Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-03-29
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Commander Of the Department OF the
Alissourl-A Brilliant Military Record.
CHICAGO, March 2o.-Major-General
George Crook, United States army. In
command OF the department Of the Mis-
souri,. died at the Grand Pacific Hotel
at 7:15 o'clock yesterday morning OF
heart disease.
There had not been the slightest
warning that General Crook was not per-
fectly we'll. He was at army head
quarters oil day Thursday. and at
night, at the hotel, appeared to be IN
his usual good health. He got mp az
usual yesterday morning at z O'Clock.
While dressing he suddenly said to his
wife: II can't breathe" Mrs. Crook
helped him to sofa and doctor was at
once summoned, but before he could
reach the room General Crook was dead.
The General has been in command OF
the Department Of the Missouri for sew
eral years, succeeding General Schofeld.
John S. Drake, proprietor Of the Grand
Pacific Hotel, an intimate friend OF Cen
eral Crook. made the following state
ment: General Crook arose shortly
before 7o'clock yesterday morning appar-
emily in his usual health and, in accord.
ance with his custom, began exercising
with the weights and pulleys connected
with an apparatus for the purpose which
he kept in the room. After exer-
cising for a few minutes he stopped
and went and lay down upon lounge,
saying that he felt difficulty in
breathing. A few moments later he
called out to his wife: oh, Mary, Mary;
I need some help; / can't get my
BREATH DR.. Hurlbut who lives near
by was at once sent for. Every thing
that could be done was done, but he
failed to rally and died at 7:15. Mrs
Crook and 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 his
last trip to the Northwest, he has been
complaining OF bearing-down sensation
in the neigh borhood Of the heart"
BIOGRAPHICAL
General Crook was sixty. one years old
September last He was born near Day.
ton, o.. and was graduated from the United
States Military Academy In 1872. From that
year until the beginning Of the war he
served with the Fourth infantry In Califor.
mia He went into the war as Colonel Of tho
Thirty sixth Ohio infantry. He was wound.
ed at Lewlsburg and was breveted Lieuten.
ant Colonel for services at Antietam. He
took part In 6heridan's Shenandoah
campaign, and in 1865 he was
breveted Brigadler- General and Major Gen.
eral, U. s. A. At the end OF the war he was
Lieutenant. Colonel and sent
to Boise, Idaho. where he fought Indians at
intervals until 1872 In that year he was sent
to suppress the Indian disturbances in tine
Arizona district He sent an ultimatum to
the chiefs to return to their reservations or
be "wlped from the face OF the earth" They
disregarded the demand and he attacked
them In the T INTO basin, q stronghold
deemed impreRnable, and enforced submis.
sion. In 1857 he subdued the turbulent
Sioux and Cheyennes, In the memora-
BILE Indian war In which Custer ana his men
were massacred. In 1888 the Chricahuas de.
manded his energetic attention. He marched
40 miles and captured 400 prisoners, com.
pletely subduing the recalc .trants. This
was his last imortant Indian campaign,
and General Crook at once set about In.
structlng the aborlglnes in the arts Of peace.
He drove out squatters and invaders, pro.
tected the Indians In farming. abolished GER
tain abuses OF the agents and contractors and
stimulated the Indians to help themselves.
In three years the tribes Of the Arizona dis.
trict became self .supportInR