The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-12
LATE PAUL eREVERE'S
WATCH RUNS YET
Kept Time for the Courier During His
Famous Ride-TaIk With An
tiduarfans.

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 1.-THE watch
which expert antiquarians declare to be
the original timepiece. worn by Paul Re-
we're, the patriot courier, on the night of
his famous ride to Lexington, is now in
the possession Of a Maiden man. who
prizes 1t particularly. because of latter
day romance in which it had a prominent
part; 1t is still IN good order and keeps
good time @d1 Z
Mr.. Frederick Lincoln Crane, the owner.
is musician. and the watch stands to
first, meeting. with his mother. Mrs. Susan
Hooker Dwight Crane, by whose decease
the watch has now come to him.
Paul Revere left this watsh by his will
to his son. Joseph Revere, who in turn
passed it down to Col. Frederick w. Lin
coin, OF Canton, his nephew, and the Rev
9lutlonary scouts grandson. This Col:
Lincoln was for many. years the head of
the Revere Copper ,companys works in
Canton, the industry with. which Paul
Revere was SO long connected.
Frederick W. Lincoln; the Mayor of
Boston. was adopted by Col Lincoln. and
because OF this. as well as from the fact
that he was the patriot PauIs great
grandson, he would have been the natural
had in the present owners father DR..
Phineas Miller Crane, late of East Bos-
ton friend as near and dear to him as
Damon was to PythiaS.
DIR. Crane was the son of Mai Gen
Elijah Crane, who commanded the troops
in New England during the War of 1872,
and was also in his time high Sheriff of
the county and grand master of the grand
lodge of Massa chusetts Free and Accepted
MaSOnS.
DR.. Crane was often at his friends
home, in Canton, and there ond day he
met the young lady with whom he fell in
love, and whom he resolved to marry.
He had just been graduated from Harvard
college and the Harvard Medical school
Dut soon he established a practice, and in
1888 he persuaded Susan Dwight to share
his home and foftunss.
DR.. Crane hadrsofthn admired the Paul
Revere watch, and his love for the time
piece was shared by6his bride. One day
in the course of CONDENSATION he left this
fact drop to- Col. Lincoln proposing, half
in Jest. that he sel1s him the watch to give
MS pride as wedding present.
Col Lincoln was, of course not in the
least tempted rb8I the money, and he was
naturally somewhatn averse anyhow to
having the relic go to one not of the
splendid opportunity to put the seal on a
friendship that had meant much to both
| men, as well asate Miss Dwight, and he
consented to part with the watch.
From that time, 1885,, till q year ago,
when she passed away, Mrs. Crane cher
ished this relic !swithd tenderest love. All
the Revere family nand traditions We're
one of her friends, and she fully appre-
ciated the greatshoppr done her in max
ing her the custodian Of the relic.
neck cha e Wien c eae Win Wiz the Watc
her husband had had her initials en-
graved, and these are still DISTINGUISHING.
Rather curiously, those little letters, s.
H. c., are today the only marks on the
handsome relic.
There is not even makers name
The number Of the watch, which is in
an eighteen carat gold case, Is "a, 500.
and that is was well made is demonstrat-
ed by the fact that today. more than 125
years after the night it served its owner
on his famous ride, 1t keeps good time.