The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
A SOLDIERS BIER.
Departure of General Crooks Renal
From Chicago to Oakland, Md.


From Chicago to Oakland, Md.
CHICAGO, March 24.-The closing
chapter of the record of Major-Gcneral
George Crooks connection with the
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 the grave in Maryland soil. All
night long the casket was guarded by a
detail of the officers from Western posts,
who had been summoned by the Gen
eral to serve upon the Steele
court martial. 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 colored, millionaires
and laborers, and to a total of 5000 filed
past the casket, which was surrounded
with a large number of floral tributes.
The services were conducted by Rev. DIR.
Mcpherson, Presbyterian; Rev. DIR. 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 casket,
with General II. +. Devole, Of Kansas
City, who succeeded General Crook in
the Thirty 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 bravely during
the exercises, was escorted by
Webb c. Hayes, and Mrs. Reed,
her sister, by Lieutenant Renno.
DIR. Mcpherson opened tho exercises
with short supplication, and after the
audience had joined in repeating the
Lords prayer the hymn REST for the
Weary" and Something for Thee"
were touchingly rendered by the choir
of the Second Presbyterian Church. Flo
quent tributes to the dead Generals
memory were then paid by Prof. Swing
and DIR. Mcpherson, who dwelt upon his
faithfulness, self-denial and self-sacri.
flee, his devotion to his country, and his
many noble attributes as man. The
address was very affecting, and many OF
the veterans present were unable to re-
press their emotion. The pronouncing
of the benediction by DR.. Locke brought
the services to close, and the remains
were escorted to the Baltimore e Ohio
depot by the four regiments Of the Ma.
tional Guard, the Loyal Legion. and the
Grand Army of the Republic. The pro-
cession was over quarter Of mile
long, and sidewalks were packed with
spectators, many of whom barred their
heads as the catafalque passed by. Tive
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
casket and >the guard of honor. The
remains will be inferred at Oakland,
Md.