The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-11
SIMPLE RITES !
FOR ROOSEVELT
Former President Buried In
Young's Memorial Cemetery
at Oyster Bay.
FUNERAL is WITHOUT POMP
Relatives and Close Friends Attend
Services in Christ Episcopal Church
Messages Of Coincidence Re-
ceived by Widow.

0d0re Roosevelt, IWeuty-SlAlh piss
dent of the United States, who died at
his home ON Sycamore Hill Monday
was laid to rest without pomp or cere-
mony in Youngs Memorial cemetery
in this village this afternoon.
Colonel Roosevelt will lie among the
fir trees on the crest Of knoll over
locking Oyster Bay cove, a beautiful
spot, selected soon after he left the
White House. The cemetery was es-
tablished as family burial place by
an old Long Island family nearly two
centuries ago. The colonel is the first
of the Roosevelts to be buried in the
family plot.
The quaint church where the serv-
ices will be held has seating accommo-
dations for only $50 persons. Admis-
sion was by ticket. The church re-
Gently celebrated its two hundredth an
niverSary.
A bronze tablet bearing the names OF
the vestrymen includes that of "The-
odore Roosevelt, president Of the Unit
ed States" Two pages Of foolscap,
hung in cases on the walls, carry the
names of young men of the church who
entered the service for the war. The
names of Colonel Roosevelt's sons head
the list.
Funeral Quiet One.
In the words of the clergyman who
conducted the funeral service today,
"America's most typical American"
known in every corner Of the earth,
will go to his grave as a quiet, DEM
laoeraticye sIaristiui1s rUuntry gcntsesfsafss
beloved by his neighbors."
After prayers at the Roosevelt
home, at which only members of the
family were present, the funeral serv-
ice was held at - AS o'clock in Christ
Episcopal church, the little old frame
structure where for years the colonel
and his family attended divine wor-
! ship.
No Flowers or Music.
At the request Of Mrs. Roosevelt no
| flowers were sent. The altar was dec
grated only with laurel placed on 1t
for the Christmas season. Also In con-
| Torrance with Mrs. Roosevelt's wishes
| there was no music and no eulogy, but
| only the simple service of the Episco-
pal church, conducted by the pastor,
Rev. George e. Talmage.
| There were no pallbearers, house
hold servants carried the casket to the
hearse.
Wleon Gables Sympathy.
Mrs. Roosevelt received cablegram
Of sympathy from President Wilson
! dated Modane, which is on the Franco.
italian frontier, reading as follows:
"Pray accept my heartfelt sympathy
on the death of your distinguished
husband, the news of which has
shocked me very much"
| Cable messages and kilograms OF
coincidence, not only from fellow
countrymen Of high and low degree
but from distinguished citizens OF
many nations, are pouring into Oyster
Bay by the hundred.
All express heartfelt grief at the
passing of great man and deepest
sympathy for Mrs Roosevelt, always
devoted to her distinguished husband
and one of his most trusted advisers
Among the messages made public
was one from Mrs. Frances +. Cleve
land Preston, widow Of Presiden
| Cleveland, in which she asked Mrs
Roosevelt to accept assurance O
profoundest sympathy in this-your
and the. countrS-'sz=-.~eat-l loss"
personal Loss, Taft Says.
i From former President Taft cam
the following, dated Harrisburg, Pa.
II am shocked to hear the bad news
My heart goes out to you and yours il
great sorrow. The country can i'll al
ford in this critical period of histor
to lose one who has done and, coul
In the next decade have done so muc
for 1t and humanity We have lost
great patriotic American, grea
world figure, the most commander
personality in our public life since Lii
coin. | mourn his going as a persons
loss. Mrs. Taft and tender you on
sincere and deepest sympathy"