Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-03-27

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Health, He Never Speaks After the Fata
Malady Attacks HIm-A Brave Man,
Career sletched.
Chicago dispatch: General George
Crook, commander OF the department OF
the Missouri, expired suddenly at the
Grand Pacific hotel at 7:15 Frlaay morn.
ing, the 21st inst. Heart-failure is said
to have caused his death.
The news Of his death was great sur
prise, as it 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 heen apparently
in the best of health and spirits up TO
the moment he had retired the previous
night. All day 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, and 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 10
the floor.
Mrs. Crook called to her husband as
she leaned over the inanimate body.
Receiving no response she screamed,
and, running TO the door, called for aid.
moment later score of guests and
employees Of the hotel were there in re-
sponse 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.
He 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
AOi bhC luhCl IlO 10 Ill
tion with Secretary OF War Proctor It
is Mrs. Crooks desire that the body be
taken to Oakland, Md, for burial and
her request has been forwarded to the
Secretary.
Gen. Crook was appointed from Ohio
to the military academy at West Point,
July 1, 1s4s, and graduated in 1852, and
was appointed .brevet second Lieutenant,
July. 1852. After serving awhile in gar
rison at Fort Columbus, New York, he
aRSh sent 41ft %usP sPNPPffais PPffaissfheffed fhfdt to For Fort
Jones, California, where he served until
1851. His principal duty 'whie there
was escorting the Typographical party
that was making survey OF Rogue
river. He was on this duty from 1855
to 1885,
On March II, 1886. he was promoted
to first lieutenant, and was I'm command
OF the Pitt river expedition in 1857 In
a skirmish 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 26. the |
same year. He was transferred to Fort |
Terwataw 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 1851. In 1861 he was
made captain in the Fourth infantry
and came East and was assigned to duty
IN West Virginia. Sept. II, ts62, ne |
was made colonel OF the Thirty-sixth
2.Al0 NQlbnteets,. and. WAS ,put in eRp-
lie participated in the action of Lewis
DnFU Nv xuhn hn |
wounded. For his gallantry there he
was made brigadier-genera of volun-
teers, the commission dating Sept. Q,
1862, and brevetted lieutenant-colonel in
The regular army. He was engaged I'm
the battle Of South Mountain, Sent. IA.
1862, and Antietam, Sept. II, 1852. He
was then transferred to the Army of the
Cumberland In command of q division.
On July 4, 1868, he was id c6mmafid
'f the Second Cavalry Division. He
vas at the battle of Chickamauga from
Sept. lS to 20, 1868. After Chickamaupa
ie had three fights with Wheeler's
Java ry-one on Oct. 3, one on Oct. 4.
md one on Oct. I. In November, 1863. he
vas transferred to the command of the
Aanawha district in West Virginia. The
n ncipal fights he had there were Cloyd's
Mountain and New River Bridge. These
occurred while he was on raid against
he .rginia and Tennessee Railway.
In July, 1869, he was put in command
II al the troops in the Department of
Vest Virginia and trevetted Major Gem
raj in the United States army. After
skirmish at Snyder's Ferry and at
iernstown and 81 arp fight at Hall.
own he was captured at Cumberland.
When he was exchanged, which was in
lugust, 1864, he joined Gen. Sheridan in
rs Shenandoah campaign and was in all
he battles of that campaign. He was
ut in command of all the cavalry of the
Irmy of the Potomac and was made a
lajor General of volunteers Oct.
:, 1864. He participated in the
att,es Of Dinwiddie Court House,
'isher's Hill, Jetersville, Sanders creek,
'armyille, and ApT omattox. He was in
be last battle of the wsr, at Farmville,
pril I, 1865, and was present at the
apitulation of Gen. Lee on April Q,
sos. Cn July 2S, 1866. he was made
lieutenant Colonel of the Twenty-third
infantry, and on thu 29th of October,
S13, he was made Hiigadier General be-
lg promoted over half the lieutenant
olonels of the army aud all the colonels,
nd ASSIGNED 10 the command of the
latte. subsequently Gen. Sherman put ,
i'm in command of the Department of
rizona. and about year ago General
rook was placed in command of the
a. II Il.