The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-22
OBITuARY.
MaJor General Crook.


: CHICAGO. March 2l.-Major General
mand of the department of the Missouri,
died at the Grand Pacific hotel at 7.15 this
morning. of heart disease. There had not
been the slightest warning that General
Crook was not perfectly well He was at
last night at the hotel appeared to be in his
usual good health. The general had been in
command of the Department of Missouri
several years, succeeding General Schofeld.
General Schofeld has been telegraphed re-
garding the arrangements for the funeral
aud his wishes will be considered
General Crooks life was that of soldier
from beginning to end. He was born in
Ohio, near Dayton in 1928 and In 1852 grad
uated at the United States Military academy
at West Point. He served first in California
till 1861. He had risen to captaincy when
at the beginning of rebellion he came to his
native state and became colonel Of the Both
infantry. He served in the West Virginia
campaigns and was wounded at Lewisburg.
His services at Antietam were brilliant and
for this reason he was brevetted lieutenant
colonel. United States army. He afterwards
served in Tennessee and then again in West
andoah campaign in the fall of 1864 and in
the spring Of the next year received the brey-
cts Of brigadier general and major general.
After the war General Crook still remained
in the army and took important commands
Arizona district to quell the Indian disturb
ances. In 1875 he subdued the riotous
Sioux and Cheyennes in the Northwest and
earned the reputation Of being vigorous
and skillful Indian fighter. In 1882 he re-
turned to Arizona and forced the Mormons,
squatters, miners and stock raisers to vacate
the Indian lands which they had seized and
encouraged the Apaches in planting and
promised them the protection of the govern
ment. He was always known as a brilliant
soldier In whatever he undertook and for
many eminent services was promoted to the
command of the Department CT Missouri.
Capt. J. w. Mitchell.
Capt. J. ". Mitchell who died recently In
Medford, Mass, was a native of Bath. lie
was born Feb. %. 1873 He learned the ship
| joiner's trade in the old Moses yard and
went to Medford soon after reaching man
hood. He worked for long time in the
Foster YARD, the last relic Of the old time
| Medford shipyards. In 1854 he formed a
| partnership with Thomas Rice and estab-
| lished yard at Chelsea, where he built four
| ships. During the war he was master joiner
at the Boston navy yard. He was captain of
the Medford military company for several
| years and was prominent member of the
| fire department
L. w. Fairfield.
| AUGUSTA, March 2l.-L. w. Fairfield.
| at the Insane Hospital this morning, where
| he has been three months. He was AZ wears
| of age. He was one Of the best known hotel
men in the state, having at different times
been connected as clerk with Hotel North
and Cony House, Augusta; Penobscot Ex-
change and Bangor Exchange, Bangor ;
Thorndike House, Rockland, and hotels in
other parts Of the state.
Brintnall S. PIummer.
RoCKLAND, March 21.-Brintnall S. Plum
mer, respected citizen of Rockland dropped
dead this morning. He has not been well
for some time, but nothing serious was
feared. The cause is supposed to have been
heart disease. He leaves widow and two
| daughters.