The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-29

survey through this locality. About
half-past O'Clock P. M. the crowd
reassembled at the station, and after
a. half honr of waiting the train afriv-
ed. The funeral party occupied a
special car, which was side-tracked.
The coffin was opened at the railroad
platform, and the large crowd pres
ent had the opportunity to view the
remains. The procession was then
fonmed, with Oakland Post. No. IS.
G. A. r. in front. The services at the
grave consisted in reading a few pas
sages ofScripture from the nineteenth
chapter of job and the fourteenth
chapter of ST. Johns Gospel and
prayer by Rev. J. E. Moffat of the
Presbyte Church, and the bene-
diction by Rev. J. w. W<.Bolton, of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Owing to the dislike of Gen, Crook
to display the army officers were in
citizens clothes, The only persons
in uniform were the six soldiers who
bore the casket to its resting place.
Col. Corbin, assistant adjutantrgen-
eral, had charge of the funeral - i
and there were with him Col. ED.
Heyer, inspector-general: Col. Il Il.
Stanton, of the pay DEPARTMENT; Y.
M. Randall, Major G. S. Roberts and
Lieut.. Kennon, of Gen, Crooks stat;
Mr.. John S. Collins, of Omaha. Ed
President Hayes accompanied tie
party as far as FostOry. Ohio. ard
his son. Webb Hayes. came on TO
Oakland.
The floral tributes were numerous
aud handsome. An express wagon
was pressed into service to haul them
to the cemetery.
The veterans of the late war living
! in Oakland and neighborhood attend
ed the funeral in force. Oakland Post.
No IS, G. A. r., accompanied by
members of posts from the surround
ing country. were in the procession,
There was almost a total suspension
of business, and the people turned
out en- masse and accompanied the
remains to their last resting place.
The Rev. J. S. Foulk, pastor Of the
Oakland Presbyterian Church. had
been requested to conduct the relig
ious services at the grave, but owing
to illness he was unable to leave his
bed. The Rey, j. E. Moffat, of the
First Presbyterian Church, of Cum
berIand, responded to an Invitation
to officiate on the occasion.
The special car bearing the Chicago
party was attached to the west-bount
Chicago limited at 5.25 Monday after
noon and started on the return trip
Mrs. Crook and Mrs. Read. her sister
will make this their permanet
home.
Mrs. Crook has received a lettr.
from Gen. Bradley T. johnson. pres.
dent of the Maryland Society, Sos
of the American Revolution, EXPIRE
sing regret at his inibiity to atter1
the funeral as member of the ger
eral committee of the Sons of The
American Revolution appointed for
the purpose by the secretary-genera.i
Gen. Johnson pays high tribute 10
Gen. Crooks character. 5
SKETCH OF GEN. CROOK.
Gen. George Crook was born near
Dayton, Ohio, September s, 1928. ami
was graduated at the Military Acad
envy in 1852. He served in several
Indian expeditions, and at the out
break of the war became colonel o.
the thirty-sixth Ohio infantry. He
was wounded in the action at Lewis.
burg. w. Va, ahd in 1862 was breyet-
ted lieutenant-colonel for his sevices
at A ntietam. He took an active part
in subsequent actions in Virginia and
in Sheridan's Shenandoah campaign
and in 1864 received brevets of briga.
dier-general. He was mustered out
of the volunteer service January Is.
1866. and was subsequently commits
stoned observation-disclosures of the TWEEN
ty-third infantry, since which time
his services have been intimately
associated with Indian campaigns,
He conducted them so successfully
that he gained the soDriquet of "The
Great Indian Fighter" In 1o7G
when assigned to the Arizona distric
to quell Indian disturbances, he sen
an ultimatum to the chiefs to return
to their reservations or be wiped
from the face of the EARTH" In 1888:
he forced the Mormons. squaters
miners and stockraisers to vacate the
Indian lands and encouraged the
Apaches in industrial pursuits. Ir
the spring of 1883 the Chiricahuas
entrenched themselves in the fastnes
es of the mountains on the northern
Mexican boundary and began series
of raids. Gen Crook struck the trail
and instead of following took it back.