The New York herald., 1922-08-03
Senator Crow Dies
at Country Place;
Victim of Anemia
Pennsylvania Never Recov
cred From Illness Which
Began 3 Years Ago.

UNIoNTowN. Pa. Aug. 2.-United
States Senator William K. Crow died az
his country home in the mountains near
here this morning.
Senator Crow was taken III three years
ago and although under the care OF
eminent physicians was never afterward
considered physically fit. He was taken
70 Pittsburgh hospital last December
but not until Few months ago did his
physicians announce that he was suffer
ing from pernicious anemia and that 1t
had been necessary TO resort to blood
TRANSMISSION on Il number OF occasions TO
prolong his life. He had so far recov-
cred In May that he was removed to his
GUNNER home. Chalk Cliff, In the Allie
gheny Mountains near here. Improve
ment, however. was only temporary and
additional transfusions of blood we're OF
no avail.
William Evans Crow was born on
farm in Fayette county. March 10, 1870
lie was educated in the country schools
and at the Pennsylvania State Normal
School at California. ia. After serving
as a teacher for two years he became
newspaper reporter in Pittsburgh. He
abandoned this field for Uniontown,
where he became editor of the Union
town Standard in 1894.
and in 1895 was admitted to the Fayette
county bar. He had always been inter-
ested In county politics and month
after his admission TO the bar was ap-
pointed an Assistant District Attorney.
Within three years he was elected Dis
trict Attorney, perhaps the youngest
man ever chosen to that office in west
ern Pennsylvania.
Always a Republican in politics. Mr..
Crow in 1895 was made secretary of the
Republican County Committee and ele-
waited to the craftsmanship four years
later. He met his first political reverse
in 1902. when he was defeated for State
Senator. This he overcame in 1906. and
from that time until his appointment by
Gov. Sproul to succeed the late Philander
c. Knox In the United States Senate he
was continuously a member Of the Penn
sylvania Senate. So successful was he
as a political leader that in 1909 he was
made chairman of the Republican State
Committee.
Senator Crow became so III after his
appointment to the United States Senate
that his only appearance in the Capitol
was the day on which he took the oath
OF office.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4.-The death OF
Senator Crow makes the third vacancy
In the United States Senate from Penn
sylvania within ten months. Senator
p. C. Knox died on October IL last and
Senator Boies Penrose on New Years
eve.
Senator Crow was appointed by Gov.
Sproul to fill the Knox vacancy until
the election of successor in Novem-
ber. Senator Crow because of illness
declined to become a candidate for the
tph nd
Major David A. Reed Of Pittsburgh
without opposition by the Republicans,
both for the unexpired term and the
full term beginning in March.
Political leaders here to-day said they
expected Gov. Sproul to appoint Major
Reed to succeed Senator Crow bacause
he is the party's choice for the unex-
pred and full term Of the late Senator
Knox.
WASHINGTON, Aug. q The Senate
session was closed at 3 o'clock this
afternoon with adoption OF resolutions,
presented by Senator Pepper. Including
provision for delegation OF Senators
to attend Senator Crows funeral In
announcing the death of his colleague
Senator Pepper said:
/ venture TO believe. Mr.. President
that by no Senator was membership In
this body more highly priced than by
Senator Grow. His prolonged illness
prevented him from rendering to this
country In the Senate the service which
ne was so we'll qualified to render. He
struggled manfuly to regain his health
and strength that he might return TO
his post of duty. II was decreed other
wise and he has now entered into rest.