The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-07

OF trouble with the heart or the lungs.
He left after twenty minutes or so and
the Colonel retired. Then came the tele-
phone call after 4 o'clock yesterday, and
the finding Of Col. Roosevelt dead in his
bed. He lay on his left side with his
arms folded in an attitude of natural
sleep. His expression was sere nifty IT.
self The doctor was sure that the
Colonel had not suffered. but had passed
psnlessly away.
Course of Hood Clot.
DR.. Faller said that he gave pull
monary embolism" on the death GER
tihcate as the cause of dealth. although
ne declared that without an autopsy 1t
might DO impossible to determine
whether the blood clot was carried to the
lungs or the brain. If clot gathers
In the brain the result is what Is known
as apoplexy.
How far the Colonel was from feeling
any foreshadowing of the end was shown
by letter received yesterday by a
meeting OF the Independent Citizens
committee on Welcoming Returning Sol
diers. OF which he recently was elected
honorary chairman. 1t was written by
his wife and said:
Rheumatism has invaded Mr.. Roose-
velt's right hand and he wants me to
write that he has telegraphed his ac-
eeptance. This is to assure you that he
Will be at your call by springtime."
christ Church. where the Rev. George
Talmage will conduct the service to-
morrow. rests on a knoll on East Main
street, near the centre OF the village.
1t is II dark green frame structure, with
4 red brick foundation. Several fami-
lies of Roosevelts have their names on
ha aioh
Col. Roosevelt was a member Of the
Dutch Reformed ChuRh. but as that
denomination has no church In Oyster
Ray he and the whole family have al
ways attended the Episcopal Church,
or which Mira Roosevelt IL a member
Their pew Is No. 80. 1t Is near the
vest or side entrance to the church,
through which the Roos ovelts unostenta-
tiously have gone on each Sunday morn
ing.
The Colonel was always anxious TO be
treated Just as any private citizen" in
the church and elsewhere in oyster Bay
But years ago the congregation got into
the habit of waiting for their most dis
tinguished parishioner and his family
to leave fhe church first after the service
and this custom persisted after Presi-
dent Roosevelt became Private Citizen
Roose Welt
ON the wall of the church opposite the
Roosevelt pew Is q bronze tablet COM
memorating the history of the church.
IL has the names of the vsstrymen and
others who had to do with a great an
niversary. and also a single line across
the tablet reading: Theodore Roose-
welt, President of the United States"
Honor Roll of Church.
Whan America sntarad tina nar tha
congregation affixed a sheet of paper
to the wall near the western door,
with the honor roll Of the boys who
went from Christ's Church into the
national service. This list now has
ninety-eiSht names, and several other
sheets have been added TO the original
one, and the first four names are these:
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. Kermit Roose-
welt, Archibald .. Roosevelt, Quentin
Roosevelt.
For Christmas wreaths and crosses
Of laurel were hung above the chan
eel and bell Of laurel over ths CEN
tire of the auditorium. These dscora-
tons will remain for the Roosevelt flu
/ sral The family has requested that
no flowers be sent
The church has cornerstone giving
the date of It's laying-it was the cor
hut Mr. Talmage said yesterday he he
lieved the correct year was 1904. Among
the roots of the maple trees which sur
round the building ara white and brown
headstones with the names Of village
HaInpdens who have long lain there.
One Of them beara the date 1773.
II was in this church that Col. Roose-
welt used to go on Christmas, as we'll as
to the Cove School, and make happy
speech to the Sunday school children.
In this, church when he returned from
Brazil W 1914 he gave the first account
of his travels along the River Of Doubt.
but 1t is doubtful II tho people of Oyster
Bay realized that they were hearing for
the first time narrative which the rest
OF the world obtained through maya
zine that additionally paid the Colonel
a dollar a word.
Each of tho Old settlers on Long
Island had his own family burying
ground tucked away III some appropriate
nook on the estate. Long ago Oyster
Bay had no public cemetery. Now it
has two. oyster Ray was rather startled
Yesterday when 1t heard That the COL
onel's resting place was not TO be in the
cemetery which may he classed AS
, fashionable" in the accepted sense OF