The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-10
CEREMONIES MARK THE.
ODORE ROOSEvELTS FUNERAL

rambling rural highway along which
he travelled so many times in boy
hood and manhood, between the Sag
amore Hill House. which was his
home, and the quiet village Of Oyster
Bay.
Perhaps no other former President
of the United States had so simple
a funeral as the one given Colonel
Roosevelt Wednesday afternoon, on
the shore of Long Island Sound.
Military and naval honors were not
his in death, only because it had been
his wish, and that of his family, that
the last rites be surrounded only
with the simple dignity that might
attend the passing of a private cfti-
zen.
1t was the noon hour when, at the
Sycamore Hill homestead, all of Col.
Roosevelt's family, except two Of the
sons, Lieut.. Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr., and Lieut. Kermit Roosevelt,
who are with the army In Europe,
assembled for a few moments of pri-
vate prayer at the side of the casket
in which lay the body. Draped over
|
which the Colonel fought as a Rough
Rider on Cuban soil, more than
twenty years ago. The Rev. DR.. Geo.
e. Talmage, rector of Christ Church,
said the comforting words which
were the final ones spoken for the
Colonel in the presence of Mrs. Roos-
evelt, for she did not accompany the
cortege to the church or to the grave
in Young's Memorial Cemetery. At
the Sycamore Hill services, only the
members of the immediate Roosevelt
family were present.
The body of the late President
then was taken from the room con-
tanning the trophies which he had as
sembled from all quarters of the
globe and was carried from Saga
more Hill on its final journey. Snow
had come at dawn, and had been fall
ling steadily until the countryside
was white, but the sun broke
through laden clouds as the hearse
left the Roosevelt estate and passed
into the highway leading to Christ
Church.
Between hedges touched with
melting flakes and under bare winter
boughs of red berries lining the road
side, the procession moved slowly.
! headed by mounted policemen, who
were the Coloners friends in life, and
who had been sent by the city OF
New York to act as guard of honor.
Around the shore of pond-like
inlet of Oyster Bay and over a small
! hill. the cortege moved to reach the
; church, a green frame structure
: with its roof surmounted by steeple
in which was the bell which soon
was to toll the passing of the nations
l,twenty-sixth President. =
) Here, standing on the slippery
; hillocks which are the lawns of some
of the Colonels neighbors, were
waiting townspeople. Because OF
the limited seating capacity OF Christ
Church, these villagers, to whom the
! Colonel had long been friend and
I neighbor, had not found admittance
They uncovered their heads as the
casket was borne into the church and
waited outside until the services
| were over, and the procession started
/ for the cemetery.
| The sun had passed the meridian
| and the stained glass window:
caught and held its rays as the cas-
ii $500
l placed close to the altar.
In the pews were men who arr
| among the foremost of the country
citizens. Vice President Thomas r
Marshall represented President VIII
son. Gen. Peyton G. March, Chief Q
Staff of the Army, and Admiral {
MGR. Winslow respectively repre-
sented the military and naval ser
vices and Secretary Lane the Caoi
net. William Howard Taft, who upol
Col. Roosevelt's death became TN
only living ex-Pres1dent, Cnarle
Evans Hughes, Elihu Root, Unite
States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, o
Massachusetts,; Maj. Gen. Leonar
Wood. Vice Admiral Gleaves, Henri,
H.. Stimson, Secretary of War 4
Roosevelt's Cabinet; Gov. Alfred Z
Smith. of New York; Speaker Cham
Clark and former Speaker ]. c. Car
non. of the House of Representative
were present to pay their last trfh
ute on behalf of the nation, Congress
the State and the metropolis. In
diplomatic corps at Washington ais
ives represented.
III Many wreaths and floral tributes
for which there had not been rool
at the Sycamore Hill home, filled tn
church with fragrance. One whlc
HI was sent to the Roosevelt home an
then brought to the altar was 10
tribute of President Wilson.
III DR.. Talmage, with Bishop Burgess
of Long Island, seated in the sanct'
ary. read the sentences. Psalms an
Scriptural lessons which the pal
II Of the Protestant Episcopal funer'
services. The former Presidents Il
| vorite hymn. "How Firm Founo;
| ton" was recited by the rector.
| confomance to the Roosevelt ran
| ily's desire that all music. even u
/ organ voluntary to the Lords Praye
! the congregation Joined.
Ill The scene at the grave pernal
L was the more impressive. The pio
which Col. Roosevelt himself had
Ilected as his burial place. is the con
handing spot in the peaceful an
] picturesque cemetery. At the root
III a slope and beyond the public mig
way there is cove, beyond WINK
III lie the waters of Long Island SCUM