| Show saved an empress with the filing of the will of mrs sarah gray crane in the surrogates court a trust fund of became available for the trustees of amherst college coll ge dr edward A crane her husband hid bad left the bulk of his estate la in trust foi the benefit of his widow after her death it was to go to amherst how doctor crane saved the life of empress eugence from a parla paris mob of Sept september ethber 4 1870 was told in the will he planned panned the secret flight of the empress from parts paris to deauville when the republic was proclaimed after the news of the sedan surrender he arranged passage on lord bur goynes yacht and took her to england the empress rewarded doctor crane with a handsome pearl new york times |