The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-03-27
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Departure Of General Crooks Remains
From Chicaeo 3 70 oakland. Md.

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Departure Of General Crooks Remains
From chicago 70 Qkland. Md.
CHICAGO, March "a The closing
chapter Of the record q MAJ ORR General
George Crooks connection with tho
West was written yesterday morning
whom relatives and friends, comrades
and ex-comrades in arms, gathered
around his bier In the parlor of the
Grand Pacific to breathe q final fare
we'll to all that is mortal of the great
Indian fighter, and then to escort the
remains on the first stage OF the journey
to the grave in Maryland soil. All
night long the casket was guarded by a
detail Of the officers from Western posts,
who had been summoned by the Gen.
eral to serve upon the Steele
court-martial. At six O'clock the
help in all the departments of the
hotel, and with whom General Crook
had been very popular, paid their last
tribute Of respect to his memory, and
shortly afterward the doors were opened
to the public. From this time on to 1
o'clock steady stream OF people OF both
sexes, white and colorcd, millionaircs
and laborers, and to total OF 5000 filed
past the casket, which was surrounded
with large number OF floral tributes.
The services were conducted by Rev. DR..
Mcpherson, Presby ytorian; Rev. DR.. Clin-
ton Locke, Episcopalian; Prof. Swing
and Rev. DR.. II. w. Thomas. Ex-
President Hayes and Judge w. @. Gresh.
am, representing the Loyal Legion,
occupied seats at the foot of the casict,
with General II. f. Devole, of Kansas
City, who succeeded General Crook in
the Thirty-sixth Ohio during the war,
on their right. Facing the head of the
casket were some two hundred members
of the Loyal Legion from this city, Mil.
waukee, Omaha, st. Paul and Cincinnati,
together with the personal staff of the
late General. the official and personal
friends of the deceased being gathered
in the communicating parlors. Mrs.
Crook, who bore up bravely during
the exercises, was escorted by
Webb c. Hayes, and Mrs. Reed,
her sister, by Lieutenant Renno.
DR.. Mcpherson opened the exercises
with a short supplication, and after the
audience had joined in repeating the
Lords prayer the hymn "Rest for the
Weary" and Something for Thee"
were touchingly rendered by the choir
of the Second Presbyterian Church. Elo-
quent tributes to the dead Generals
memory were then paid by Prof. Swing
and DR.. Mcpherson, who dwclt upon his
faithfulness, self-denial and self-sacri.
fee, his devotion to his country, and his
many noble attributes as man The
address was very affecting, and many OF
the veterans present were unable to re-
press their emotion. The pronouncing
of the benediction by DR.. Locke brought
the services to close. and the remains
were escorted to the Baltimore & Ohio
depot by the four regiments OF the Ma.
tional Guard, the Loyal Legion, and the
Grand Army of the Republic. The pro.
cession was over n quarter of mile
long, and sidewalks were packed with
spectators, many Of whom barred their
heads as the catatalque passed by. Two
special cars were attached to the p. M
express, one being occupied by Mrs.
Crook, Mrs. Reed, their friends and the
military escort, and the other by the
casllet and the guard Of honor. The
remains will be inferred at Oakland,
Md