Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-28
Veteran Engineer Succumbs at Company Hospital to
 Stroke Paralysis.
DIED IN HARNESS,
 AS HE INTENDED
Was Oldest Employe of System in Regular Service In Any Department, and Among Most POpular-Funer-
 el Arrangements Not Decided.

Belt hospital at TeXarkana at 6:45 o'clock last evening. as the result or the stroke of paralysis suffered by him Tuesday morning, as he was about to take his train from Texar- kama to Pine Bluff.
 News of the death of the veteran engineer was telegraphed to local Cot ton Belt officials by Dr. H. H. Smylie. chief surgeon, for the road, who is in charge of the hospital at Texar- kama. The news was quickly circu- lated among the hundreds of friends here of the deceased, and was re- ceived with general expressions of sorrow and regret, although with lit- tie surprise, as it was known. follow ing the announcement ill The Graphic yesterday morning, that MT. Crowley's condition was critical especially be- cause of his advanced years.
 Funeral arrangements will not be completed until relatives of deceased have been heard from, which is ex- pected to he today.
 Was Oldest EmplOye.
 Jack Crowley, native of Ireland. but who spent his early years in the mid- de west, was the oldest employe of the Cotton Belt in regular service, in any department, according to the best information obtainable last night. For B years past he had operated trains out of Pine Bluff, to the north or to the south, on the Cotton Belt, and for B of those years he has been pulling passenger trains. Jack Crowley was the engineer on hum dreds of special trains, operated for various and suhdry purposes. being selected for such special service be- cause of his extreme carefulness. In :ll his experience of more than a third of century on this section of tho Cotton Belt system, Jack Crowley did not suffer single wreck of con- sequence One. some years ago. his engine overturned between Waldo and Buckner. when the rails spread, tho engineer being pinned under the engine, but in such way that he escaped injury. although he was im- prisoned in the cab until the wrecker righted the engine.
 Jack Crowley came to Pine Bluff in 18S2 when he was transferred from the Texas division of the Cot ton Belt, where he had served num- Der of years. From the date of his arrival here until his death, he con- sidered Pine Bluff his home. It was said that he had occupied continu ously, from the time the building was erected about 25 years ago. the same room in the house at 701 East Third avenue. which he called home at the nf ct o&o r1ent is made of him concerning the Cosmopolitan hotel at Texarkana erected about 31 years ago by the father of the present owner, w. A. Mccartney, and where Mir. Crowley occupied the same room from the time the hotel was opened. Mir. Mccartney often remarked that "Jack Crowley must be considered a vital part of the Cosmopolitan"
 Little Known of Family.
 MT. Crowley had few. if any. con- fidants, despite the fact that there were many men in Pine Bluff whom he considered close friends. As a result, little is known here of his family connection. He was a bache- Tor, having never married, so far as any of his friends on the Cotton Belt are aware. One sister. resident ot Iowa, is known to survive, and a telegram has been sent her, appriz- ing her of his death and asked fol instructions as to the funeral
 About 15 years ago, according tC friends of deceased, Mir. Crowley erected handsome and costly home in Iowa fer his parents, then in very advanced years. They both died some wears later. It is believed the sister is his only surviving near relative.
 No one here knows definitely how old Mir. Crowley was, at the time of his death, but it is believed he was between 70 and 75 years. His health has always been good. due perhaps to his steady habits and methodical ways. Some two or three years ago he suffered from diabetes. but ap- parently had recovered fully and his health was considered fine. when he suffered his stroke Tuesday morning
 In the days when active Democrats were scarcity in this county, Mr. Crowley was among the leaders in the work of the party. He was a staunch member of the Catholic church, and is said to have contribut- ed literally to the fund for the erec- tion of the new St.Joseph's church here, upon which construction is soon to begin. He was an Elk and a mem- Der of the B. of L. E.
 Mir. Crowley is said to have amassed considerable property, al- though nothing definite is known in this regard. His associates and friends have urged strongly upon him for some years past. that he give up his run and take life easy" but to this he always replied, that he would die if he had to loaf"
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