Evening star., 1909-02-22
TRAGEDY AT HARVARD
Fatal Fall From Window of
Stewart D. Robinson.
NEPHEW OF PRESIDENT
Believed That He Lost His Balance
While Half Asleep.
FOUND EARLY IN THE MORNING
Had Attended Club Banquet Satur-
day Night and Complained
Of Indisposition.
NEPHEW OF PRESIDENT
EARLY IN THE MORNING
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, February 22-The body
of Stewart Douglas Robinson, youngest
son Of Douglas Robinson. and a nephew
of President Roosevelt. who was killed
by fall from a sixth-hoor window Of q
Harvard University dormitory yesterday
morning. reached here at o'clock this
morning. and was Immediately taken te
his fathers house at 422 Madison ave
nue.. this city. The body was brought
here in a private car attached to the
train which left Boston at midnight.
In making a statement regarding his
sons death. Mr.. Robinson said: ''The
funeral will probably be held Wednesday
morning in New York, and burial will be
in the family lot on my old home estate
at Henderson Point, Herkimer county
N. Y"
Returned From Banquet.
Stewart Robinson. a sophomore In
Harvard. attended banquet of the A d
Club Saturday night. After midnight he
complained of not feeling well, and in
stead Of going to his own rooms on
Mount Auburn street went to the apart
ment of his elder brother. Monroe Doug
las Robinson, in Hampden Hall. almost
directly opposite to the clubhouse. Mon
roe Robinson, who is senior at Har-
Robinson had the freedom Of the place
and several of his friends accompanied
him there.
Shortly after their arrival young Rob
inson stumbled on a rug in crossing the
room. He struck heavily against a door
receiving a painful injury on his fore
head. His friends say they then put him
in his brothers bed. and after raising the
window of the bedroom few inches IN
response to his request for more air, wen,
Irto Ino inty h IvNo q n
parently asleep.
Fall From Window.
That was the last they heard Of young
Robinson until they were told that his
body had been found on the sidewalk yes
terday morning
1t is believed that. after his friends left
Robinson, feeling ill. got out of the bed
and walked toward the window to open II
wider. 1t is thought that as he leaned
out over the sill, which IS two feet wide
he became dizzy and, losing his balance
fell out of the window, which is abou,
four feet from the floor, to the pave
ment, six stories below.
The body, still warm. was found by
Policeman Ireland at $50 o'clock ana re.
moved to the Cambridge Morgue. where
it was identified. Medical Examiner w
B. Swan said the death was accidental
and also that it had been instantaneous
The head was crushed, the skull fractured
and both hips were broken.
Body Taken to Morgue.
From the morgue the body was re-
moved to the rooms of an undertaken
where it remained until the arrival o.
the young mans father, Douglas Rob
inson, from New York.
The body was taken to the south sta
ton and placed in private car, which
was attached to the midnight train fol
New York. In the car were Mr.. ane
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, parents of the
young man; Monroe Douglas Robinson
and Theodore Douglas Robinson, hi:
brothers. and Mrs. T. D. Robinson. Mis-:
Corine Robinson, his sister, and Theo
dore Roosevelt. jr., his cousin.
The Fathers Explanation.
Mr. Robinson gave out statement il
which he said his son had always slep
with his windows wide open. The win
dow in the dornlitory was at least
five feet from the floor, which necessd
tated his climbing upon table to ge
to the window. 1t is believed that IL
opening the window half asleep, as HI
probably was, he lost his balance anC
fell out after the window was opened
This morning a table was found pushed
up against the window
President Notified.
President Roosevelt was notified BY
wireless message this morning of the
tragic death of his nephew yesterday
morning Secretary Loeb sent the an
nouncement to the President. who prob.
ably received it somewhere in the waters
of Hampton roads 1t is not known al
the White House whether the Presiden,
will attend the funeral.
Stewart was one of four children. three