The sun., 1890-03-22

GEN. CROOK.
saYiuR that he felt difficulty In breathing. A
few moments lator he called out to his wife,
OH Mary, Mary, need some help: can't get
my breath Assistance was at once summoned.
and DR.. Hurbut, who lives near by. was sent
for Everything that could be done was done.
but he failed to rally. and died at 7:15. Mrs.
Crook and her sister. Mrs. Reid. were the only
members OF the family present at his bedside
when he passed away. He had no children.
suppose that his death resulted from an afIeo-
zion OF tho heart. For some weeks. Ia fact ever
Northwest he has been & rf Of & Pear
ing down sensation IN the neiKhborhood OF
Dr.. Y. I. Hurlbut, the physician who was
arrived tn{i at Cen Crooks bedside only four
vas, was suffering from irregular action Of the
gay OF hot sppicatons. but he was IS DYING When
l arrived. and died without rallying. 1t an;
positive 70 ii abSut that had new GS
called to attend him before, There may have
'?in sGnS Eaada Of sn said
We have noticed for some time that Gen.
Crook was not in his usual health. He was a
iiste about his suherinGs At the i theatre last isst
night s9T that he was not feeling at 9ll we'll,
but I think that that was the beginning Of the
twas arranged this afternoon that the funeral
services should be hold on Sunday afternoo
ha n9o 6 S s shsP fts To-
ssfs shs sfaRS %s HYis n.rs o, tn.
death Of MAo5-Gen. Crook was received here
Hs sorw TSs by MS sn Bs
military. service brought him into close rela
ops Tth Ohio men a%9nc ThSm were
last year that he united with the Ohio Com:
Leg on. and its members expected to elect him
their, Senior Vice-CommanderI at the coming
ELECTION.
,wAsHlNGToN., March 21.-The. news OF tho
death OF Gen. Crook was a great shock to tho
officials OF the War Department. Secretary
Crook and gave instruc ions Tor the prcpara-
tion q general order ANNOUNCING n5o nGg Gep. e,1
rect That the iiaGs on ali military posts be placed
ut half mast ON the day OF the funeral, and also
that officers OF the service wear tho usual
badge OF mourning for period OF thirty days.
Gen. Crook was the most famous Indian
s. Is25, in Wayne township, Montgomery
county near DaytS9 0hi9; iiS @ wns tter3e;ore
Ho entered the Military Acadeny ut West
. Point n ls4S, and was graduated @ four years
n 9 tTs as oR SseSna
on duty IN California until lS6l Ee took part
In re Rouge Riy9r gT&pedifion T,p IN 1926 ard I'D waS
be led against the Pitt River Indians, the
slope Of Hpf The fSe ocEIos. % Throuah S his ine
gOnce and bravery he opened up TO tpe pioneer
the acii ions on this expedition he was severely
wounded BY an arrow on Nay a, lsGl, he was
hs 'n besnn!nT III o Of the cI!ii Il war he Esturqed
sR 5 Yals 5 a9 lsysl e hs om %h Ms;
Proylslonal Brigade in the Woyii Virginia cam.
cpra J"a sFiT Buf tfasS S 5has
Mette In L2nsbISSFT r. lIe epgaged in the north
gust and September SG2, nnu ,c2mmanded q
6rlGad% ~ tie second battle % OF Bpil Nun and
Colcne Tor gallantrv, and in March, iSG3, was
mai a l'riGadIor- General and put IN command
The Droecion OF ra'IrouG 0fS SomiHSnc". MSS
GGs of III tie Gems Fore 4e
rest rest and n, Todi". iio comHandci the the right
SRHEEalry Gt tho ba'iS % Of %thickemalg4. g. pursued
October. defeated them, and drove thom across
Glo Tcnnessec with great loss. In FcbruGry,
!oi, no took command e n" kanawhn dis;
trct IN West Virginia. lie won the battle OF
Floyd Mountain In May. amt then Ioined with
Con. Hunter In tho movement against Lynch
Ho took rart in Phil sheridan's Shenandoah
ng to ooa III ,' Of thu SH EgRth Corps AMI g
IN, in The successful la tics Of Dpequan. Fish
er'S iiill and todar Crook. After Cedar Creek !
he was made ful 3IaJOr- General of volunteers, I
and on March 10. 1900 was made I'rcvet MaIor- |
General. T.. T. A. Until April. 1865. Cen. Crook |
had command Of the cavalry oI the Army OF
gagged at Dinwiddle Court House, Tettersvilc. |
Sailors CIeok AMI Farmvillo. Until Jan. Is. |
1865. he was In command at Wilmington. \. G. !
Ile was thon mustered OUT Of the volunteer SER !
vice.
In July. 1866 Gen. Crook was commissioned |
as ileutonah,-Cmonri oi the fwcntS-third In
i4ntry :; A., nm! at Cr Il short term Of ser !
vice ON the BotT auIo.nted to examine rifle ,
tuciicS. was assigned to iho district vi Bolsi !
Idaho. Hera h" remained until 1872. In this
time he suhdued tho Snak 30 Indians In 1872 ,
he WAS assigrod TO tho Arizona district, to set
tie tho Apache question. TIis had teen tho .
problem OF laelIc Department commanders ,
the ApnChos numbered morr tnHn 2U,OOl, ard
occupied II terri'u,Y nj out 2Op mics square
There weIc D. o. hostile ApGGlcr In Iur White
Mounta,N coGutry and l.GOU ho-lilce ah0vr tho
ean Carlos country. At ;,rst D." G0vrrmMOht
would not cOlsclt TO "HmpaiElS against tho
hoSties, but the lndinn raid, hetnmr 80 fro
quent that the orGer 10 attack tho Indians had
70 be given. Gen. Crook sent an ultimRtum to
the Apache chiefs to return 20 their roscrva-
tons or, as he expressed it. I" to he wiped from
the face OF tho earth The Indians maid no
attention to him, and he Immediately attacked
them In what WAS considered an impregnable
stronghold. the Tonic basin. Tho Indians
Mu.A, i9I 'h"H. hes surrendered TO him in
H. ln,j Gen. Crook WAS assigned TO tho Do
parlment ~ the Platte aud ordered TO quelI
mo disturbances in tho sioux and Cheyenne
nations here ho conducted the operations OF