Death Of Gen. Crook

Chicago, March 22. - Major-General Georee Crook, ot the United States Army, died very suddenly at 7:10 o'clook a. m. yesterday in his apartments at the Pacific Hotel, where he has lived for two years. He has not been in perfect health since his return f rom tho Southwest a month. afo when he made a trip with General btrong and other friends, but he has not been confined to his room. He was one of a. boxparty at a theater Thursday night, and was in good spirits. He returued and went to bed without complaining of any unusual symptoms. He arose beforo 7 o'clock and partially dressed himself. He stepped from his sleeping-room into his parlor to take some exercise with an apparatus, as is his custom. A moment later his wife heard him fall heavily on a sofa and cry: "Mary, Mary, come quick; I can't breathe." She rushed to his aid but was unable to relieve him. Dr. Hurlburt was summoned and only arrived to soe the General expire. The cause of his death was undoubtedly failureof the heart. "General Crook undermined his constitution in his Indian campaign," said Major McClelian yesterday morning. "Aa every one knows, he was a wondprfully active man. He would stop at nothing and denied himself every pleasure or comfort. He constantly refused to incumber himself with things that might conduce to his comfort, so that he might move around more quickly. There never was a point of danger in these western campaigns that he did not place himself in, so that a good cxample would be set for the army. I think the campaign of 1870 was the foundation for his troubles. Then ho started out with tbirty days' rations for his force and was gone nearly a year, spending a terribly severe winter in the mountains and on the western prairies f ar away from the forts and posts. This hard service, together with the irregularity of meals and the scarcity of food, resulted in his stomach troubles which immediately affectedhis heart." GENERA!. CnoOK'S RECORD. General Crook was born near Dayton, O., September 2 1S?9. He entered West Point In 1848, graduating in 1SJ2. with Generáis Sheridan, Schoüeld and others who afterwards gained fame. He was flrst assignei as Seoond Lieutenant of the Fourth infantry. At the breaking out of the war le was made Colonel of the ThirtySixth Oho. He fought throughout the Virginia campaign as Bripradier-General. Ordered to Tennessee, he distinguished himself at Chickamauga. Under General Sheridan he aWed in defeating the rebels at Cedar creek, and planned the attack upon Early at Flaher'8 hill, from which Early never recovered. After the war, as Lieutenant-Colonel of the Twenty-third Infantry, in the Department of the Columbia, he did good work in quelling hostile Indians. Frir,n the rank of LieutenantColoael he beeame a Brigadier-General of the United States Army in 18T4, something in the way of promotion vcry heard of. During his career as Commander of the Department of the platte, by his conquering the hostile Sioux and Cheycnnes, he opened up to settlement a stretch of country larger than France. In 188 General Crook returned to Ar'zona, forced the Mormons, squaltera, miners and stock raisers to vacate the Indian lands on which they had seteed, encouraged the Apaches in planting and pledged them the protection of the Government. In the spring of 1883 the Chiricahua3 intrenched themselves in the fastnesses of the mo_untains on the Northorn Mexican boundary and began a series of raids. General Crook struck the trail, and, instead of following, tobk it baokward, penetrated into and took possession of their strongholds, and, as fast as the warriors returned from their plundering excursions, made them prisoners. He marched over 200 miles, made 400 prisoners and captured all the horses and plunder. During the two years foilowing he had sole charge of the Indians, and in that time no depredation occurred. He then set them all at work on their farms, abolished ttie system of trading and payinpj in goods and store orders indulged in by contrnctors, paid cash direct to the Indians for all his supplies and stimulated them to increased exertions. The In dlans became tielf-snpportinf within threo ye.ars. April 6, 1SS8, President Cleveland nominated Brigadier-General George Crook to be MajorGeneral, vice Terry. retired. His headquarters were established in the Pullman building, in Chicago, and his time would have expired in 1894. Chicaoo, March 24.- The funeral oí the Jate Major-General George Crook, United States army, took place yesterday af ternoon. The remains were taken to Oakland, Md., for interment.