New-York tribune., 1909-04-10

urged his family 10 cease weeping. His last
words We're 7 enter serenely into eternity.
According to the. attending physician Mr
Crawford collapsed last night owing to extreme
weakness He then was without fever He ex-
pressed sadly the presentiment that he was soon
70 die but almost Immediately afterward, al
luding 10 the approaching Good Friday, he said,
81 die with Christ" Mr.. Crawfords daughter
Al his request then read TO him extracts from
Plaro's Dialogues the novelist saying that
they taught him serenity in death
Harold. the novelist's eldest son. was the only
member OF the family not present at the death
bed. He is in the Far East. Bertram, who is
student Al oxford. England. was summoned
home and joined his mother and his sisters,
Eleanor and Claire, and Mrs Berdan. NIr- Craw-
ford's moJher-in-law, AT the Villa Crawford.
Everywhere tonight in the village Of SAINT
Angelic. where the Villa Crawford stands. next
tae old Capuchin monastery and amid orange
groves two hundred feet above the sea. there is
mourning The fishermen and peasants among
whom the author was most popular. on hearing
the rews That he vas dead wended their way to
IN villa 10 express in silence their sorrow All
The shops in the village were Immediately
closed ti3e door of each bearing a card on which
VS. written Closed for public mourning" The
Mayor and The Aldermen also went TO the villa
q ~ city guards was placed on duty at the
gates in honor Of the dead man.
Tn body OF the author rests tonight on the
hed i'm which he died. surrounded by flowers
The municipality desires TO give Mr.. Crawford
Z public funeral hut il is believed that it was
his wish 20 have no ostentation. and the ques-
tion Of the funeral arrangements will be held
In allegiance until tomorrow. when the authors
viii VIII be opened This. it is believed. con-
tains instructions regarding the funeral and re
garding the spot which VIII be his last resting
place
Mr. Crawford had taken no nourishment for
three days The news OF his death has been
sent by cable 10 ex-President Roosevelt at Port
said NJ Roosevelt and AIr. Crawford were in
innate friends, and when the former was in
Naples on Monday he inquired about the condi-
ton Of the author Lloyd c. Griscom the
American Ambassador. tonight teIegraphed the
CONFIDENCE Of himself and Mrs Griscon 10 Mrs
crawford "Accepr this expression Of deepest
sympathy from my wife and me- the message
SAID Your grief IS shared not only by personal
friends, but also by an immense and grateful
PUBIC who VIII sincerely regret the loss Of one
0i tie most brilliant and most IovabIe figures of
OUf time who more than any other contributed
u make familiar 10 the American people all the
charm and Interest Of Italian life and char
ecter"
Nisi-'r Nathan, the Mayor OF Rome also teIe-
sraI'hed as follows to Mrs Crawford ..Acce,+
my deepest sympathy, both personally and ae
N9sor o. Rome. whose name and the character
- P4l47 Marion CTawford's magic pen car
f4ed throughout the world
LIaneis Marion Crawford was one Of The mast
bad = -a-.-s oI modern popular writer's. He
- . -ls credit nearly forty published novels of
- -. ei t"" million copies have been sold His
cii'y Is illustrated By the fact thar he r-o7,,c7
-. tFucIilK' IN ten days and that only
-'s loar days were consumed In writing ,.
-. - Z lonely Parish one chapter a day Of
- ~ lhplsand words. His rise 10 fame was
- 80 II vas not till lie was tWenty-eigbt ,,ears
- 20, ne attempted fiction Then his first effort
'ii'e3e novel, "A success
q, Nia"1'Td was born in Bagui di Lucca, Italy.
:. - Despite his foreign birth. he came Of qood
90 american stock a descendant of General tSr.,
ioa. ~ Alsfioa. Of Revolutionary fame. who by the
c., vas related 10 another historic character
O.sfioJle Corday.
@i.els Marion Crawford's early youth was snan+
1E studying ard dreaming the dreams which
s. - Incorporated into his romances Ian
W. vas MS early hobby lie became as familiar
L. e,,h- sIeh- German and Italian with English
A. H4anhood he became proficient in SPANISH
a. swedish Later he acquired Russian Turk
S. Hu portuguese Not contented with modern
Co.. s@sS' he then made extensive study Of San
rs childhood studies were conducted under a
0"eH governess. Al twelve he was sent IA
re,~ and went 10 ST. Paurs School. Concord /
- ~e studied in England. first with clergy
H. - - named Regis tthe Lonely Parish') and
=, al trinity College. Cambridge where he went /
-, D'aiing and mathematics Then followed /
1szs d CaTlsruhe and Heidelberg from 1874 to /
-. -Oio"eo by two years Of Sanscrit at the Uni
'tFsty OF Rome
~ h came break in his dreamy student life /
a. interest," Ia Sanscrit led him TO India just at /
s - uihe however, st seems his finances began 70 I
~. ana The student got his first taste Of real I
a. aiie' Incidentally. the hardest work he ever
;r re became editor of THE AIahabad Indian I
TO- dh afternoon newspaper. d post he held /
f s"'esh months That cured him Of journal
~ - IN 1850 Ire returned TO Italy. where he found /
-',Self again without money or work
ii-11a d" mad been about to enter the army /
~fh Journalism presented itself and was accepte1
,ar.. ei eYli Now. having abandoned that al ]
a'i'f, NJ found himself at tgyenty-seyen as fa- +
- rom knowing what he wanted 10 do
U1e 4Ahesz Of 2 sister called him 10 America
tame In tramp steamer, and worked his way.