF Courage"
bad gained big sale the young author ap-
peared as the champion of notorious Ten
derloin character. Dora Clarke. She was
standing on corner waiting for Crane,
who was helping two women into car
Passing detectives arrested the girl and
Mr.. Crane appeared at the stationhouse to
support the girls plea Of innocence.
Mr.. Crane also appeared in court next
morning and later. with Dora Clarke, pre-
ferred charges against the detectives.
Nothing came from the charges because CT
the Clarke girls reputation. Mr.. Crane
at the time was studying Tenderloin char
acters with an idea Of writing new novel.
He represented syndicate of papers in
Cuba during the Spanish-American war
and soon afterward took up his residence in
an English country house.
His best-kaown literary efforts outside
of the RED Badge of Courage" are "Mag-
gle. a Girl Of the Streets 1.-The B-a-k
Riders. and Other Lines Georges
Mother THE Little Regiment "Tte
Oren Boat" THE Third Violet and The
Eternal Patience" Excepting some mag-
a'ine contributions, including The Great
Poer Trek" Mr.. Cranes latest work Is
active Service" in which the authors
ccd and interesting descriptive powers are
shown at their best.
I'm March n Iaet Mr. Grams had savara
temorrhage of the lungs. which greatly
weakened his not very strong system This
was followed by other hemorrhages. and his
right lung became affected. ninth ago
the writer's physicians informed his fam
lily that he could not recover, and he was
taken to the Black Forest in last effort
to stem the tide of disease.