New-York tribune., 1909-02-22
S. D. ROBINSON KILLED
NEPHEW OF PRESIDENT
FALLS FROM WINDOW.
Body Found by Policeman Near
Hampden Hall, a HdrUard Dor
mitory-Youth Had Been ILL.,

Cambridge. Mass Feb 21.-Stewart Douglas
Robinson. nineteen years old. a son of Douglas
Robinson Of No 422 Madison avenue. New
York a nephew of President Roosevelt and a
sophomore of Harvard College, fell from the
sixth story window of Hampden Hall. a dorrni-
tory in Plympton street to-day and was killed.
The body was found by a policeman at $50
a m. and was removed to the Cambridge
Morgue Medical Examiner W. B. Swan said
that death was accidental The body was still
warm.
Stewart Robinson had attended a banquet OF
the "A D." Club on Saturday night, and it was
after midnight when he went to Hampden Hall.
which is one of the finest private dormitories in
Cambridge and almost directly opposite the
clubhouse.
Mr. Robinson had complained Of not feeling
we'll and when the banquet was over went TO
the apartments of his brother. Monroe Douglas
Robinson in Hampden HaT, instead OF going to
his own rooms in Mount Auburn street Monroe
Robinson who is a senior at Harvard. was not
in his apartment but Stewart Robinson had the
freedom Of the room. and the party Of friends
accompanied him there.
It is understood that soon after their arrival
Stewart Robinson stumbled and fell in crossing
the room and struck heavily on his forehead, re-
ceiving a painful injury His friends say that
they then put him in his brothers bed, and
after raising the window Of the bedroom few
inches in response 20 his request for more air.
went away short time after. leaving him ap-
parentlv asleep. That was the last they heard
Of Mr. Robinson until they were told that his
body had been found on the sidewalk this
morning.
II Is believed that after his friends left him.
Stewart, feeling ill., got out of thu bed and
walked toward the window to open II wider 1t
is thought that as he leaned out over the sill he
became dizzy and. losing his balance, fell out
Of the window which is about four feet from
the floor, to the pavement. five stories below
The young mans parents were at once in
formed and arrived tonight
Stewart Robinson was a member of the sopho-
more class at Harvard and roomed at No 40
Mount Auburn street. He a substitute goal
on the varsity hockey team His brother was
a substitute tackle on the varsity football team
last fall The young mans mother is President
Roosevet's sister
Stewart Robinson was well known among MS
classmates and was prominent in the social life
Of the university. He was a member or the
Sphinx. "A D" Club. Hasty Pudding. Institute
of 1870 and the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
An examination of the body showed that the
skull was badly fractured and that both hips
were broken.
BOSTON. Feb 21-Douglas Robinson, Of New
York City. arrived in Boston to-day and took
charge of the body of mis- son. Stewart Douglas
Robinson The body taken to the South
Station and placed in a private car, which was
attached to the midnight train for New York
In the car were Mr.. and Mrs Douglas Robinson
parents Of the young man; Monroe Douglas
Robinson and Theodore Douglas Robinson, his
brothers. and Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson.
Miss Corinne D. Robinson his sister and Theo-
dore Roosevelt. jr his cousin.
Mr. Robinson made the following statement in
regard to the death of his
Stewart Douglas Robinson, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs Douglas Robinson. of New York
Citv a member of the sophomore class of Har-
ward University died early Sunday morning.
February q, a result of an accidental fall
from a window of the sixth floor OF Hampden
Hall, Cambridge
Stewart had spent the evening at the "A D."
club of which he a member which is sit
mated across the street from Hannpden Hall, and
at the close of the banquet which was given last
night had gone to the room of friends on the
siTtb floor of Hampden Hall on which floor his
brother, Monroe, a senior at Harvard. also had
rooms His brother. who went to New York
last night, bade Stewart goodDy in his (Mon-
roe'sl room about IL o'clock. His friends, oc-
cupying adjoining rooms, saw him after he had
retired for the night
lots of air in his rooms at night and al home al
wayy slept with his windows wide open. In
fact, I have often gone to his room and closed
windows at night in our home, for fear that he
would catch cold from such a draft. II is sup
posed therefore, that he desired more air during
the early morning. and went to the window to
open it The window at least hve feet from
the floor. which necessitated his climbing upon
a table get TO the window. 1t is believed that
in opening the window, half asleep as he prob
ably was, he lost his balance and fell out after
the window was opened This morning a table
was found pushed up against the window
The funeral VIII probably be held on Wednes-
day morning in New York. and burial will be
in my family lot my old home estate at Hen
derson Point Herkimer County, \. \.