New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-01
DR.. HENRY C. M'C00K DEAD
Another Member of Famous
Fighting Family Passes Away.

Philadelphia Oct. S1.-The Rev Dr. Henry
{. McCook, a noted Presbyterian clergy
man and pastor emeritus of Tabernacle
Church, in this city. died to-day at his
home. in Devon. suburb
Dr. Henry c. McCook was born in New
Lisbon. Ohio in 1887. Early evincing pre-
objection for the ministry he was sent to the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Ale
gheny At the beginning OF the war the
blood of the hghting McCooks stirred in
his veins, and he entered the service of
his country He raised troops enlisted as
a private soldier was afterward made first
lieutenant of the 4lst Illinois, later serving
as chaplain OF this same regiment. After
the war Dr. McCook filled one or two pas
torates. and was finally called to the Taber
nacle Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia
in 1870. since which time he had been one
OF the foremost citizens Of that city.
When the Spanish-American War broke
out, DR.. McCook enlisted with the regiment
OF which he was chaplain. the I'd Pennsyl-
vania. This regiment was not called TO
leave the country, but DR.. McCook was
sent to Cuba by the Secretary Of War on
special duty. particularly to carry out
President McKinley's wishes with regard
TO the identification OF our soldiers graves.
While in Cuba he contracted malarial
fever, and was for a time DANGEROUSLY III,
from the effects Of which he never fully
recovered. He was therefore obliged 10
resign from active ministerial work in De-
cember, 1902.
DR.. McCook was the author of many
nj
He was vice-president OF the Academy Of
Natural Sciences and an honorary member
of the British Museum for the Advance
ment of Science. He was also chaplain OF
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
As a student of insect life DR.. McCook
was even better known than as a minister
He wrote many books of reference on this
form Of life, making a particular study or
ant life. After years of study In Texas
and Colorado he gave TO scientists the trst
complete history of this insect Among
his best known works on entomology are
Agricultural Ants of Texas" Honey and
Occidental Ants" American Spiders and
Their Spinning Work. Gospel in Nature
Object and Outline Teaching" Natures
Craftsman" and ANT Communities and
How They Are Governed"
Every male member of DIR. McCook's
family distinguished himself in the Civil
War. There were two brothers, Daniel and
John McCook, who founded the family in
Ohio. At the outbreak OF the conflict these
brothers and their thirteen sons en-
listed on the Union side, some In the army
and some in the navy. All of the Nc
Cooks but one became commissioned Of
ficers, five of them brigadier generals and
two major generals. DR.. McCook was the
son of John McCook, and was therefore a
brother Of Edward Moody McCook. Arson
George McCook. and of John James Nc
Cook, the well known lawyer of this city,
who died on September II of this year.
DIR. McCook was twice married His first
wife was Miss Emma c. Herter. OF New
Orleans. whom he married in 1850. She
died in 1897 in 1899 ne married Mrs f. d.
s. Abbey, of Philadelphia. A son, Paul
II. McCook. is a captain in the United
States army.