The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

w. Murray Crane.
DALTON, Mass. Oct. Nv. Murray
Crane, a power in the Republican party
for many years, former Governor of
Massachusetts and at one time a mem
Der of the United States Senate. died
to- day at Sugar Hill, the family home
here. His death followed a long illness
the last four days of which had been
marked by deep sleep, which attending
physicians pronounced a manifestation
OF encephalitis, or inflammation of the
brain. Encephalitis was given as the
immediate cause of death. At the bed
n son. w. Murray Crane, Jr., and two
sisters.
Closely linked with the causes of Mr..
Cranes death was his constant associa-
ton with national politics. He an
Iounced his retirement as a national
committeeman of the Republican party
just before the Chicago convention, but
in the end went to Chicago to make a
fight for his party's Endorsement OF the
League of Nations.
His health was poor, but he persisted
in taking an active part in the conven-
ton despite his physicians orders. The
result was that he collapsed in Chicago
and returned home greatly impaired in
health
Soon afterv ard he came out of retire
ment once more, this time to take part
in the exercises attending Gov. Coolidge's
notification of his nomination for the
Vice-Presidency. Gov. Coolidge was a
friend of long standing. and Mr.. Crane
refused to forfeit the opportunity to at
tend the ceremonies. He collapsed again
under the torrid sun and was removed
to his home.
showed Brief improvement.
Under the care OF physicians Mr..
Cranae began slow rally. His condition
up to several weeks ago seemed to be
improving, and then came further evil
dence that his illness marked the end.
Again his strength returned. much to
the amaZemcnt OF physicians. He
seemed about to recover completely.
Within the last week, however, the doc
tors noticed his heart action was becom-
ing weaker. He suffered from long spells
of drowsiness and periods of deep sleep.
There were, too, periods of recovery. and
in one of these carly In the week he
chatted with DIR. Brace W. Paddock.
81 feel better" he said. Almost i'm
mediately he suffered a relapse, a coma
developed and treatment failed.
Details of the funeral arrangements
were not complete tonight. 1t was an
nounced at Sugar Hill, however, that
the services would be held there at 2 80
Monday afternoon and that burial prob
ably would be in Dalton Cemetery.
The list of honorary bearers at the
funeral will include Frank w. Ander-
son, William NJ Butler Boston: Arthur
w. Eaton. Pittsfeld; Irwin G.. ID. Fer
rey, Pittsfield Solomon BullSley Griffin,
Springfield Charles ID. Eilles, William
III. Taft, II y. Thayer. John III. Weeks
and Daniel L Woodruff.
Winthrop Murray Crane, Governor
of Massachusetts from 1900 to 1902.
and United States Senator from that
Commonwealth from 1904 to 1913, was
born at Dalton, Mass, in April. 1853.
He was the son of zenas NJ. and Louise
Latin Crane.
He was a descendant of the seventh
generation of Henry Crane who was
a land owner in Massachusetts, Bay
Colony In 1854, and his family had been
in the paper manufacturing Industry for
four generations. His father was noted
mill owner. Young Crane got his early
education In the Dalton public schools
and at Williston Seminary In Easthamp-
ton, and at seventeen entered his
fathers paper plant at small wage.
He had talent for organization and
which afterward sent him
so far along In politics. and he was
glutton for work with an Unsuitable APP
petite for detail. Beginning at the rag
end Of HIS fathers mill and going
through IL until every process was ia
miliar. he went in due course into it's
counting room and. in his own time and
fully equipped. into its directorate.
Became business Partner.
Tt was after he became partner that
the mill grew from one mill TO four and
that two links OF the chain devoted
themselves entirely To the making of
paper for tho Government The mills
are known as the Old Berkshire. which
rs the original one . the Pioneer. with
Bay State. which turns out various high
grades of writing paper. ana the Cow
eminent mill at Pittsnold. which since
1879 has manufactured nothing but the
kind OF paper the Government uses for
its securities. And II was not Cranes
father but Crane himself who won the
firm It's first Government contract He
spent weeks in Washington laying his
foundation for Il, and was given n final
ly on his bid OF 3S cents a pound.
Mr.. Crane had been Identified with
politics but was not conspicuously ac-
tive when In 1896 he was elected Lieu
tenant-Governor of Massachusetts. He
was reelected to the same Office twice
more before he was elected Governor.
At the time of assuming the Govern
orship the. cry for business admins
tration which since then has been so
oftnu hnard I'm eo MANY nIacpq In tho