The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-03-27

NtS'H-"" SOuCnW nWoSG mOnGQ
sEHERAL 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 a box
party st theater Thursday night,
and was, in good spirits. He re-
trIaed and went to bed without
complsining 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. A moment later his wife
heard him fall heavily on sofa and
cry: "Mary, Msry, come quick; can't
breathe" She rushed to his aid but
was unable to relieve him. Dr. 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. p
General Crook undermined his con-
| stitution in his Indian campaign" said
MAJOR Mcclellan yesterday morning.
LAS every one knows, he was wonder
fully active man. He would stop
at nothing and denied himself
every pleasure or comfort. 1
think the campaign of 1875 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
prairies 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 Schofeld, at Washington, will
assume command of the Department of
the Missouri pending the choice of Gen,
eral Crooks successor, with probably one
! of the latter's staff officers in immedi-
ate charge.
The officer next in rank to the late
General Crook, and who will probably
succeed him as Ma ajor- General, is
Brigadier-General Nelson A. Miles.
General Miles is not a 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 q, 1929. He entered West Point in
184S, graduating in 1852, with Generals Sher.
idan, Schofeld and others who afterwards
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 the Virginia campaign Brig.
adier-General. Ordered to Tennessee he
distinguished himself at Chickamauga. 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
fho
Lieutenant-Colonel of the Twenty-third
Infantry, in the Department of the
Columbia he did good work in quellins
hostile Indians From the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel he became a 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
stretch OF country larger than France.
In 1889 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 1888 the Chiricahuas in.
trenched themselves in the fastnesses of the
mountains on the Northern Mexican boundary
and began series Of raids. General Crook
struck the trail, and, instead Of following, took
sion Of their strongholds, and, as fast as 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 plunder. During the
two years following he had sole charge Of
the Indians, and in that time no depreda
ton occurred. He then set them all al
work on their farms, abolished the system o.
trading and paying in goods and store orders
indulged in by contractors paid cash direct tc
the Indians for all his supplies and stimu
lated them to increased exertions. Tho In
dians became seh-supporting within three
years.
April 6, 1888 President Cleveland nominated
Brfgadier- 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 In
1894
Ktlrafn to Serve His Sentence.
PuRvIs, Miss, March 22.-J Jake XII