The sun., 1918-07-19

Col. Theodore Roosevelt left the
took the s:25 o'clock Empire State Ex-
press for Saratago. leaving behind him
sheaf OF messages OF coincidence that
had followed the news that his young
est son. Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt. had
fallen In battle on the western front.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth remained at the Langdon.
Tho family had given orders that no
messages were to be sent to them ex-
csptng such as came from their homo
At oyster Bay. One OF these was a
cablegram from Gen. Pershing.
1t was q message containing some
hope. for It merely told that Lieut..
Quentin Roosevelt had disappeared in
the clouds and that no definite informa-
ton had been received regarding his
fate. Gen. Pershings message told
that the squadron to which young
Roosevelt belonged was protecting OBJ
servation planes which were engaged In
making photographs when German air
planes made an attack on them.
Gen. PershinE's Message.
Gen. Pershing's message said:
Regret very much that your son.
Lieut. Quentin. was reported as miss
ing on July II. With a patrol of
twelve planes he left on a mission OF
protecting the Photographic section.
Seven enemy planes were sighted
anG attacked. after which the enemy
planes returned and our planes broke
combat. returning to their base.
Lieut.. Roosevelt did not return.
4 member of the squadron reports
seeing one of our planes fall out of
the combat and into the clouds and
the French report that an American
plane was seen descending.
I hope he may have landed safely.
Will advise you Immediately on re-
ce!pt Of further information.
PERsHINo.
Roosevelt Sends Thanks.
we are deeply grateful" cabled the
Colonel in reply. for your thoughtful
Kindness and will never forget IT,"
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, daughter
of the Colonel. came from Washington
TO New York by automobile when the
news came of her brothers reported
death. In the meantime Col. and Mrs.
Roosevelt had come to town from Oys-
te- Bay and she Joined them at the
Langdon.
All during the day messages OF con-
dolence poured into Oyster Bay. The
ColonelS secretary look charge or the
mass of kilograms and letters and only
called the Langdon when something
came along that demanded immediate
attention.
julius Kahn. Muriel Vanderbilt. Sarah
Bernhard. the Belgian Military Mis-
sion and the Italian Military Mission
were among those who sent messages.
Col. Roosevelt was called at Gas
O'Clock yesterday morning He had
breakfast in his apartment and then
came down to make the start for Sara
toga. He wore a steel gray cutaway
suit and big Panama hat surmounted
his massive head. At the station he
entered parlor car and gave directions
that he was not to be disturbed while
on the train.
WASHINGTON. July 1s. Secretary
Baker sent Col. Roosevelt his personal
oppression of sympathy to-day and
promised that any information reaching
tho Department regarding Lieut.. Roose-
Welt would be promptly forwarded to the
former President.
Officers here deem II unlikely that any
definite word as to the young officers
fate will be received until he either is To-
Gated in a German prison camp IL he Is
"i!ve or until the German air forces no.
,'ty their American opponents that he
was killed. Such notices frequently are
fnterchanged between the enemy and al
lied airmen as an act of courtesy.