Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-27

General george CrooH fectly we'll. lie was
at army headquarters all day Thursday,
and Wednesday night at the hotel APP
peared to be in7his usual good health.
He got up as usual yesterday morning
at seven o'clock, and while dressing
suddenly said to his wife: Il can't
breathe" Mrs. Crook helped him to a
sofa and a doctor was at once sum-
moned, but soon after he reached the
room General Crook died. The Cen
eral has been in command of the
Division of the Missouri for several
years, succeeding General Scbofield
Mr.. John S. Drake, proprietor of the
Grand Pacific Hotel, an intimate friend
of General Crook, made the following
statement to an Associated Press re-
porter. General Crook rose shortly
before seven o'clock this morning APP
parently in his usual health, and, in ac-
cordance with his custom, began exer-
cising with the weights and pulleys
connected with an apparatus for the
purpose which he kept in his room.
After exercising for few minutes he
stopped and laid down on lounge,
saying he felt difficulty in breathing,
a few moments later he called out to
his wife, oh, Mary, Mary; l need some
help, / can't get my breath.
Assistance was at once summoned
and DR.. Hurlbut. who lives near by,
was sent for. Every thing that could
be done was done, but he failed to rally
and died at a quarter after seven. Mrs.
Crook and her sister. Mrs. Reid, were
the only members of the family present
at his bedside when he passed away,
He had no children. / suppose his
death resulted from an affection of the
heart. For some weeks, in fact, ever
since he returned from his last trip to
the Northwest, he has been complain
ing of a bearing down sensation in the
neigh borhood of his heart
DR.. V. L. Hurlbut. the physician who
was summoned, said: Il arrived at
General Crooks bedside only four or five
minutes before death supervened. He
was suffering form irregular action of
the heart, and his lungs or chest seemed
to be filled up. We did what we could
for him in the way of hot applications
with sinatpisms, hot bags to his feet,
etc, but he was in articulo mortiS when
| arrived, and died without rallying. 1t
appeared to be case of heart failure,
but | could not be positive about that,
as l had never been called to attend
him before. There may have been some
stomach complications.
Major Randall, of General Crooks staff,
said: 1--WE have noticed for some time
that General Crook was not in his usual
health. He was a man who never COM
planned, and said very little about his
sufferings. At the theater last night |
saw he was not feeling at all we'll, and
asked him if he was in pain. He said:
No. but | think that was the beginning
If the end
The funeral will take place Sunday at
one clock at the Grand Pacific Hotel,
after which the body Will be escorted
oy military to the depot, where it will
be placed on the 2:55 p. m. train for Oak
land, Md.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
General George Crook was born near Day
Ton, o., September s, 1928. He was graduated
at the United States Military Academy in
1852, and was on duty with the Fourth In
fantry in California 1852 to 1861. He was in
the Rouge River expedition in 1885, and com
mandcd the Pitt River expedition in 1857. In
she latter he was wounded by an arrow. lie
had risen to a captancy when, at the begin
ming of the civil war, be returned to the
ohio Infantry. In 1852 he was wounded
at Lewisburg, w. Va. For his serv-
ices at Antetam he brevettcd
Lieutenant Colonel> He was actively
engaged in several campaigns during the
war and took part in Sheridan's Shenandoah
campaign, receiving the brevetS of Brga-
1ier-GeneraI and Major General L. S. y.
March 13, 1867 He was mustered out of the
service January IS, 1866 July IS, 1865, he was
commissioned lieutenant Colonel of the
tI,S,- J-,f, a
the District of Boise, Idaho, where he re-
manned until 1872, actively engaged in Indian
campaigns. In 1872 he assigned to the
Arizona district, where he quelled serious
indian disturbances. In 1879 he was sent
20 Wyoming where, at Powder river.
he defeated the unruly Sioux and
Cheyennes. He continued his cam
paign in the Northwest with relentless
gigor until, in May, 1878, all of the hostile
tribes had yielded. In 1892 General Crook
returned to Arizona, where he forced the
squatters to vacate the Indian lands. In the
following year, when the Chiricahuas went
on raid, he pursued them and made four
hundred prisoners. During the two years
following no depredations occurred, but in
the spring of 1856 the Indians under Geron
imo again went on the war-path. General
Crook pursued them and forced their sur
render under conditions. The President de-
clined to ratify his action, and Gener-
al Sheridan telegrapncd him that the
only condition that could be made
with GcrOnmo'S band that their
lives would be spared. In the meantime
Geronimo and some of his men escaped, and
General Sheridan having criticised his cam
paign severely, General Crook asked to be
relieved from the command of the Depart
ment of Arizona. He was relieved and Cen
eral Miles was sent to take his place. Short
ly after Geronimo and his band Surrcn derec
and We're taken to Florida, where they now
are. For nearly four years there has been +
bitter controversy over the surrender Gen
eraI Crooks friends claiming that Genera:
Miles had brought about the climax OF what
could not have been accomplished
without General Crooks antecedent work.
This controversy has gained in bitterness
recently by the discussion of bill which
has passed the Senate, and is now pending
in the House committee, providing for the
removal of Geronimo and his people to Fort
Sill, Indian Territory. General Crook ia
vored the removal and General Miles CD
posed 1t.
When relieved of the command of the De-
partment of Arizona, General Crook was
sent to Omaha, in command of the Depart
ment of the Platte. In 1885 on the retiee-
ment of General Terry, he was made a
Major General and sent to Chicago in COM
mand of the Division of the Missouri.
The News at Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The news
of the death of General Crook was a
great shock to the officials of the War
Department. Secretary Proctor was
particularly affected by the intelligence,
as he had very intimate associations
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