Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-03-23
A GRAND SOLDIER GONE
Major General George Crook
Joins His Comrades on
the other Side
In the Bivouac beside the Dark
River of Mysterious
Eternity
The Sudden Death in Chicago
of the Patriot Warrior
and Scholar

| CHICAGO. March 2l.-Ma1 a1Or-tieneral
George Crook, in command of the depart
meut of the Missouri, died at the Grand
Pacific hotel at 7:l3 o'clock this morning,
of heart failure. There had not been the
slightest warning that General Crook was
not perfectly we'll
Adjutant-General Williams. who as
sumed command Immediately after Gen
eral Crook died. has charge of arrange
ments for the funeral.
lie is in communication with Secretary
Proctor. Ii is Mrs. Crooks desire that
the body be take to Oakland, Maryland
for burial, and her request has been for
warded to the secretary. General VIII
liams believes the funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon.
DIR. V. l.. liurburt, the physician who
was summoned. said: Il arrived at the
bedside only four or five minutes before
death supervened. lie was suffering great
irregulation of the heart and his chest
| seemed to be filled.
we did what we could for him in the
way of hot applications. but he was in
articulo mortis when arrived and died
without rallying. II appeared To be
case Of heart failure. but | could not be
positive about that as ] had never been
called to attend him before. Ills death
may have been caused by some stomach
complications.
WASHINGTON CITY. March el.-Secre-
tary Proctor has sent personal message
of coincidence to Mrs. Crook and has
given instructions for preparation Of
general order announcing General Crook :
death to the army.
The order will recitr the personal
worth and distinguished services of the
deceased and will direct that the flag of
all military posts be placed at half mast
on the day Of the funeral. and also that
officers wear the usual badge OF mourning
for 30 days.
h.r na
Ohio. September 5, ls?s. He was gradu-
ated at the United States military acad-
emy i'm 1852, and was ON duty with the
Fourth infantry in California from 1853
to 1861. lie was In the Rogue River eXpc-
ditiOn in 1856 and commanded the Pitt
river expedition in 1857. He had risen to
the captaincy, when at the beginning of
the civil war he returned to the East and
became colonel of the Thirty-siXth Ohio
infantry. In 1852 he was wounded at Lew
isburg. VIVA. For his srvices at Antie-
tam he was breveted colonel
United States army. He was actively
engaged in several campaigns during the
war and took part In Sheridan's Shenan-
doah campaign receiving the brevets of
brigadier general and ma iOr general of
the United States army March 18th, 1865.
lie was mustered out of the volunteer
service January 18th. 1896. July 2sth he
was commissioned lieutenant colonel OF
the Twenty third infantry United States
army and assigned to the district of Boise
Idaho. where he remained until 1872,
actively engaged in Indian campaigns.
In 1872 he was assigned to the Arizona
district where he quelled serious Indian
dsturba ices.
CuIcAGo. March EN- the west parlor
of the Grand Pacific hotel the remains OF
the late General Crook lie in state. The
bods is dressed In the full uniform of the
rank of major-general. while In broad
cloth covered casket rests the general,
sword with lunches of lilac roses and
violets The face of the dead man !,
wonderfully natural and the cheeks and
: eyes are as full as in life and every fea'
ture retains its outline and expression
In the room this morning was body
guard of non commissioned officers OF the
irrmy from Fort Sheridan. they having
been detailed by Secretary oi War Proc
tor to act as bearers Of the body as wei
as guard. As soon as the doors wer,
opened 10 the public today large number
of ladies and gentlemen filed around tn,
head of the coffin, entering at the nortl
door and passing out at the east end %
the parlor. Many of the persons who
called to take last look at TIA,
face of General Crook were his friend'
during his lifetime. Arrangements
for the funeral were completed this morn
ing. Service will be held at the Crane
Pacific parlor at 10 o'clock tomorrow
q AtNs III. MNi VI - .''''
byterian church. will conduct the services
Iie will he assisted by Rev. Dr. Clinton, %
Grace Episcopal church. the Rev. DIR
Thomas and Prof. Swing. General VIII
liams received telegram from Secretary
of War Proctor this morning detailing
Colonels Corean, Stanton, lleigle. Majo
Randall Captain Roberts and Lieutenan
Cannon to accompany the body TO Oak
land. Maryland. where they will act a.
: pail bearers. The nom commissioned Off
GERS from Fort Sheridan will also go Il
Oakland however. and will act as actua
bearers of the corpse. Two brothers o
the dead soldier. Walter and Charlie
Crook. of Dayton. Ohio, arrived In Chi
cago this morning and called ON Mrs
. Crook to condoie with her over her loss
Mrs. Crook is In a state bordering ON ner
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