The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-09
COL. ROOSEVELT DEAD
Former President Passes Away in
His Sleep, the Victim of a
Blood Clot.

Oyster Bay, N. y, Jan: 6.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt died in his
sleep at AIS o'clock this morning.
No one Was in the room but his valet,
his wife and the servants being in
their hooms.
The following official statement
regarding the death of Col. Roose.
welt was given out here today by the
colonel's physicians:
"Col. Roosevelt had been suffering
from inflammatory rheumatism for
about two months. His progress had
been entirely satisfactory and his
condition had not been given cause
for special concern On Sunday he
was in good spirits and spent the
evening with his family, debating
letters. He retired at IL o'clock and
at ! O'Clock in the morning his man.
who occupied an adjoining room, no.
ticcd that while sleeping quietly Col.
lie died almost Immediately without
awakening. The cause of death was
an embolus.'
An embolus in popular language is
blood clot in an artery.
Funeral services at the house will
be held at I2:4s p. III. Wednesday, it
was announced this afternoon. Ser
vices at. Christ Episcopal Church at
Oyster Bay will be at p. M. No
reservations for any organizations
will be made. The church is small
with seats for ONT 500 persons.
The Rev. George E. Talmadge
who will conduct the services. is a
nephew of DIR. De Witt Talmadge,
Brooklyn preacher. He said this
afternoon the ceremony will be
simply the Episcopal burial ritual.
The hymns had not been selected
h" the members OF the family, he
said There will be no sermon.
The family wants no flowers to be
sent by outsiders, and desires that
the services. both at the home and |
at the church. be private.
Col Roosevelt spent Sunday even
ing reading, cunversing with Mrs.
Roosevelt and Chatting With Or. fat
Ter, who lett him apparently much
improved and in excellent spirits.
He also dictated ii number of letters
Despite his recent return from the
hospital. where he was confined ior
weeks by all attack OF sciatca. with
painful complications. he had much
of his old vigor. When DR.. Faler
left him Roosevelt Was laughing and
called good night" cheerfully.
At midnight he retired. Mrs.
Roosevelt sat with him for a while,
then as he fell asleep she went to her
own room. AT AIS a. III. the man
servant became alarmed and called
the nurse. 1t was found that Roosc-
welt was dead.
Mrs. Roosevelt was called and DR..
Falicr arrived a few minutes later.
Roosevelt lay as if sleeping, just as
he was when his wife stepped ont of
the ROOM
The nurse was at the house be-
cause Roosevelt was suffering from
a severe attack of inflammatory
in his right hand, which
developed last Wednesday. Miss
Josephine Stryker. his secretary, was
one of the first to arrive here. She
was summoned early this morning by
Mrs. Roosevelt.
COL Roosevelt returned home
Christmas Day from Roosevelt Hos
pital, where he had been i'll some
lime from sciatica. ,
He had undergone all operation at I
he hospital and was virtually deaf /
Is Il result of it. a
Immediately after he died, his son, ,
Archie Roosevelt, who is in Boston, {
vas summoned and he started for S
rome at once. t
The house at Sycamore Hill was t
:losed and nobody permitted to en- t
er the grounds after the colonel 4
lied. t
Col Roosevelt was 90 years old. t
Ie was born in New York. October f
Y, 1853. He was the twenty-sixth
PRESIDENT OF the United States, hav-
ng succeeded to the presidency on
Inc death of William Mckinley. who
vas shot and killed at Buffalo, n. Y. Q
lis health had not been very good D
or SEINE time v