Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-24
EAST OF TEE ROCKIES.
An Eleven Year E-Old C3lOrsd Boy Nur-
derS His Mother.
THE FUNERAL OF GEN. CROOK.
Driving Chinese Laundrymen Out of
NIontana-Goid Discovered
in Indiana.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRp-UNroS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-US1oS.
GENERAL CROOK.
Funeral Services Held Yesterday in Chi
cagO-Che Procession

cago-The Procession,
CHICAGO March 23d.- General Crooks body
is on its way TO It's last resting place at Oakland
Md, From $ O'Clock thi morning until /
O'Clock this afternoon dense crowd OF people
surrounded the Grand Pacific Hotel aud strug-
gied to obtain an entrance to get last view of
the dead soldier. Through the parlor, where
the remains lay in state silent thousands
passed un1ll the time Of the service drew near
Police were stationed at the foot of the stair
way TO stop the movement of people The par
iors and halls on the second floor were crowded
10 suffocatlon when Rev. DR.. Mcpherson deliv-
ereQ the opening prayer. Ii is doubtful if sny
funeral ever he'd in Chicago brought a larger
concouIse of people.
AT the conclusion of the prayer the quartet of
the Second Presbyterian Church sang and were
followed by Rev. DR.. Thomas, who quoted from
the 18Th Psalm and chapter from JOB in the
course OF his brief remarks.
Professor Swing then delivered q most elo.
quent tribute to the dead General
Alter another song by the quartet Dr. Nc
Pherson spoke at length, and DIR. Clinton Locke
closed the services with benediction.
Mrs. Crook took Captain Kings arm and had
last look at the dead and was then driven
quietly to the Burlington and Ohio depot he
casket was removed to catafalque and the
procession moved slowly to the depot through
Clark and Washington stree,s.
The sidewalks Tor the whole distance were
den>ely crowded with people. The procession
lice; D Battery, Artillery of illinois National
Guard; First Regiment Band; distinguished
guests in carriages; catafalque guarded by six
non commissioned officers; Seconl Regiment
Band; Second Regiment of Infantry l. n G..
Fourth Regiment Band: Fourth Regiment, In.
fantry, l. n e.; Loyal Legion; Grand Army of
the Republic.
The car on the train containing the casket
was covered with black. while the interior was
draped with American flags.
The special Pullman car for Mrs. Crook and
the escort was heavily drsped on the outside in
black, loOped with narrow bands of white The
remains will reach Oakland tomorroy ,vha,a
the final lDterment will take place. The hon
orary pallbearers We're as follows: Colonels
West and Stanton, Generals Morgan and Viii
liams, U. s. A; John Collins of Omaha; GEN
eral sooy Smith, Potter Palmer, ex President E.
b. Hayes, Marshall Fled. W. C. D. Grannis
Writ Dexter. Colonel ]. B. eexton, Judge R. s.
Iuthill, Mayor d. c. Cregier, John b. Drake, p
Studeosker, j Fraok Lawrence, George
Dunlap, Judge W. Gresham, John B. Carson,
General W I. Strong, John NJ. Clark, W. Penn
Nixon. H. !; Mcfarland, c. D. Roys.
painful incident of the services at the
Grand Pacific was the report that the General
Crook aged brother, Walter Crook of DAYTON
o had suffered a fatal stroke of par.lysis in
the rotunda of the hotel. This caused a great
sensation and precautions were taken to keep
the news from reaching the already broken
down widow OF the soldier
investigation soon proved the rumor to be
erroneous. Mr.. Crook is rather feeble and be.
ing pushed around in the dense crowd he be-
came so taint that for a time he was unable TO
move, but soon recovered, when he was taken
10 his room
touching incident was the visit paid 10 the
remains by General Crooks old comrades and
fellow officers and members of the Loyal Legion
This column of soldiers was headed by ex Presi-
oenL hayes snd Judge Gresham. General Hayes
looks well, but his beard and hair are white
he was sadly depressed by the death of General
Crook, and III an interview this evening said;
u VIII feel this terribly. 1t brings back very
1orcloiy my own bereavement. NY wife and
General Crook were very Intimate friends and
my own loss is accentuated."