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CRANE, Anne Moncure, author, b. in Baltimore, 7 Jan., 1838; d. in Stuttgart, Germany, 10 Dec., 1872. In 1869 she married August Seemüller, of New York, and in 1871 went to Germany, hoping to derive benefit from the medicinal waters there, but did not live to return. Her first novel, "Emily Chester" (Boston, 1864), was anonymous. She subsequently published "Opportunity" (1867), and "Reginald Archer" (1871). She wrote for periodicals, and a collection of her miscellaneous essays was published in 1873.

CRANE, Bruce, painter, b. in New York in 1857. He studied under A. H. Wyant in New York, where he first exhibited in the National academy in 1879. His studio is at Summit, N. J. His principal works are "Old Mill-Pond on Long Island" (1879); "On Shrewsbury River," "After the Rain" (1880); "Moor in Nantucket." "Inlet on the Jersey Shore" (1881); "Suburban Road at Easthampton," "Blossom Time" (1882); "Winter" (1883); "The Waning Year," "Indian Summer" (1885); "Land Near the Sea." "November Woods," "Summer" (1886).

CRANE, Ichabod B., soldier, b. in New Jersey; d. in Port Richmond, Staten Island, N. Y., 5 Oct., 1857. He was appointed second lieutenant of marines in January, 1809: captain of 3d artillery in April, 1812; brevet major in November, 1813; major in the 4th artillery in September, 1825; lieutenant-colonel in 2d artillery, 3 Nov., 1832; colonel in 1st artillery, 27 June, 1843; and governor of the Military asylum at Washington in May, 1851, in which latter capacity he acted till November, 1853.—His son, Charles Henry, surgeon-general, U. S. A., b. in Newport, R. I., 19 July, 1825; d. in Washington, D. C., 10 Oct., 1883. He was graduated at Yale in 1844, and studied medicine at Harvard medical school. In 1847 he passed the examination as acting assistant surgeon, and was at once ordered to Mexico, and, after attaining the full grade of assistant surgeon, served with the army of invasion till July, 1848. During the ten years that followed he was stationed in almost every state and territory of the Union, and was repeatedly in the field with expeditionary forces against the Indians, notably that against the Rogue river tribe in 1856. He was promoted surgeon, 21 May, 1861, and in February, 1862, was assigned to duty as medical director, Department of Key West. On 30 June he was appointed medical director, Department of the South. In September, 1863, he was placed on duty in the surgeon-general's office in Washington, and became assistant surgeon-general, with the rank of colonel, 28 July, 1866. On the retirement of Surg.-Gen. Barnes, 3 July, 1882, he became surgeon-general of the U. S. army. He received brevets to include the rank of brigadier-general in the regular service at the close of the civil war. One of his most noteworthy characteristics was the facility with which he managed the complicated routine of his office, and the good judgment that he brought to bear in reconciling the often conflicting interests of the army medical corps when it was at its numerical maximum during the civil war.

CRANE, Jonathan Townley, clergyman, b. in Connecticut Farms, near Elizabeth. N. J., 18 June, 1819; d. in Port Jervis, N. Y., 16 Feb., 1880. He was graduated at Princeton in 1843, in 1844 was licensed to preach, and was admitted to the New Jersey annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1845. In 1846 he was stationed as pastor at Hope, Warren co., N. J., and in 1847 at Belvidere in the same state. In 1848-'9 he preached at Orange, N. J., and in June, 1849, was elected president of the Conference seminary at Pennington, N. J., which office he resigned in 1858 to assume the pastorate of Trinity church, Jersey City. In 1868-'72 he was presiding elder of the Newark, N. J., district. Dr. Crane was a delegate to the general conferences of 1860, 1864, 1868, and 1872. He was an able preacher, contributed largely to the periodical literature of his church, and published "Essay on Dancing" (1848); "The Right Way, or Practical Lectures on the Decalogue" (1853); "Popular Amusements" (1869); "Arts of Intoxication" (1870); "Holiness the Birthright of all God's Children" (1874); and "Methodism and its Methods" (1875).

CRANE, William, merchant, b. in Newark, N. J., 6 May, 1790; d. in Baltimore, Md., 28 Sept., 1866. In Richmond, Va., where he resided from 1811 till 1834, he was distinguished for his zeal in promoting the religious welfare of the colored people. He was the founder of the Richmond African Baptist missionary society which sent out Lott Cary to Liberia, and he taught the first school for blacks in Richmond, and was one of the originators of Richmond college, giving to it $1,000. His benefactions to other religious objects were large.—His son, William Carey, clergyman, b. in Richmond, Va., 17 March, 1816; d. in Independence, Texas, 27 Feb., 1885, was graduated at Columbian college and at Hamilton theological seminary. He was ordained in 1838 and was pastor of a Baptist