Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-22
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 BAD WEATHER ON THE ATLANTIC. What Was Done in Congress
 Yesterday.
 GENERAL CROOK DEAD.
 The Famous Fighter Dies Without
 Warning - Story of His sudden Att tack-A Review of Ills Career.
 CHICAGO, March 21. - Major General George Crook, U. s. A., in command of the department of the Missouri, died at the morning of heart disease. There had not been the slightest warning that he was not perfectly we'll. He was at army headquarters all day yesterday, and last night at the hotel appeared to be in his usual good health. He got up as usual this morning about seven o'clock, and while dressing suddenly said to his wife, "I can't breathe" Mrs. Crook helped him to a sofa and doctor was at once summoned, but before he could reach the room General Crook was dead.
 In accordance with the wishes of Mrs. Crook 1t was arranged this afternoon that the funeral services shall be held on Sunday af- ternoon. The remains will then be put on board 8 special car, rendered by the Pullman company and will leave for Oakland, Md, at three o'clock, over the Baltimore and Ohio road.
 Adjutant General Williams, on behalf of the widow, will ask number of prominent citizens to act as pail bearers in the mean time, the body will lie in state in the parlors of the Grand Pacific hotel with body guard Major Eli Mcclellan, attending surgeon, said to day: General Crook undermined his constitution in his Indian campaigns. AS everyone knows, he was wonderfully active man. He would stop at nothing and denied himself every pleasure or comfort. He con- stsntly refused to incumber himself with things that might conduce to his comfort. so l that he might move around more quickly. There never was point of danger in these western campaigns that he did not place l himself in, 80 that good example would be set for the army. think the campaign of | 1876 was the foundation for his troubles. Then he started out with thirty days rations for his force and was gone nearly year, spending terribly severe winter in the mountains and on the western prairies | far away from the forts and posts. This hard service, together with the irregu- l larity of meals and the scarcity of food, re- suited in his stomach troubles, which immdi- ately affected his heart. I had treated him every day since have been attached to head quarters in Chicago and a few weeks ago I had about concluded that his trouble had been overcome. Last week, however, it re- turned suddenly. The attack was quite se- | were, but as he came to me the moment he felt ill there was little difficulty in getting him in good shape again. If his death had occurred last week I should not have been surprised. He pulled ont of the sickness ap- parently better than before and his sudden death was wholly unexpected by me-" l WASHINGTON, March 21.-The news of tho 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 association with Genaral Crook during his recent visit to Washington few weeks ago. He sent a personal letter of condolence to | Mrs. Crook and gave instructions for the preparation of general order announcing General Crooks death to the army. This order will recite the personal worth and dis tinguished services of General Crook, and be placed at half-mast on the day of the funeral, and also that officers of the service wear the usual badge of mourning for a period of thirty days.
 George Crook was born near Dayton, Ohio, in September, 1928, and was graduated at West Point in 1859, and for a number of years was on duty with the Fourth infantry in California. He took part in the Rouge river expedition in 1856 and commanded the Pitt river expedition in the following year, being wounded by an arrow in one engage. ment with the hostiles. At the breaking out of the civil war he held 8 captains commis- sioa and returned east to become colonel of the Thirty sixth Ohio infantry. He served in the West Virginia campaigns in command of the Third Provisional brigade until Au- gust, 1862, and was wounded in the action at Lewisburg. His next service was ir northern Virginia and Maryland, during August and September, 1862, and he es pecially distinguished himself at Antietam regular army for his services. In 1863 hs was serving in Tennessee, and in July of thai year he was transferred to the command ol the Second calvary division. After various actions, ending in the battle of Chickamau' ga, he pursued Wheeler's confederate cavalry from the 1st to the 10th of October, defeated it, and drove it across the Tennessee witt great loss In February, 1864, he assumed command of the Kanawhs distrist of Wes Virginia, where he was almost con stsntly in action of one kind ol . another. In the autumn of the sam, year he played a prominent part in Sheri. , dams Shenandoah campaign and received tn, brevets of brigadier and major general ir the United States army in 1865 for his gal lant and effective conduct. From March 2f , until April he had command of the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac and was engaged at Dinwiddie courthouse, Jettersville, Sail l or's creek and Farmville and was present a l of AnN |, 7 was transferred to the command of Will F mipgton, N. O., where he remained unti January, 1866, when he was muster ed out O f the volunteer service.
 n For the next ten or twelve years Genera Crook was stationed on the frontier, and en
 gagged in several actions with the Indians , He followed up the Indians that crushed tn
 force under General Custer and won vic tory at Slim Buttes, N. D. Two years Gen
 eral Crook was promoted to the rank o
 major general upon the retirement of Genera
 Alfred H. Terry, and assumed the comman of the department of the Missouri when Gen = eral Schofield came to the east His deat deprives the army of most gallant an ' brilliant soldier, great part of whose caree was passed in active service, and who wo
 lasting renown in widely different condition
 of warfare.
 THE SUGAR TRUST.
 ). Judge 0,Brien Grants 1t Leave to Pay s Dividend.
 |; NEW YORK, March 21.-Judge OBrien, i
 the supreme court this morning. grante
 leave to the Sugar trust to declare dividen
 of 21s per cent. on it's $50, ,00O of certii G. cates. In his brief memorandum the judf
 says: "There being no substantial oppos
 tion, and the afidavits submitted havir se shown that the profits have been sufficient
 justify the payment of dividend as aske
 for, the motion should be granted. How