Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
GEN. CROOKS FUNERAL.
No Larger Number of SOrrowerS Ever
Brought Together in Chicago.
The Train Bearing the Funeral Party to Mary.
land, the Generals Last Resting Place,
Contains Nine Cars-Pall Bearers.
THE GENERAL S LAST NIGHT.

| Special to the Gazette.
| CHICAGO, Ill, March 23.-Gen.
| Crook s last night, or a part of il, was
| spent in Mr.. Richard Mansfeld's dress
| ing room at the Columbia theater, where
| the actor entertained him when off the
stage. On Thursday Mrs. Crook wrote
a note to Mr.. Mansfield saying that she
would bring the general to the theatre to
be Mortified at cdr. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde. Soon after the general 3 party
had taken seats in the box, MIR. Mans
field, who was q great friend of the dead
soldier, sent him note to this effect:
Dear Generation t sit in box and
look at this horrible play, but come and
have good sociable chat with me in my
dressing room. Yours, MANSFIELD.
The invitation was accepted, and the
general and actor had pleasant time in
the dressing room for an hour or more.
Then General Crook rejoined his wife and
sat the play out, remarkiug as he left the
theater, "well, perhaps it would have
been better if had not seen that horri-
bic thing
BORNE FROM LOVED ONES.
CHICAGO, ILL, March 23.-By 8
O'Clock to-day the body Of the late Maj
Gen. George B. Crook had been borne
from among the thousands who loved him
here, toward its last resting place, in
Maryland.
The scenes to-day at the Grand Pacific
were solemnIy Impressive. During the
entire morning it seemed as though the
entire city endeavored to obtain last
look as the face Of the dead general.
Through the parlor where he lay in state
the silent thousands passed, until the
time OF the service drew near. The
crowd became so large that police were
stationed at the foot of all the stairways,
with orders to allow no one to ascend 20
the second floor. The parlOrs and halls
on that floor were impossible when
the Rev. DR.. Mcpherson delivered the
opening prayer. AT this time at the
foot of the stairs hundreds crowded the
way vainly endeavoring to hear even at
this distance. No funeral held in Chi
cago ever brought together a larger
number of borrowers. quartette from
the Second Presbyterian church choir
sang at the close of the prayer and were
followed by DR.. Thomas, who quoted the
Niuetieth Psalm and a chapter from Job
in the course of his brief hut comforting
remarks.
Professor Swing then read most elo-
quent tribute to the dead.
After the quartette, DIR. Mcpherson |
spoke eloquently and at length, and |
again offered prayer, DR.. Clinton Locke |
closing the services by the benedicrion.
Mrs. Crook, who previous to the COM
of the services had remained |
with her sister and friends in an adjoln- |
ing room, but had been present during |
the entire time, then took Capt. Kings
arm and had a last look at the dead. |
Then the casket was taken from the |
room, followed by the members of the |
Loyal Legion, while the choir sang, |
Rest for the weary
Mrs. Crook and Mr.. Reade were then |
driven quietly to the Baltimore and Ohio |
depot.
The funeral procession, on leaving the |
hotel, passed north on Clark street to |
Washington, then east on Washington to
the depot, the streets beng crowded the |
entire distance. The following order
was observed:
Battalion Of police,
battery artillery, Illinois national guard,
First regiment band and drum corps,
First regiment infantry, Illinois national
guard,
Pail bearers and distinguished guests in
carriages,
Catafalque. guarded by six non commissioned
officers,
Second regiment band,
Second regiment infantry, Illinois national
guard,
Fourth regiment band,
Fourth regiment infantry, Illinois national
guard,
Loyal Legion,
Veteran fife and drum corps,
Grand Army of the Republic.
The Baltimore and Ohio train on which
the funeral party left at o 'clock con-
tanned nine cars, the one containing the
casket being Immediately at the rear of
the mail car. It was entirely covered
with black and the interior was draped
with American flags.
The special Pullman devoted to Mrs.
Crook and the escort was heavily draped
in black in the interior, looped with mar
row bands of white. The officers de-
tailed to act as a guard of honor, and
who occupied seats in this special car
we're Coils. Corbin, Heyl and Stanton,
Maj. Randall and Capt. Renuon.
The car will start from Oakland to-
night, returning with those off,
GERS and the special guard now in charg 9
Of the body.
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers in Chicago: Gen. r. b Hayes,
Judge Walter Q. Gresham, John B.
Carson, Gen. w. f. Strong Writ Dexter,
Marshall Field. W. C. D. Grsnnis. John