New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
Murray Crane,
tx Senator and
PartyChief, ef,Dies
Sleeping Sickness Fatal
TO Silent Harmonizer of
Republican Leaders at
His Home in Dalton, Mass.
Headed Big Paper Mills
Never Made Speech During
8 Years in Upper House;
Noted for Quiet Charities

DALTON, Mass, Oct. 2.-Former
United States Senator w. MURRAY
Crane, for years known as the "silent
barmonizer" of the Republican party,
died at Sugar Hill his home in this city,
this morning at 4 O'Clock. He was in his
sixty eighth year. Sleeping sickness"
was given by his secretary as the cause
of his death. He had been i'll for seven
weeks of inflammation of the brain
The first intimation or Mr.. Cranes
physical breakdown came at the not:fi-
cation ceremonies of Governor Cooliige
rs the Republican Vice President;a
candidate last summer He recovered
quickly. however, and it was announced
that his il disposition was dua to a
stroke from the heat.
A relapse followed few weeks ago
and he was compelled to take to his
bed. On Friday night there was a Sc
rious turn for the worse and he failed
rapidly. His wife. his son, Winthrop
Murray Crane jr.. and his two sisters,
Miss Clara L. Crane and Mrs. Harry
O. Bates. were at his bedside when ne
died. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at 2:30 p. n. at the Crane
home.
Honorary Pallbearers Named
The honorary pallbearers will include
Frank w. Anderson, William NJ. Butler,
Boston; Arthur W. Eaton, Pittsfcld;
Irwin e. .. Ferrey, PittsheId; Solomon
Rulkley Griffin, Springfield; Charles D.
tn.
John ". Weeks and Daniel +. Wood
hull.
The active bearers will be Edward
Fl. Bush. William s. Warren, William
n. McInness. Theodore NJ. Pomeroy,
Fred A. New and F. H. Cleveland, all
Of Dalton.
The Rev Ralph NJ. Timberlake, pas
tor Of the Congregational Church in
Dalton. which Mr.. Crane attended, will
conduct the funeral service. The de-
tails OF the program have not Yet been
announced, but it is understood to
have been decided that there shall be
no eulogy, in accord with the known
preference of Mr.. Crane.
Friends of the former Senator in
this city attributed his death in large
measure to the strenuous part ne took
in the League of Nations fight during
the Republican national convention at
Chicago. He was advised against so
taxing his strength, but it was char
acteristic Of him that he entered into
the battle with all the vigor and en-
thusiasm at his command.
All flags in Dalton were put at half
staff as soon as the death Of Mr.. Crane
became known, and the wheels Of the
great paper mills. controlled by the
Crane interests, including the ones
l. -. IL
the paper used for money. were stilled.
The mansion, Sugar Hill, where the
Senator lived occupies the center of
q great estate which covers a large
part Of the town of Dalton, and within
its confines also are the residences Of
his son, Winthrop Murray Crane jr.,
and other relatives. The houses along
the beautiful village street are occu-
pied largely by men directly or indi-
rectly associated with the Crane inter
ests, and every one of the gray-headed
citizens who discussed the death
spoke of it as a great personal blow
as we'll as a loss to the community
and the country at large, for Mr.. Crane
was the friend of every man and in
many cases his benefactor.
Made Burial Plot Gifts
He was trustee Of the village cemc-
terry, and it was said of him as an odd
phase of the many forms of his phil
anthropy that no one in Dalton was
ever able to buy burial plot in the
cemetery When family required
burial place a lot was always given
by Mr.. Crane.
Arrangements for the funeral IN
Guided the announcement that in order
to afford as many as possible the op-
portunity to pay their final token of
respect the public would be admitted to
the house beginning at 1880 and the
CONN would be opened. The funeral
one hour later will also be public. The
burial will be private.
The hundreds of kilograms of condo
ience l from all over the country lay in
the little telegraph office in Dalton
most OF the day. In the press of the
emergency caused by Mr.. Cranes death
the secretaries found time to open
only a few of them.
:. Unlike vast majority Of other pub
nc men who have attained national
prominence politically, Mr.. Crane was
never fiery or forceful orator.
Durlng his eight years In the United