Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-03-26
GEN. GEO. CROOK DEAD.
The Gray rox' Expires suddenly
in a Chicago Hotel.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 21.-Maj. Gen.
George Crook, q. S. A., In comm nd OF
the Department of the Missouri, died
at the Grand Pacific Hotel, at 7:l5
O'Clock this morning, Of heart disease.
There had not been the slightest warn
Ing that Gen. Crook was not perfectly
well. He was at army headquarters
all day yesterday, and last night, at the
hotel, appeared to be in his usual good
health. He got up as usual this morn
ing, about o'clock, and while dressing
suddenly said to his wife, 81 can't
breathe" Mrs. Crook helped him to a
sofa, and doctor was at once summon
ed, but before he could reach the room
Gen. Crook was dead.
John S. Drake, proprietor of the
Grand Pacific Hotel who was an intimate
friend of Gen. Crook, made the follow
ing statement: Gen. Crook arose short
ly before o'clock this morning, APP
parently in his usual health, and in &C
cordance with his custom began exer
cising with the weights and pulleys con-
nected with an apparatus for the pur-
pose, which he kept in his room.
After exercising for few minutes he
stopped. He went and lay down upon
a lounge, saying that he felt difficulty
in breathing. A few moments later he
called out to bis wife, oh Mary, Mary,
| need some help; / can't get my
BREATH Assistance was at once sum-
moned, and DR.. Hurlbut, who lives
near by, was sent for. Everything that
could be done was done, but he failed to
n a i /! We l. II
her sister, Mrs. Reid, were the
only members OF the family
present at his bedside when he passed
away. He had no children. | suppose
his death resulted from an affection of
the heart. For some weeks, in fact
ever since he returned from his last
trip to the Northwest, he has oeen COM
planting of bearing down sensation in
the neighborhood of the heart"
DR.. V. l.. Hurlbut, the physician who
was summoned, said: 81 arrived at
Gen. Crook bedside only four or five
minutes before death supervened. He
was suffering from irregular action Of
the heart, and his lungs or chest seemed
to be filed up. We did what we could
for him in the way Of hot applications
with sinatpisms, hot bags to his feet,
ETC., but he was 'lnarticulo mortis' when
L dTTlN0U, anu UlOQ WITHOUT rally1ng. IL
appeared to be case of heart failure,
but | could not be positive about that,
as | had never been called to attend
him before. This may have been some
stomachic complications"
Maj. Randall, Of Gen. Crooks etaff,
said: eve have noticed for some time
that Gen. Crook was not in his usual
health. He was a man who never COM
planned, and said very little about hia
sutferings. Al the theater, last night,
saw that he was not feeling at all well,
and asked him if he were in pain. He
said No. but l think that was the be-
ginning of the end. The arrange
ments for the funeral have not
yet been made. Gen. Scho6eId
has been telegraphed to in regard to
the matter, and his wishes will be con-
sidered. The burial will probably
take place at Oakland, Md, the home
of his wife's people, though possibly it
may be thought best to inter the re-
mains in Arlington National Cemetery
at Washington. Gen. Crook was 81
years old in September last.