Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-08

Texas and the far west. His condition be-
came so bad that it was lnally decided
that he should be brought to this city for
medical treatment.
Capt. Bourke was fifty-three years old
At the time of his death he was stationed
at Fort Ethan Allen. Vt. He leaves a
widow and three daughters His wife was
with him at the time of his death, but the
three daughters were at Fort Ethan Allen
Capt. Bourke's remains will be inferred
In the National cemetery at Arlington.
The following IS a statement of the mill
tary service of Capt. Jno. q. Bourke of the
United States Army, compiled from the
records of the adjutant generals office:
lie served as private in Companies F.
and D, 10Th Pennsylvania Cavalry, in the
Department of the Cumberland. from Au-
gust l.. 1862, to July e, 1865, when he was
hOnorably mustered out.
He was awarded a medal of honor for
sailautry at the battle of Stone river Tenn.
lie was a cadet at the United States Mil
itary Academy from October Il, 1860, when
he was graduated and appointed second
lieutenant, ID L. S. Cavalry, June i, 1860;
June 26, 1SS2
He was given the brevet ranks of cap
tain February -, 1850, for gallant services
in action against Indians at the Caves
Arizona, December ~, 1872 and in the
campaign against Indians in Arizona in
April. 1873, and Major, February q, 1890
for gaIlantry in attack on Indians on Pow
der river, Montana, March II. 1S16 and in
action against Indians on Rosebud Creek
Montana. June Il, 1915, both OF which he
declined.
He joined his regiment September 30
1863, and served with it at Fort Craig, n.
NJ, to February -. 1870; at Camp Grant,
Arizona, to July y, 1870 and in the field
in Arizona, operating against hostile In
dams, TO August IL, 1871, being engaged in
action near Pinal Creek, July 1870 Was
aid-de-camp to General Crook, August 10,
1871, to March 3, 1SS3; also acting assist
ant adjutant general of troops in the field
during operations against hostile Indians in
1872 and 1873, being in action at Summit of
Sierra Ancha, December IS, 1872; Salt River
Canon, December 2S, 1877; Superstition
mountain, January rs, 1873, and with Ton
20 Apaches, February and March, 1878. In
orders No. II, headquarters, Department of
Arizona, April D. 1873, he was specially
mentioned for distinguished gallantry in
these and other affairs. He was acting
engineer officer, Department of Arizona,
July l, 1913, to March - 1873; also acting
assistant adjutant general of same depart
ment, October 23, 1873, TO June o, 1874; was
with the expedition to explore the Black
HIS, Dakota, in June and July, 1873: act
ing assistant adjutant general of troops in
the field on the Big Horn and Yellows tone
and OF the Powder River expeditions in
Wyoming, May, 1876 to January, 1877, be-
ing engaged in the actions with Sioux
Indians at Crazy Horse Village, March Ii;
Tongue River, June 8; Rose Bud, June IL;
-,
Creek, Wyo., November 25, 1919 In the
field in the campaign against NeZ Perce
Indians, SeptemberNovember, 1871. With
Major ThOrnburgh's command in pursuit of
hostile Cheyennes in Sand Hills of Nebras-
ka and Dakota, September and October
1878; with the advance of Gen. Merritts 9
command, marching to the rescue of Maj
Thornburgh's command, on Milk River,
Colo, September, 1879; on the Yellowstone
expedition, August and September 1880;
recorder of the Ponca Indian commission
December, 1880, to February, 1881; on spe-
cial duty under the orders of Lieut.. Gen.
Sheridan, investigating the manners and
customs of the Pueblos Navajos and
Apache Indians, in the southwest, April
| 1881, to June, 1852; acting assistant ad6u-
| tant general of troops in the field opera ting
against hostile Indians and on Gen. Crook 5
| expedition into the Sierra Madre, Mexico,
| in pursuit of hostile Apache Indians, April
6 TO June 26 1888; on sick leave July o.,
| 1SS5 to January O. 1884: acting aid-de-camD
| to Gen. Crook, March a. 1884, to June
| p. 1884: also acting assistant adjutant
| general, Department of Arizona, March 81
| to June II, 1SSi and acting assistant in
| spector general of same department, August
| II, 1884. to June %. 1855: with troop at Camp
| Rice, Texas. to September Is, 1885; on leave
| to October q, 1850. when directed to report
| to the commanding general, Department
/ Of Arizona, for special duty in connection
| with Indians in Arizona and New Mexico
| and was engaged on that duty to March 81. .
! 1856, and was present at the surrender of
/
| the Canon de los Emhudo, Sonora, Mexico.
| March 26, 1856, to April l. 1891 He re-
| Joined his regiment April o. 1891 and COM
| manded his troop at Fort Mcintosh, Texas,
| to May H. 1881: commanded troop and DOS.
| OF Fort Ringgold, Texas, being freuuentIy
| In the field in the operations against
| Garza's band OF disturbers of the Rio Grande
| frontier. to March ., 1888; on duty in de-
| partment of foreign affairs at the worlds
| Columbian exposition to November, 1899
| commanding his troop at Fort Riley. Kan.
| to July $. 1894; at Chicago, ILL.,, during the
| railroad strikes. to September %, 1891: at
| Fort Ethan Allen. Vermont. to March Z
| 1885, on leave to May 3. 1896, and on sick
| leave until he died at Philadelphia TODAY.
| He was a member of the scientific soci-
| eties in France, England and the United
| States, and wrote much upon anthropology
and folk lore. One of his most valuable
| monographs upon the medicine of the Apa-
ches was published by the Smithsonian In
| stitution. His most popular books "On
| the Border With Crook" ''An Apache
| Campaign" and THE Snake Dance Of the
| AIoquis," have had editions In New York
| and London. At the meeting of the Amer
| lean Folk Lore Society, held in this city in
! December last, Capt. Bourke was chosen
| president.