Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-03-14
AGED WHITE HOUSE
OFFICER IS DEAD
col. WI. ". GROOM. DISBU RISING
OFFICER. DIES ~ WASHING.
TON iOME on PNEI MONIA.
WAS L|AC0lNS BODYGyARD
Col. tr"uk served In Washington
During Twelve Administrations
--Onr uf Most Interesting
h"n Ia Capital.

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WASHINGTON. ~. G., Mar. o..
Col. vs.. ~ trook. Disturbing Officer
q lhc White House. once tho body.
iuard of Abraham Lincoln. died az
his home here today 4 ucak az,
hc was compelled To take to hi
rooms by an attack uf pneumonia
Owing 10 his great age hc never raj
lied from lhc attack. and gradually
grew weaker until M end
oldest White House EmpluNc.
Fifty years OF service as q Whtt
House cmployc. through the admin
IstraiiOn cf tvclN president.
made cot William % crook on,
cf The mor familiar figures Zoo th,
rational capital. and m his old az,
lcfi him rich In personal romini-
incos of the intimate sidu of Whit,
House lifs The assa.sinations %
Lincoln and Garfield various Vcdd-
ings ui The White House. aul tho
parchment 0f President johnson
" ere among numerou. events whlct
FOL CROOK recalled iu memories %.
liz half-cenlury ol White HOUSE .Dr-
vice
Mas iincoln's bod, Guard.
Tie was taken from the Washing
ton police force in NGi aud ap
uoinicd presidcn' Lipcoln's bod
luard Prior To this he had served
30 tho J1iou Army llr accom-
panied Lincoln on many of his walk,
1nd drives. aud o. was his duty O.
watch over the President durinP
public receptions
Lincoln Dreamed of ASSASSINATION
Cot Crook told often OF how. on
the afternoon before l.incoln's az
ussination. tho President had come
tn him In confidence aud said that
on q, ec successive nights n had
dreams which fOrctold his murder
Crook thorcupon begged the prosi-
dent not 10 20 10 the th 'atrc that
evening. a. planned. Lincoln insiH
ted. and furthermore would no.
hear Of Crook accompanying him
tie ordered Crook 10 90 home and
rest As they part Lincoln fuilet
'n say "t.sod Ai9lf .iAa crlv
ae a sytt .ailfd ,p Hs1 81 .aid
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