The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-26
TIE WARRlCR FALLEN.
Gen. Crook, Commander Of the Divis.
ion Of the Missouri, Stricken
Down without Warming.
Heart Disease Supposed to Have Been
the Cause of His Sudden
Demise.
Brief Sketch of the Long and Honor.
able Military Career of the Re.
n0wned Indian Fighter.

CHICAGO, March 90. - Gen. George
Crook died suddenly in his parlor at the
Grand Pacific hotel shortly after 7
o'clock a. m. He arose about $3.50. and,
after partially dressing himself, entered
the parlor, where. as was his wont, he
commenced to exercise with dumb bells.
About fifteen minutes later his wife,
who was attiring herself in the adjoining
room, heard him call in a faint voice:
hilary! Mary" Upon responding she
found the general reclining upon the
sofa and evidently in much pain. His
hands were pressed over his heart and
he was barely able to articulate,
MARY, Can Hardly Breathe"
Greatly alarmed, Mrs. Crook rang for
assistance and messengers were dis
patched for DIR. Hurlburt, whose office is
about block away. The physician
quickly responded, but on his arrival
expressed the opinion that the patient
was beyond recovery. Four minutes
later Gen. Crook passed away as quietly
as a sleeping babe. Mrs. Crook was
overwhelmed by the terrible event and
her grief was pitiable to witness. The
remains are now resting in the bed
which he left but few hours before.
Col. Corbin and other members of the
staff hurried to the hotel upon receipt of
tho news, and the war department was
at once notified. The funeral will take
place either at Washington, or Oak
land, Md.
His War Record.
Gen. George Crook was born near Day
ton, Ohio, Sept. 8, 1928. He was gradu-
ated at the United States military
academy in 1859, and was on duty with
the Fourth infantry in California from
1859 to 1861. He was in the Rouge river
expedition in 1855, and commanded the
Pitt river expedition in 1857. In tho
latter he was wounded by an arrow.
He had risen to captaincy when, at the
beginning of the war, he was assigned
to the East and became colonel of the
Thirty fourth Ohio infantry. In 1859 he
was wounded at l.ewisburg, w. Va.
For his telyices at Antietam he was
brevetted lieutenant colonel, u. S. A.
He was actively engaged i'll several
campaigns during the war and took part
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eral and major general United States
army, March 13, 1866. He was mustered
out of the volunteer service Jan. 10,
1865. July 2e he Yves commissioned
lieutenant colonel Twenty third infantry
U. s. A., and assigned to the district of
Boise City, Idaho, ana remained until
1872. actively engaged in Indian cam
paigns. In 1879 he was assigned to the
Arizona district, where he quelled serious
Indian disturbances. In 1876 he was
sent to Wyoming where, at Powder
ri-er he defeated the unruly Sioux and
Cheyennes. He continued his campaign
in the Northwest with relentless vigor
until, in May, 1877, all of the hostile
tribes had yielded. In 1889 Gen. Crook
returned to Arizona. where he forced
squatters to vacats the Indian lands. In
the following year when the Chiricahuas
went on raid, he pursued them and
made 400 prisoners. During the two
years following no depredations oc-
Cured, but in the spring of 1885 the In
dians under Geronimo again went on the
warpath, Gen, Crook pursued them
and forced their surrender under condi-
tions The president declined to ratify
his action and Gen. Sheridan telegraphed
him that the only condition that could
be made with Geronimos band was that
their lives would be spared. In the
meantime Geronimo and some of his
men escaped, and Gen. Sheridan having
criticised his campaign severely, Gen,
Crook asked to be relieved from the
command of the department. of Arizona.
He was relieved and Gen. Miles sent to
take his place. Shortly after Geronimo
and his band surrendered and were
taken to Florida, where they now are.
For nearly four years there has been a
bitter controversy over the surrender,
Gen. Crooks friends claiming that Gen.
Miles brought about the climax of what
could not have been accomplished with
out Gen. Crooks antecedent work. This
controversy has gained in bitterness re-
Gently by the discussion Of bill which
has passed the senate and is now pending
in the house committee, providing for
the removal of Geronimo and his people
to Fort Sill, l. 7. Gen Crook favored
ths removal and Gen. Miles opposed it.
When relieved Of the command of the
department Of Arizona, Gen. Crook was
sent 10 Omaha in command of the de-
partment Of the Platte. In 1888, on the
retirement of Gen. Terry he was made a
major general and sent to Chicago in
command of the division Of the Missouri.
WALES IN GERMANY. :;