The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
Death Of Former President
Caused by Pulmonary
EmboIiSm.
FUNERAL Will BE PRIVATE
Suffered New Attack of Inflammatory
rheumatism on New Years Day
but Was Not Considered Seri.
ousIy lII--GrIeved over
Sons Death.

0dore Roosevelt died in his sleep at
his home on Sycamore Hill in this viii
lage. Death is believed to have been
due to rheumatism which affected his
heart. The colonel suffered a severe
attack Of rheumatism and sciatica on
New Years day, but none believed
that his illness would prove fatal.
The former president sat UP most Of
Sunday and retired at eleven o'clock
Sunday night,
The exact time Of Colonel Roose-
velt's death was A 10 a. m, as nearly as
can DO determined, for there was no
person at his bedside at the moment
he passed away, A minute or two be-
fore, his attendant, James Amos, the
young colored man who has been in
the employ OF the colonel ever since
he left the White House, noticed that
The patient was breathing heavily In
his sleep and went to call nurse.
When he returned with her the former
president was dead, Mrs. Roosevelt
was Immediately summoned,
kilograms We're dispatched to the
coloneI's children, who were in other
parts of the country,
Two Of the. colonel's sons, Mai. The
)dore Roosevelt, Jr,, and Capt. Ker-
init Roosevelt, are In service abroad.
Statement by CoIonel's Physician.
The following statement was given
by DIR. G. w. Fudier OF Oyster Bay, the
physician who last saw the colonel:
Colonel Roosevelt retired at twelve
o'clock Sunday night feeling much bet
ter At 4:15 O'Clock Monday morning
he simply ceased to breathe. Death
WAS caused probably by pulmonary
embolisn."
Because Of Mrs. Roosevelt's wish,
the colonel win be buried as private
citizen The funeral, which will be
held Wednesday in Christ Episcopal
church, which the family attended,
will be private.
Telegrams of coincidence and SYM
pathy began to pour In from all parts
OF the country as soon as the news
OF Colonel Rooseyelt's death became
known
The former president came to his
home ON Sycamore Hill from the
Roosevelt hospital on Christmas day,
but week later was stricken with a
severe attack of rheumatism and sci
atica, from which he had been suffer
ing for some time.
The rheumatism affected his right
hand and 1t became much swollen. He
remained In his room and efforts were
made to check the trouble.
Mrs. Roosevelt Phones News.
News Of the death Of the former
president was received i'm New York
by Miss Josephine Stricken. the colo
nelS secretary. In a telephone meg
age from Mrs Roosevelt.
The immediate cause of Colonel
Roo@eyeit's death was pulmonary en-
bOlistn or Judgment in the lung OF a
eliot from broken vein. Ii was stated
Later by one Of his physicians. Death,
At was said. came to him pafnlegsly az
ne slept.
Forty-eight hours before his dealt,
the former president had been visited
by ono OF his physicians. who stated
he found the colonel apparently in
good condition and spirits.
iii Nearly Year.
Colonel RO0seyelES last illness may
be said TO date from last February.
On February it was announced
that he had been removed from his
home in Oyster Bay to the Roosevelt
hospital In this city, following AN Cd.
Grafton on one Of the ears,
Broken by Sorts Death.
One Of the things that is believed
TO have contributed more than any
Other to the colonei's Breakdown was
the death last fail of his son. Lieut,
Quentin Roosevelt, the aviator, In ac.
ton In France. Proud of his heroic
sons achievements, Colonel Roosevelt
pore up under the SORROW OF his death
With q f6ftitude that was in keeping
WILD his spirit in public life, Friends
salQ that while the father ibid not
Garry MS h@aft on his Sleeve" he staf-
Tered most poignant griefs in silence
aRd tried to forget them by pIHngine
baFdef thaa eyer into his work,
Was Born in New York,
coleael Rooseveit. statesman. sol.
0ieT and author, and the twenty-sixth
president OF the United States, was
the most spectacuiaf and picturesque
figure that ever appeared upon the
stage of American public life.
For upward of thirty years CoIenei
Roosevelt was in the public eye in one
role or another and he was perhaps
the best known man of his day. A
man of tremendous personality. his
magnetism won him a hosr of follow
ers who stuck by him through the ups
Rnd downs Of his long and historic 20.
litical career,
Colonel Roosevelt was born in New
1ork CRY on October 27, 1856, being
the second son of Theodore Roosevelt,
\ MerchaRt and philapthropist. The