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Show lieutenant of the Fourth infantry, lie served ot Fort ColumbuB, in th state ot New York, for a time, dropped the brevet and became a full second lieutenant on July 7, 1853. He was sent to Benicia barracks, California, Cali-fornia, and was then transferred to Fort Jones, in the same state,where he served until 1850, his principal duty being to escort the topographical party thon making a survey of the Koguo river, country. March 11, 185G, ho was promoted to first lieutenat-t, and was in command of the Pitt river expedition in 1857. He was wounded by an arrow in a skirmish with the Indians, but not so budly disabled dis-abled as to prevent him from engaging the hostilos twice aftorward in July of the same year. On May 14, 18G1, ho accepted a captaincy cap-taincy in the Fourth infantry, came east, and was assigned to duty in West Virginia. Vir-ginia. September 13, 18G1, he became colonel of the Thirty-sixth Ohio volunteers, and was placed in command of tho Third provisional brigade. At the battle of LiewiBburg, m West Virginia, he was badly wounded, nnd for gallantry displayed there was promoted to the rank of major in the regular army, May 23, 18G2, and to brigadier-general of volunteers September Septem-ber 7 of the same year. For gallant services ser-vices at the battle of Antietam he was brevetted lieutenant-colonel September 17, 1802. Ho was then transferred to the army of the Cumberland to command a division, and October 7, 1303, was brevetted bre-vetted colonel of regulars for gallantry at the battle of Fnrmington, Tennessee, 18G3, and he took command of tho Seo-ond Seo-ond cavalry division. He took active part in numerous bat- ties, receiving continued promotion, nnd was brevetted bngadier-genoral at the close of the war. Fe was engaged in the 1 ist battle of the war nt Farmvillo in 1805, and was brevetted brigadier-general in the regular reg-ular nrmy for gallant sorvicos in West Virginia in 1801. He was mustered cut of ,the volunteor sorvice in 1800, nnd ho became major of tho Third fnfnntry July 18, and lieutenant-colonel of the twenty-third twenty-third infantry ten days later. Being in command of the department of Arizona, then overrun with hostile Attaches, ho coped vut'i thom with but partial success and in 18T3 he was promoted pro-moted to the rank of brigadier-general. After his promotion Genoral Crook was assigned to the command of the department de-partment of the Platte. Ho was subsequently subse-quently rotransferred to the department of Arizona. His policy was to deal fairly with the Indians and thus get their confidence con-fidence and mako them friendly if possible. possi-ble. If those measures did not prevail and they revolted, ho waged relentless war ngainst them till they wore forcod to yield to constituted authority. A few years ago ho was sent back to the department of the Platte, which he commanded, with headquarters nt Omaha. Oma-ha. In 1S88 ho was promoted to be major-general, succeeding General Torry, retired, in command of the division divis-ion of the Missouri, with hoadquartors it Chicago. GENERXCROOK DEAD Hotel in Chicago. DEATH COMES WITHOUT WAENING. wMi pressing This Morning Hi Heart Ceased to Beat and in a Tew Moments He Was Dead. Chicago, March 2l.-Major-genernl Poorce Crook, in command ot the Division of the Missouri, died at the a and Pacific hotel at 7:15 this morning f heart failure. There had not been 1 slightest warning that the general las not perfectly well. He was nt the Ly headquarters all day yesterday, and last night at the hotel appeared to L ,n his usual good health. He got up a3 usual this morning at about 7 0 clock, and while dressing suddenly said to his wife: "1 can't breathe." Mrs. Crook helped him to a eofa and a doctor was at once summoned, but before be-fore he could roach the room CKNMIAL CROOK WAS DEAD. The general had beon in command of the Division of Missouri for several years, succeeding General Schofield. John B. Drake, proprietor of the Grand Pacific hotel, made tho following statement state-ment to an Associated Press reporter: "General Crook aroso shortly beforo 7 o'clock, apparently IN HIS USUAL HEALTH, and in accordance to his custom began exorcising with weights and pulleys, connected with an nppnratus which he kopt in his room. Aftorexercising a few minutes he stopped to lay down upon the lounge snying he felt A DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING. ' A few minutes later he called out to his wife: 'Oh! Mary, Mary, I need help. I can't got my breath.' Assistance was at onco summoned nnd Dr. llurlburt was sent for. Everything that could le was done, but ho failed to rally, and died at 7:15. I suppose his death resulted from an affection of the heart. For some weeks, in fact ever since he returned re-turned from his last trip to the northwest, north-west, he had been complaining of a bearing bear-ing down sensation in tho neighborhood of the heart." Dr. N. L. Hurlburt, tho physician summoned, said: "I arrived nt the bedside bed-side only four or five minutes befoie death suporvenod. Ho was suffering from irregular action of the heart nnu his chest seemed to be tillod up. We did what wo could for him in the way of hot applications, but he was inarticu lomortis when I arrived nod died without with-out rallying. It appeared to be A CASK OF HEART FAILURE, But I could not be positive nbout thnt. as I had never been called to attend him before. It may have been some stomachic stom-achic complications." Major Kendall, of General Crook's statf said: "I had noticed for some time that General Crook had not been in his usual hoalth. Ho was A MAN WHO NEVER COMPLAINED And said vory little about his sufferings. suffer-ings. At the theater last night I saw he was not feeling at all well, and asked him if he were in pain. He 6aiU 'No.' But I think that was THE BEGINNING OP THE END. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet beon made. General Schofield has been telegraphed to in regard to the matter nnd his wishes will be considered. consid-ered. The burial will probably take place at Oakland, Mainland. Main-land. The home of his wife's peonle; though possibly it mny be thought best to interr his remains in the Arlington National cemetery at Washington." Oeneral Crook was 01 years old in September last. THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON. Secretary Troetor Particularly Affected MeHHago of Condolence. Washington, March 21. The news of the doath of Genoral Crook was a great Bhock to the officials of the war department. depart-ment. Secretary Proctor was particularly particu-larly affected by the intelligence, as ho had had very intimate associations with Genoral Crook during his visit to Washington a few weeks ago. Ho sent a personal message of condolence to Miss Crook nnd gave instructions for a general gen-eral order announcing General Crook's death to the army. The order will recite the worth and distinguished services of the deceased, and will direct that flags of all military posts be nlaced at half mast on tho day . of the funeral, and also that all officers wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. GENERAL W. T. SHEKMAN. Old Tecumsch's Deep Regret at the Death of General Crook. New York, March 21. General W. T. Sherman when told of General Crook'6 doath by an Associated Press reporter, showed deep regret. "George Crook was always a man on whom we could depend," said he. '"He was the most successful man in dealing deal-ing with the Indians the United States aid ia its service. Tho Indians rospect-eJ rospect-eJ and trusted him, and he could D:ing them around or make them amenable to reison when every one else failed. During the rebellion rebel-lion Crook had charge of the Second cavalry division stationed in Northern Alabama, and did excellent work. Dur-ln Dur-ln my fifteen yetrs as commander-in-chief of the army, I had ample opportunity to find out Crook's good traits and I never found him anything any-thing but a man who could be depended on in every emergency." Biogrpliy of General Crook. The great Indian fighter, George Crook, was born in Ohio, Sept. 8. lb2J, and entered the United States military academy at West Point, July 1, 1818, from which he graduated July 1, 1852, and was commissioned brevet second |