The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26
is SUMMONED BY DEATH
stricken Down I'm the Apparent Glow Of
Health. He Never Speaks After the Fatal
Mslsdy Attacks Him-A Brave Mans
Career Sketchod.

Malady Attacks Him-A Brave Mans
Career sketchsd.
Chicago dispatch: General George
Crook, commander OF the department OF
the Missouri, expired suddenly at the
Grand Pacific hotel at 7:l5 Frioay morn
ing, the 2lst inst. Heart-failure is said
To have caused his death.
The news of his death vas great sur
prise, as 1t was supposed that the gen.
eral was in the very best OF health.
The shock was all the more severe be-
cause Gen. Crook had hecn apparently
in the best OF health and spirits up to
the moment he had retired the previous
night. All dav Thursday he was at his
desk at the army headquarters, perform
ing his usual labor and directing the
affairs of the division OF the Missouri. of
which he was the commander. He was
in his usual happy frame of mind and
wore his old-time smile as he greeted his
friends. Thursday night. with his wife
and her sister, Mrs. Reed of Oakland,
Md, he attended a small social gather
ing at the home Of friend, aud after
his return TO the hotel chatted merrily in
the corridor with some acquaintances.
When he arose Friday morning he
stepped at once into an adjoining room,
as was his habit, To exercise with Indian
clubs, dumb bells, and other gymnastic
devices, before putting on his clothes.
As Gen. Crook walked into the little
gymnasium he called TO his wife. lie
spoke quickly and Mrs. Crook jumped
hastily from the bed. She ran into the
room TO find her husband had fallen TO
the floor.
Mrs. Crook called To her husband as
she leaned over the inanimate body.
Receiving no, response she screamed,
/ and, running 10 the door, called for aid.
A moment later score of guests and
employees of the ho,el were there in re-
spouse To Mrs. Crooks repeated calls.
The house physician was present almost
instantly, but he saw at the first glance
that Gen. Crook was already dead.
The cause of Gen. Crooks death was
heart failure resulting from indigestion
lie had been troubled in this way for
many years.
Adjt. Gen. Williams. who assumed
command Immediately after Gen. Crooks
death, has charge of the arrangements
for the funeral. He is in communica-
tion with Secretary of War Proctor 1t
- MIS- NToDh utSiTt JudJ bnc DOuy De
taken to Oakland, Md, for burial and
her request has been forwarded to the
, Secretary.
Gen. Crook was appointed from Ohio
10 the military academy at West Point,
July /, lsis, and graduated in 1852, and
was appointed brevet second lieutenant,
July. 1852. After serving awhile in gar
rison at Fort Columbus, New York, he
was sent out TO Bencia barracks, Cali
fornia. He was transferred TO Fort
Jones, California, where he served until
1854. HIS principal duty while there
was escorting the Typographical party
that was making survey of Rogue
river. He was on this duty from 1855
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On March II, 1856, he was promoted
TO first lieutenant, and was in command
of the Pitt river expedition in 1857. In
skrmish with the Indians he was
wounded with an arrow He had two
other little Indian fights, one on the I'd
of July, 1857, and the other July %. the
same year. He was transferred 10 Fort
Tervataw IN the latter part of 1857, and
in March, 1858. went To Fort Vancouver,
Washington Territory, where he took
part in the Yakima expedition. lie
was then transferred back To Fort
Terwataw, where he served
until ls5.. In 1861 he was
made captain in the Fourth infantry
and came East and was assigned To duty
in West Virginia. Sept. II, 1s62, he
was made colonel of the Thirty-sixth
Ohio Volunteers. and was put in com
mand of the Third provisional brigade.
He participated in the action of Lewis
burg, w. Va, where he was badly
wounded. For his gallantry there he
was made brigadier-general of volun-
teers, the commission dating Sept. .,
SCI, and brevettcd Northumberland In
the regular army He was engaged in
the battle Of South Mountain, Sept. IA.
1862. and Antietam. Sept. u. 1862. He
was then transferred to the Army of the
Cumberland in command of division.
On July 4, 1868, he was in command
of the Second Cavalry Division. He
was at the battle of Chickamauga from
he had three fights with Wheeler's
cava ry-one on Oct. 3. one on Oct. 4,
and one on Oct. I. In November, 1868. he
was transferred to the command of the
Kanawha district in West Virginia. The
pr ncipal fights he had there were Cloyd's
Mountain and New River Bridge. These
occurred while he was on raid against
the Virginia and Tennessee Railway.
In july. 1869, he was pat in command
of al the troops in the Departm ent Of
West Virginia and bre,etted Major Cen
eral in the United States army. After
skirmish at Spyders Ferry and at
Kernstown and sbarp fight at Hall
town he was captured at Cumbe rland.
When he was exchanged. which was in
August, 1864, he joined Gen. Sheridan in
his Shenandoah Campaign and was in all
the battles of that campaign. He was
put in commsnd of oil the cavalry of the
Army of the Potoma and was made a
Major General of volunteers Oct.
"a, 1854. He participated in the
battles Of DinwIddie Court House,
Fishers Hill, JeteIsville, Sanders reek,
Farmville, and ApI omattox. He was in
the last battle of the wsr, at Farmville,
April Z, 1865, and was present at the
capitulation of Gen. Lee on april 3,
1893. On July 2s, 1866, he was made
Lieutenant Colonel of the 1wenty-thrd
Infantry. and on the 29th of October,
1873, he was,made brigadier General. be-
ing promoted over half the lieuten ant
colonies OF the army aud all the colonies,
and assigned to the command of the
Platte. subsequently Gen. Sherman put
him in command of the Department of
Arizona, and about n year ago General