File:John Wallace Crawford (1847-1917) obituary in the Times Union of Brooklyn, New York on February 28, 1917, part 1.jpg

Capt. Crawford, Old Scout, Dies. Last Act Is to Invite Allison to His Funeral. FRIEND OF GEN. CUSTER Was a Poet, Author and Civil War Yeteran.

Capt. Jack Crawford, sr-out, Indian fighter, Civil War veteran, author, poet and self-styled "foe- of booze," died i at 3 o'clock this morning at his home in Woodhaven. Ilia lata act was to dictate a. letter to James Nicholls Allison asking him to attend CAPT. JACK tltAWIOnu.

terday afternoon, to his old friend and comrade, who was formerly a lieutenant under him, Capt. Crawford said thut he felt he had only a short time to live, lie concluded: "I would like to have you attend my funeral, if possible, friends for so long." as we have been fnnfipnl In dictating tlio letter, lato yes (F 1 I A row minutes aftor tlnishlng the I Impos-dlctation, Capt. Crawford lapsed unconsciousness. In which condition I he ramaidd until hi datli. held Friday evening, and burial will flo in the National foldlers' Cemetery st Cypress Hills Saturday: Tho $r' rangements may bo changed.

to await the arrival of Mrs. Mairiaj Crawford, the Caplain'a wife, whu fsfl on her way hero from hor hobic in Her in her husband's period ('apt. Crawford died of complications at his home 745 Thrall venue, Wood-j plainsman that his physician, Al-Jto ben L. A'dltz. had hopes' saving i fWt Crawford's life until within a prob-hours prior to his death.

During the! night oedema of the lungs developed I and agaln3t this Inst 'trouble, tlic.j scout's wonderful Vitality and const)- Tailing. l.i Amoilg tho contrlbMting causes of death wer heart dlea.se. dropsev, asthma and pneumonl.4. Against these dipt. Crawford hAd been lighting for his lifo.

He, had practically MCOT'Cred from the pneumonia and the dropsical condition was also being overcome when oedema- of tho Junj set m. With him at the time of hie death was his slater. Mrs; John Boyson. His daughter, Miss Marie Crawford, a school teacher iri gan Marciol, N'. had been with him but two weeks ago.

but was compelled to return "to her! school duties. C'upt. Crawford contracted a cold in Boston during-tho latter part of lost: December. Hft reached his home Woodhavcn before pneumonia set, in. ior days he was at death door, and his fighting spirit was never better displayed than when he beat off the disease that attacked him.

Ail ments of long standing become acute through his weakened condition, and (Continued on Pago Twelve.) I 1 i to-dny.

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