River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-03-27

'"INlafnflfiR Southwest a month
GENERAL CROOK ago when he made a
trip with General Strong and other
friends, but he has not been confined to
his room. He was one of box
and was in good spirits. He re-
tur.led 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, as is
his custom. moment later his wife
heard him fall heavily on a sofa and
cry: MARY, Mary, come quick; can't
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 as 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-
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MAJOR Mcclellan yesterday morning.
AS every one knows, he was a wonder
fully active man. He would stop
at nothing and denied himself
every pleasure or comfort
think the campaign of 1876 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
prairics 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 Schofield, at Washington, will
assume command of the Department of
the Missouri pending the choice of Gen
eral Crooks successor, with probably one
of the latters staff officers in immedi-
ate charge.
The officer next in rank to the late
General Crook, and who will probably
succeed him as Majo General, is
Brigadier-General 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.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-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 few weeks ago. He sent
a personal message Of coincidence to
Mrs Crook and gave instructions for the
preparation of general order announc-
ing General Crooks death to the army.
GENERAL CROOKS RECORD.
General Crook was born near Dayton, o.,
September %, 1929 He entered West Point in
1913. graduating in 1859, with Generals Sher-
lNdn, SclOuelQ ana OtneTS VINO dIleTNaFOS
gained fame. He was first assigned as Second
Lieutenant OF the Fourth infantry. AT the
breaking out of the war he was made Colonel OF
the Thirty Sixth Ohio. He fought through.
out tho Virginia campaign as Brig
adler General. Ordered to Tennessee, he
distinguished himself at Chiekamauga. 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
never recovered. After the war, as
Lieutenant-Colonel OF the Twenty-third
Infantry, in the Department of the
Columbia, he did good work in quelling
hostile Indians. From the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel he became Brigadier-General OF the
United States Army in 1874, something in the
way of promotion very rarely heard Of. During
his career as Commander Of the Department OF
the Platte, by his conquering the hostile Sioux
and Cheyennes, he opened up to settlement Q
stretch OF country larger than France.
In 1882 General Crook returned to Arizona
forced the Mormons, squatters, miners
and stock raisers to vacate the Indian
lands on which they had seized en-
couraged the Apaches in planting and pledged
them the protection of the Government
In the spring Of 1883 the Chiricahuas in
trenched themselves in the Businesses Of the
mountains on the Northern Mexican boundary
and began series OF raids. General CroOB
struck tie trail, and, instead Of following, took
IL backward, penetrated into and took posses
sion OF their strongholds and, fast Us the
warriors returned from their plundering ex
cursions. made them prisoners. He marched
over 200 miles, made 400 prisoners and captured
all the horses and plumber. During the
two years following he had sole charge Of
the Indians and in that time depreda
tion occurred. He then set them all al
work on their farms, abolished the system Of
trading and paying in goods and store orders
| INDUCED in by contractors paid cash direct tC
the Indians for ali his supplies and stimu
| lated them to increased exertions. The In
dams became self-supporting within three
| years
April 8, 1888 President Cleveland nominated
| BrigadierGe General George Crook to be Major
/ General, vice Terry, retired. His headquarters
were established in the Pullman building. In
| Chicago, and his time would have expired il
| 1894.