The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-24
GENERAL CROOKS rUNERAI.
The Largest Obsequies Concourse In q
History OF Chicago.

Ane Largest ObkeQCtee C0uC0urD0 IN the
History Of Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 23-General Crook 3
body is ON its way to its last resting.place,
at Oakland. Md. From 8 O'Clock this
morning till I O'Clock this afternoon q
dense crowd Of people surrounded the
Grand Pacific hotel and struggled 10 OBJ
tain an entrance for . last view OF the
dead soldier. Through the parlor. where
the remains lay In state, silent thousands
passed until. rs the time OF service drew
near, the police were stationed at the foot
OF the stairwsys to stop the movement of
the people. The parlors and the halls on
the second floor were crowded to suffoca-
ton when Rev. DR.. McPherson delivered
the opening prayer 1t Is doubtful If any
funeral IN the history Of Chicago brought .
larger concourse of people.
AT the close of the prayer the QuaRtette
OF the second Presbyterian church sang.
and were followed by Rev. DR.. Thomas,
who quoted from Psalms &c, and chapter
from Job in the course of his brief re-
marks.
Professor Swing then delivered Q most
eloquent tribute to the dead general.
After another song by the quartette DR..
Mcpherson spoke nj length and DR.. Locke
closed the service with benediction.
Mrs. Crook took Captain Kings arm and
took last look at the dead. and was then
driven quietly to the Baltimore Il Ohio
depot
The casket was removed to the hearse
and the procession moved slowly to the
depot. through Clark and Washington
streets.
The x;Seuafks Gov fhn ~hcia .3;sxsc~~
were crowded with people.
The procession moved in the following
order: Battalion OF police; ID battery. ar.
tiliery: Illinois National Guard: First
Regiment band and distinguished guests In
carriages; catafalque. guarded by six non.
commissioned officers; Second Regiment
band: Second infantry. I. n. g.: Fourth
Regiment band; Fourth Regiment In
fantry. /. 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 Aags
special Pullman car Was prov;e!ed for
Mrs. crook and the escort, which was
heavily draped outside in black. iocped
with narrow bands OF white. The remains
will resch Oakland tomorrow. where the
final intermenf will take place.
painful incident OF the services st the
Grand Pacific was the report that the
generals aged brother, Waiter Crook, OF
Dayton. Ohio, had suffered . fatal stroke
Of paralysis in the rosunda of the hotel.
This caused great sensation and precau-
tons were taken To keep the news from
reaching Mrs Crook. who vas already
broken down Investigation soon proved
the regors erroaeo1s. Mr.. Crook Was
rather seehae and pushed around in the
dense crowd. lie a<came so faint for q
time that he was unshis 10 more, but soon
recovered and Was taken 20 his room
A touching incident was the visit paid 10
the remains by General Crooks old COM
rades and his fellow officers. members ol
The LOYAL legion. This column al soldiers
was headed by ex-President Hsyes and
Jadre Gresham
General Hayes looks vel but his beard
and hair are white He WAS sadly de-
pressed bv the death Of Genera Crock and
in an interview this evening said: II
FEEL this terribly IL brings hack very
sorcihv my own hereavementa Ny vile
and General Crock were very intimate
frieaas. ard rny own loss IL accenfssasext.
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