Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-24
EhVA ALL VOAA1H HAos DEATH OF GENERAL SCHENCK. Terrible Explosion Of Nitro-
 GIycerins. A BAD RAILROAD SMASHUP. Remains Of General Crook Taken To Maryland. HIGH WATER AT PITTSBURG. A Horrible Murder In Ten
 neSSee.

ANOTHER ARMY OFFICER DEAD. General Robert o. sehenck Passes
 Away Yesterday Sketch of His
 Career-His Services as Soldier and
 Statesman-The Remains to Be Eur.
 led at Dayton, 0.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., March 23.-Genersl Robert 0. Schenok, United States minister to EnQland under President Grant, died of pneumonia this evening at his residence in this city. He was eighty years old.
 General Schenck was born in Franklin, O., October 4, 1909. He graduated from Miami university in 1897 and after spending three additional years at the college studied years in the state legislature and was elected to congress as whig, serving from 1s43 till 1851. President Fillmore then sent him to Brazil as minister plenipotentiary. While serving in this capacity he distinguished himself as @ diplomat by taking conspicu- ous part in the negotiation of treaties with Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentine Republic. Ohio, but took no part in politics. When the civil war broke out he at once offered his service to the government and was com- missioned brigadier-general by President Lincoln May IF, 1861. He served with his brigade in the First Battle of Bull Run. He next served in West Virginia under General Rosecrans and did some brilliant fighting at McDowell and Cross Keys. General Ere mont then instructed him with the command of division, and, while leading the First division of Franzzils corps at the Second Battle of Bull Run, his right arm was shat tered by musket ball, incapaoitating him for service for some time.
 In September, in 1862, he was promoted to be major general and, in December of that year, he took command of the middle department and Eighth corps at Baltimore. He rendered effective service in the Gettys- burg campaign.
 He was nominated for congress against the noted anti-war democrat, Valiandingham. and though the district was democratic, he carried the election, and resigning his post in 1 the army took his seat in the house of rspre- sentatives December 8, 1863. He was imme- l diately made chairman of the committee on l military affairs, and during this and the following congress his position enabled him to good service to the union cause. He was reelected to the two succeeding congresses, and throughout these excit- ing times, during and after the war, he took g leading part in proceedings in the house. During the last term he was chair | man of the ways and means committee and leader of the house, succeeding Thadeus Ste- vens in command of the republican party.
 He was minister to England in 1870 and in 1871 one of the Alabama claims commission CTS retaining this last office for five years, when he resigned. Since that time he has made his home in this city, where he was Q warm fsvorite. He was 8 familiar figure at repub- lioan gatherings here, but took no active part in politics. His life has been several times despaired of during the last decade, but his hardy constitution and strong will pulled him through. Grneral Schenk leaves three daughters. He will be buried at Dayton O., and on account of diphtheric complica tiona
 in his case, the funeral will be strictly private.