Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22


him to a sofa, and doctor was at once
summoned, but before he could reach the
room Gen. Crook WAS dead.
The general had been in command of
the department OF Missouri several years,
succeeding Gen. Schofield.
GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL.
Gen. George Crook was born near Day
ton, Ohio, September g, 1928, and was
graduated at the military academy in
1852. He served in several Indian expe-
ditions, and at the outbreak of the war
beca me colonel of the Thlrty-sixth Ohio
infantry. He was wounded in the ao-
ton at Lewisburg, w Va, and in 1862
was breveted Northumberland for his
services at Antietam. He took an ao-
tive part in the subsequent actions in
Virginia, and in Sheridan s Shenandoah
campaign, and in 1864 received the bre-
vet of brigadier-genera He was mus
tered out in the volunteer service jan
uary 10, 1866, and was subsequently
commanding lieutenant Of the Thirty
second infantry, since which time his
services have been intimately associated
with the Indian campaigns. He con-
Quoted them SO successfully that he
gained the soDriquet of "the great In
dian fighter
In 1872, when assigned to the Arizona
district to queH Indian disturbances, he
sent an ultimatum to the chiefs to re-
turn to their reservations or be Fwiped
from the face of the earth.
In 1882 he forced the Mormons, squat
tiers, miners and stock raisers to vacate
Indian lands, and encouraged the
Apeches In industrial pursuits.
IN the spring of 1888 the Chiracuhuas
eRtrenched themselves in fortresses in
the mountains on the Northern Mexican
boundary and began n series of raids.
Gen. Crook struck their trail and, in
stead of following, took it backward,
penetrated into and took possession Of
their strongholds, and as fast as the war
riors returned from their plundering
excursions made them prisoners. he
marched over 200 miles taking 500 pris-
oners and captured all the horses and
plumber. During the two years following
he had sole charge of the Indians, and
during that time no depredations oc-
CURED. He set them all at work on
their farms, abolished the system of
trading and paying in goods and store
orders INDUCED in by contractors, paid
plies and stimulated them to increased
exertion. The tribes became self-sup-
porting within three years. He was ap-
pointed major general April 6, 1888, and
soon after was placed in command of the
division of Missouri with headquarters at
Chicago.
PARTICULARS OF BIS DEATH.
Mr.. John c. Drake, proprietor OF the
Grand Pacific hotel and an intimate
friend of Gen. Crook, made the follow
ing statement to an Associated Press re-
porter: "Gen. Crook arose shortly be-
fore o'clock this morning apparently IN
his usual health, and ia accordance with
his custom began exercising with weights
and pulleys connected with an apparatus
for the purpose which he kept in his
room. After exercising for few min
utes he stopped and lay down on lounge
saying he felt difficulty in breathing.
A few moments later he called out to his
wife; "Oh Mary, Maryl 1 need some
help; 1 can't get my breath - Assist
ance was at once summoned ana DR..
Hurlburt who lives near by, was sent
for. Everything that could be done was
done but he failed to rally and died at
7:15. Mrs. Crook and her sister, Mrs.
Reid, were the only members of the
family at his bedside when he passed
away. He had no children.
PROBABLE CAUSE OF DEATH.
al suppose his death resulted from an
affe citation of the heart. For some
weeks. in fact ever since he returned
from his last trip to the Northwest, he
has been complaining of bearing down
sensation in the neighborhood OF his
heart
DR.. v. L. Hurlburt, physician who
was summoned, says: 81 arrived at
Gen. Crook . bedside only four or five