Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
A SOLDIERS BIER
Departure Of General Crooks Remains
From Chicago to Oakland, Md,


CHICAGO, March 24.-The closing
chapter of the record of Major-General
George Crooks connection with tho
West was written yesterday morning
when relatives and friends, comrades
and ex-comrades in arms, gathered
around his bier IN the parlor of the
Grand Pacific to breathe a final fare
well to all that Is mortal OF the great
Indian fighter, and then to escort the
remains on the first stage OF the journey
to tho grave in Maryland soil. All
night long the casket was guarded by
detail of the officers from Western posts,
who had been summoned by the Gen
eral to serve upon the Steele
conrt-martal. 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
o'clock steady stream of people OF both
sexes, white and colorcd, millionaircs
andt.atvs'ers. and TO total Of ;,0c0 filed
past the casket, which was surrounded
with large number of floral tributes
The services were conducted by Rcv. DR..
Mcpherson, Presbyterian; Rev. Dr. Clin.
ton Locke, Episcopalian; Prof. Swing
and Rev. DIR. II. w. Thomas. Ex
President Hayes and Judge w. Q, Gresh
am, representing the Loyal Legion,
occupied seats at the foot of the caskct,
with General II. F. Dovole, of Kansas
City, who succeeded General Crook in
tho 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 tho communicating parlors. Mrs.
Crook, who bore up brayely during
the exercises was escorted by
Webb c. Hayes, and Mrs. Reed,
her sister, by Lieutenant Renno.
DR.. Mcpherson opened the exercises
with short supplcation, and after the
audience had joined in repeating the
Lords prayer the hymn Rest for the
Weary" and "Somcthing for Thee
were touchingly rendered by the choii
of the Second Presbyterian Church. Flo
quent tributes to the dead Generals
memory were then paid by Prof Swing
ard Br: Mcpherson, who dwclt upon his
faithfulnoss, sclf-dcnial and sclf-sacri
licc his devotion to his country, and his
many noble attributes as a man. The
address was very affecting, and many Of
the veterans present were unable to re-
press their emotion. The pronouncine
Of tho bcnediclion 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.
ccssion was over quarter of a mile
long and sidewalks were packed with
spectators, many of whom barred theii
heads as the catafalquc 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
caskct and The guard of honor. The
.emains will be inferred at Oakland,