The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-26
PROMINENT
OKLAHOMAN
DROPS DEAD
Mayor Crozier Summoned
Suddenly in Barber Shop.
IN THE REL REBELLION
He Had Command of Canada'S
Mounted Police,
IN THE REL REBELLION
DANCED WITH ROYALTY
Wichita Man Who Was One
of His ChumS.

Guthrie, o. T, Feb. 25.-Major L. n. +.
Crozier. a merchant OF Cushing, o. T.,
and vice-president OF the Bank Of IN
dian Territory. dropped dead in the bar
Der shop at o'clock this afternoon. Ma
jor crozier was of Canadian parentage,
and was born while his parents were on
a voyage to Scotland His father was a
soldier. and at Is the boy entered the
army and rose to the rank Of major and
was the commander of the Canadian fore
es in the Louis Riel rebellion and was
given a. badge for special bravery in that
battle. In 1888 he resigned from the army
and came to Guthrie in May, 1889. He
never naturalized, preferring 10 remain a
subject Of the queen. His mother lives IN
Toronto, Canada
Major Crozer was a devoted mason and
that organization has wired his people
and taken charge of the body, awaiting
their orders.
Mr.. /. R. Dulaney, of this city, was
closer to Major Crozier than probably any
living person. IN 1875 he made trip with
him to Central America and Mexico. He
said last might:
1T is ali a mistake about Major Gro
zier not becoming a citizen of the United
states. To my personal knowledge he
took out his first papers. Another mis-
take is in his parentage and place OF
birth Major Crozier was born in Newry.
ireland, the initial ~ IN his name
standing for his birth place, and his
mother was an American woman. He was
an officer in the Canadian mounted police
and not in the English army. He was in
command at the time Riel rebelled, and it
was through his tact that the Indians did
not annfhilate the garrison. He gave the
Indians a big feast, and at it the Indian
squaws suggested to the braves that 1t
would be good time to fan upon the
white men and kill them. Some one who
heard the squaws understood what they
said and communicated to Major CrOzier.
He then started an additional feast OUT
sire the stockade and in this way got
them out of the garrison. When this was
done he was able to resist any effort at
an uprising that might 0e made.
Shortly after this occurrence q less
worthy man was promoted over the ma
jor and he resigned. He came to the
states and settled in Missouri. From there
he came to Oklahoma and became inter
ested in the Bank Of the Indian Territory,
at Guthrie.
Major Crozier was a thorough gentle
man and an admirable companion. He
once showed me command from the
governor general Of Canada. the MARQUIS
Of Torne. detailing him to dance with
his wife. who was lhe daughter of Queen
Victoria, at a bali given at Ottawa.
1T is strange" said Mr.. Dulaney, "the
fate of my early friends at Guthrie. Here
is Major Crozier dropping dead. John
Onstott getting religion and committing
suicide Sam Overstreet being found dead
in a Pullman car Frank Foster going to
Washington and committing suicide. John
Daniels grieving over his wlfe's sickness
and committing suicide, Col. Ellis going
TO Chicago and going insane and Major
+ Harriott dying suddenly at St. Louis a
few DAYS ago"
Mr. Dulaney tells a great many inter
esting "reminiscences in connection with
the friendship that existed between HIM
/ self and Major Crozier.