The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-27

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GENERAL CROOK. ago when he made .
trip with General Strong and other
friends, but he has not been confined to
his room. He was one Of box
party 1T . theater Thursday night,
and was in good spirits. He re-
turaed and went to bed without
complaining Of any unusual symptoms.
He arose before o'clock and partially
dressed himself. He stepped from his
sleeping-room into his parlor to take
some exercise with an apparatus, rs is
his custom. A moment later his wife
heard him fall heavily on sofa and
cry: MARY, Mary, come quick; | cant
breathe" She rushed to his aid but
was unable to relieve him. DIR. Hurl-
burt was summoned and only arrived to
see the General expire. The cause OF
his death was undoubtedly failure of the
heart.
General Crook will be buried with the
full military honors OF his rank. OBJ
sequies are to be held at the Grand Pa
cific on Sunday, at which the War De-
partment at Washington, all arms OF
the military service and every de-
partment, by commanders and staff, SO
far IS possible, will be represented to
do honor to the dead hero. The re-
mains will be taken to Oakland, Md,
for interment, and official orders will
be issued that the services there be in
conformity with the distinction other
wise to be paid the deceased.
General Crook undermined his con-
stitution in his Indian campaign" said
MAJOR Mcclellan yesterday morning.
AS every one knows, he was wonder
fully active man. He would stop
at nothing and denied himself
every pleasure or comfort
think the campaign Of 1875 was the
foundation for his troubles. Then
he started out with thirty days ra-
tions for his force and was gone nearly
. year, spending terribly severe win
ter in the mountains and on the western
prairies far away from the forts and
posts. This hard service, together with
the irregularity Of meals and the scare
ity Of food. resulted in his stomach
troubles which Immediately affected his
heart"
General Schofeld, at Washington, will
assume command Of the Department of
the Missouri pending the choice Of Ger-
eral Crook S successor, with probably one
of the latter's staff officers in immedi-
ate charge.
The officer next in rank to the late
General Crook, and who will probably
succeed him as Major-General, is
Brigadier-Gcneral Nelson A. Miles.
General Miles is not West Pointer, hav-
ing won his rank by his bravery and
service in the field.
ACTION OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT..
WAsHISGTON. March 92.-The news Of
the death Of General Crook was great
shock to the officials Of the War Depart
ment Secretary Proctor was particu-
larly affected by the intelligence, as he
had very intimate associations with Gen.
eral Crook during his recent visit to
Washington q few weeks ago. He sent
. personal message OF coincidence to
Mrs. Crook and gave instructions for the
preparation of general order announce
ing General Crooks death to the army.
GENERAL Crooks RECORD.
General Crook was born near Dayton, o.,
September 81 1879. He entered West Point in
l84S, graduating in 1852. with Generals Shcr
idan, Schofeld and others who afterwards
gained fame. He was first assigned as Second
Lieutenant Of the Fourth infantry. At the
breaking out Of the war he was made Colonel ol
the Thirty Sixth Ohio. He fought through
out the Virginia campaign as Brig
adier-General. Ordered to Tennessee, he
distinguished himself ut Chickamauga. Under
General Sheridan he aided in defeating the reb
els at Cedar creek, and planned the attack
upon Early at Fishers hill. from which Early
Lieutenant-Colonel Of the Twenty-third
Infantry. in the Department Of the
Columbia, he did good work in Quellinl
hostile Indians. From the rank OF Lieutenant
Colonel he became Brigadier-General Of thu
United States Army in 1874 something In thu
way Of promotion very rarely heard Of. During
his career as Commander OF the Department o.
the Platte by his conquering the hostile Sioul
and Cheyennes, he opened up TO settlement
stretch Of country larger than France.
In 1889 General Crook returned to Arizona
forced the Mormons, squatters, miner,
and stock raisers to yacate the Indial
lands on which they had seized, en-
couraged the Apachcs IN planting ana pledges
them the protection Of the Government
In the spring Of 1883 the Chiricahuas In
trenched themselves In the Businesses Of tn
mountains on the Northern Mexican boundar.
and began . series Of raids. General Crool
struck the trail, and, instead Of following, tool
| it backward, penetrated into and took posses
sion Of their stronghold and rs fast rs tn
| warriors returned from their plundering ex
| cursions, made them prisoners. He marches
| over 200 miles. made 400 prisoners and captures
all the horses and plunder. During tn
| two years following he had sole charge o
! tho Indians, and in that time no dcpreda
| tion occurred He then set them all =
work on their farms, abolished the system q
trading and paying in goods and store order
INDUCED In by contractors, paid cash direct I
the Indians for all his supplies and stimr
lated them to increased exertions. The II
dians became self-supporting within thre
years.
April q, 1898 President Cleveland nominatc
Brigadier- General George Crook to be Major
General, vice Terry, retired His headquarter
were established In the Pullman building i
Chicago, and his time would have expired 1
| 1904