New-York tribune., 1890-03-22

vacancy in the list Of acknowledgements to be
filed from among the cooacls Of the line OF the
Army. The first the lit, according to relative
rank is Colonel Benjamin H.. Gricrson 10th Cavalry
followed by Coloncs Charles H. smith. 10Th Infantry
George l.. Andrews, 25th Infantry, ana August '.
Kautz sth Infantry.
CAPTAIN John g. Bourke, L. >. A., now detached on
service with the International American Conference.
was for twelve years an adcd"camp OF General crook,
and was with him in nearly all of his campaigns
against the hostile Indian tribes west OF the Missouri
speaking today Of his old commander Captain Bou:.c
recalled many interesting "reminiscences Of those days
of Indian fighting General Crook he said. was
iho tvpical Indian fighter of America. and in some
respects reminded one Of Daniel Boone lie was
tall straight. snewy cat. with not an ounce of
s,pcrfuous meat. and never knew the word fatigue
lie was dead shot with a rife expert hor>eman.
and could read signs trail with cearncSs that
! have never attained by any other white man
nor cxcecd 10y Indian. His Indian service Gov
cred almost forty years during which he came face
TO face with every tribe In our territory. from inc
Missouri to the Pacific and from the British commons
to beyond the Mexican border. lie was man OF
abstemouS habits. seldom drinking even tea or concc'
and always taking milk when lie could get il. havo
known him occasion to take the SAL
die at a. m. in bitter winter weather. q"
the high mountains of Arizona. and ride I'LL a. H.
the next dav Every man In his command was worn
ont when they arrived at san Carlos kiNer ""e'o
the agency now is but General CROOK s'o"o" "o
signs of exhaustion. and. taking his gun "cn' o"'
and shot some birds for breakfast II he ia" any
fault il was his eagcrncss to kill bear. IN huhthe
them he would undergo fatigue, dcprNa"on anu
terrible risks lie was once in the Big Horn Monl-
tains Of Montana when big she bear rushed ahsrlN
from "A thickct Of reeds where she hah young 'noS
and approached with open JAWS TO within '"ciNe io''
of him. without moving General CROOK ral>co HIS
rifle pulled the trigger and put bullet through her
into, Of her lr1iD Al
dead at his feet. lie was an enthusiastic hShcrman'
and perhaps his greatest enjoyment in life was 10
remain for weeks in the forests ana caHoi' oi '"c
mountains sub,isting chiefly on the spo' oi HIS gun
and rod. General Crooks services TO western cNiA@
tiop cannot be EXPRESSED in words computed IN
dollars and cents. lie subducd the SNAKES iln'c>
and BannockS of Oregon and Idaho. where are now
prosperous mining regions. following them in the
dcpths Of winter to their lava beds and capturing
their fortrcs>cs by direct assault Up TO MS assign
10 the command in Arizona, IN ISL the Apa'hc'
were lords OF the soil and had dched orr own 'o'
crmcnt and that Of the Mexican Republic keeping
the people Of New Mexico. Arizona Western TcAaS
and the states of chihuahua and sonora in state OF
ahcct terror that cannot be understood by person
not on the ground at the time. General 'i"ok began
his campaign hv holding an interview with all Inc
chiefs who were on the fence and could be indnccd
to hold a council with him. lie explained 10 them
that il rested with themselves 10 say how long the
war should continlc and cvdisposng ones mar
thor destiny. They saw the force of hi, words ana
agreed to furnish scouts from among their young
men t. go after the hostile, who were s'll on the
war path. The re nit is already a part OF history
In less than year he whipped every band Of Arizona
Apachcs into submission and put 5000 al work for a
living Another campaign in which Crook took
distinguished part was against the sioux and Chcycnncs
OF the North. lie kept l> columns moving a-aih>t
them relieving ono force with another. bu; staying
constantly in the field for seventeen months Ills
marchc. were made IN the depth Of winter, with the
mercury frozen solid in tho bulb. and in tho heat o.
summer when the Thermometer registered IL de gree.
and in rains that dclugc-. ~ officer oT man
can ever forget the thrilling experience one episode
will show the severity of the campa'sn. Ills com
mand left Goose Creek with half rauons Of coffee
bacon and hard tank for fifteen day. ard rcmlncd ont
sixty DAYS without a change Of clothing. For twenty
two days rain fell constantly. for ten day- the sun
va, not secn and Tor eleven days the command had
nothing to eat lu the flesh % their horse, there "as
however plenty Of Ianvaier.7
Lieutenant Lyman W. Y. Kennon. who a-o served
on General Crooks stall and is now temporarily on
duty here gave the following Tcmin>oencc, Of the
great Indian fighter General Crook wa one of the
greatest generals that th, country ever had a won
aerful st;atcgi~; and remarkable soldier himself
thoroughly well vc,cf in all the principles Of the at
Of war. In Indian warfare he Wa undoubtedly pre-
eminent. This du" - great extent q" hl' mar
vellUIs knowledge of the Indian character During
The carly paIt Il hs army lf,. which lao all been
spent in the West. viii the exception Of Tie war
time. he learned to become thorough hum man and
wood ,man. IN many re pcc- hc had IT," tAl' oi "n
lnqan. tcins leon qr,k and st'q4s ard Tiih M "se
A. ! know my alphabet. and he treated them on All
occasion, with lia honesty 'nal formed rcmnh
4ilc factor IN hi, character. Whatever he sad hc
meant. and he never went back on Ia, w"d.
lSi1' IaS1n A. N1 to sn' onc ce ri, made ,6rm .ara
to trust him. to reject rm and c'cn 10 love him,
although he VA, terrible enemy - i"eM. I.ilA-
N, last visit to MoUni Vernon hauack,' ~ AlAnani
Tie old Apache, whom h' esp'H'od u, nli,"' '@n' %
10 him ana greeted him and even cnblif'T MA one
of them once told hm ou the We thai his people
Iootcd upon him a, tncy did gp," M ,, a. enI ,,'
soul Of honor ana 81 irnlh' AeN hdp l", "''..D.
lief in every lhns he dld His honesty wa, peculiar
man am. glad you.' II hc did not r'hly fee.
glad In mattc., OF thought ne wac 'lo" 'auipu, ana
carefully before coming to u decision in action Ie
qucs a no-h. ".'i an merlns lnirn'n'.
Ming Of his military cafcr. and ha'r ,r"n az
interested listener oi many yarn from u.s. a., ,np.,
. mcn ne comma ,d,d ,'"' ;,r lr Of oanon Nrrn
n- infi of grass f. ".-li iiw rp i+ll "hli' "''
dcavorug 10 get co'cr. hc ''afl' thrc~ arrow,
In h~ hand with the grass 'ic arrow wa im1edi"d
iu hi, thigh 'rooi pni'd q oui, iui III, poisoned
head remained m hi, cs To- the das oi h', DEATH over
forty years. There wa. no tOct,: nearer iIan 10
milo, and although blood poisoning Let f h,
wonderful Ihy -iGuc enabled nm 10 pull through
General crook wa- very fond Of mntnf. and "a' one
Of the hc,i -hOi ever saH. When ne VA Il Young
officer he alva'~ dd thr hunting io' h's M; ia
officers .aiic-. and Hvc heard General tt,p. i'!l
how the, made hin catrrcr. and by ms intimate
knowlcdrc Of tie Indian ccouoalic, method, Of cooA
ing and hi. lLcl at hunting the mos wa, soon "'c
~ dc' lir. dividends. lave been with h'n ip many
hunting trips, ard never -aw better or "a ,"a1ior
shot ~ag. hcn- arc not ne easiest game 1" hn-.
and We; have son him repeatedly drop bird ont
Of Mock with each barrel but rot "nY that. h'
Woud lill chicken every time. III, eye "a, 30
quich that while aiming he cOhM select the chcr,
ir-tant,ncou-N. WITH all hi- experience and 'ria'.
General Cr,OR - ..up'e siud. IL Wa
staighfmwa and truthful. and mad no patience Win
concealmcni or trcHefy. lie never broke his word
10 a white red man.
Cleveland. ohio. udrcl 2l.-Wchb {. 1laics. spn
OF cx President Hayes. ha, gone on eleven annual
hunting trips with General Crook The last hunt
occurred IN september. l-r9. and the party consisted
Of Crook Have. J. = Collins. Of Omaha and Lcnien
ami Henry H. Wright. ~ The 9th Cavalry The Start
was made from Fort Robinson. The party killed five
hears one bull elk. six mountain sheep and seventy
black t..l deer and antelope